Clario

Inspiration

Clario came from a simple observation: we have ergonomic chairs for our backs and blue-light filters for our eyes, but we have almost nothing to protect our cognitive health. In a world of infinite tabs and constant notifications, we realized that humans aren't naturally wired to detect mental fatigue until it’s too late. We wanted to build a "digital nervous system" that senses when the mind is becoming crowded and helps the user with actionable tips and insights.

What it does

Clario is a digital ergonomics tool that introduces a "new sense": Mental Clarity. By speculatively tracking signals like focus oscillation. It quantifies your "mind load". The Clarity Dashboard visualizes your mental state map. The Focus Space is an adaptive reading and work environment that physically transforms—simplifying layouts, increasing whitespace, and slowing down animations—as it detects rising cognitive load. Finally, Insights provides a "Clarity Timeline" to help users understand their peak focus hours and identify which habits are draining their mental battery.

How we built it

The experience in Figma, focusing on a "Calm Technology" aesthetic. It has a variable design in coloring and UI organization simulated in the demo. We imagined a sense that's much different from anything we have right now

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest hurdles was defining "The New Sense" and moving beyond basic productivity tracking to something deeper. Imagining translating complex neuroscience concepts into intuitive UI felt interesting as an exercise of a futuristic UI was very interesting.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are particularly proud of the Adaptive Interface System idea with both coloring and UI design.

What we learned

Digital Ergonomics is an untouched frontier. Designing for the mind requires a different set of rules than designing for speed; sometimes, "slower is better.

What's next for Clario

We aim to develop a browser extension that can "dim" and simplify third-party websites based on the user's mental state and expand the Insights engine to provide personalized "Cognitive Coaching" to help users build long-term focus habits.