Bloom fits into everyday classroom routines, supporting children without separating them from the rest of the class.
Bloom
Degree Project
2026
In a typical classroom of 20 children, around three may struggle with dyslexia. Bloom focuses on children aged 6–9, when the foundations for reading and writing are still developing and early intervention can help prevent small gaps from becoming long-term barriers. Research in multisensory literacy learning suggests that combining visual, auditory and haptic input can support decoding, letter recognition and sound-letter connections. Bloom builds on this by adding a tactile layer to literacy practice, helping children feel rhythm, sound boundaries, writing direction and confirmation cues without adding more visual or audio information. The toolbox consists of three connected tools. Bloom Cue supports sound awareness, sequencing and reading rhythm. Bloom Crayon supports handwriting, letter formation and spelling through subtle feedback in the hand, including an air-writing mode for rehearsing movement before writing. Bloom Slate is a low-distraction E-Ink workspace for literacy practice, where exercises can adapt between sound awareness, handwriting, spelling and reading rhythm. Bloom makes the invisible parts of literacy more tangible. It brings support into the moments where children would otherwise have to guess, struggle or wait for correction, making practice more concrete, consistent and accessible.
Pierre Brand
Master's Programme in Advanced Product Design
In collaboration with:
UID26 | Pierre Brand – Grad project presentation
When a child gets stuck, Bloom Crayon can switch into a quiet support mode, letting them ask for spoken guidance through the pen without interrupting the class.
In speech therapy, Bloom becomes a shared setup for focused, playful and guided literacy practice.
Bloom Cue turns sound starts, endings and sequences into tactile feedback, helping children feel the structure of spoken language.
With an exchangeable tip, Bloom Crayon supports air-writing practice, allowing children to rehearse letter movements before writing them down.
At home, Bloom creates a calm space for continuing practice beyond school and therapy, with guidance that fits into everyday routines.
Bloom’s expression mode supports children in creating stories through voice, writing and drawing, giving them different ways to build and share ideas.
Linear resonant actuators create a sensation of movement in the hand, adding haptic guidance to visual and sound-based learning.
Early prototypes explored how haptic tools could support literacy exercises through touch, movement and feedback.
Testing with children and experts helped refine the size, grip, clarity and purpose of each tool in the Bloom system.
