Mask of Wisdom
A mask for people who can’t stop talking amid this COVID-19 pandemic.
Intro
Inspired by the current COVID-19 pandemic, and also the a few projects on Are.na provided by Pedro, I set out to make a mask out of all the wearable choices.
There are hacks from the public around the topic of a more user-friendly mask.
Such a hack in the US is not as popular as Asia. Most Americans are comfortable with just wearing gloves, for some reason most of them are against the use of masks. Being a foreigner that cannot speak for the Americans, I can only make my very wild guess: They hate the idea of covering they mouth as they have to talk with their mouth exposed to the air.
Even for some of the most iconic super heroes, they don’t conceal their lower half of the face.
In comparison to heroes in Asia. They cover their lower half of their face.
That why we need a mask for the US. A mask that provide the flexibility for them to reveal their mouth, while still being protected by a mask for all the possible droplet infection.
Visual Inspiration
Hannya demo
Visual Design
Prototyping
Started with just scrap paper 
Put together with masking tape 
Quick fit test 
mechanism inspired by Iron Man and origami used for satellites 
mechanism test 
fine-tuned, more robust folding design 
figure out the sizing of the mouth 
Transfer design to card stock and cardboard 
Confirmed drawing 
Mask with a swappable mouth 
more details 
the canine tooth 
Mechanism fitting
Moving Mechanism Demo
Jason Tse 