Making the subconscious a little more tangible
I'm fascinated by the human brain, and more specifically, by how much we don't know about it. The idea for Somni was born one late night. I got a notification from the Health App counting my steps for the day, and I started to think about how much of the human sensory experience is tracked, and how much we have left to track. One area stood to me, the one area I always wish I can track, but it seems almost impossible: dreams. Introducing Somni, a speculative design app that allows users to track their dreams, specifically designed for those with insomnia and PTSD.
I'm fascinated by the human brain, and more specifically, by how much we don't know about it. The idea for Somni was born one late night. I got a notification from the Health App counting my steps for the day, and I started to think about how much of the human sensory experience is tracked, and how much we have left to track.
One area stood to me, the one area I always wish I can track, but it seems almost impossible: dreams. Introducing Somni, a speculative design app that allows users to track their dreams, specifically designed for those with insomnia and PTSD.
Somni turns your dreams into data you can actually understand and rewrite
Somni turns your dreams into data you can actually understand and rewrite
KEY INSIGHT FROM RESEARCH
Across cases of insomnia, stress, and PTSD, we found overlapping emotional patterns during sleep, not just symptoms in isolation. This formed the basis of our 3 features, detailed below.
The insights dashboard surfaces a so users can analyze patterns between the dreams.
Grounded in imagery rehearsal, Somni’s AI guide lets users actively rewrite dreams’ ending.
What used to be a fleeting memory becomes a searchable record of what your subconscious has been processing.
AND… THERE’S MORE
Somni pairs with a wearable sleep mask that tracks REM activity and emotional signals in real time. The mask is designed to detect brainwave activity, eye movement, stress signals, and heart rate variability.
What used to be a fleeting memory becomes a searchable record of what your subconscious has been processing.
Grounded in imagery rehearsal, Somni’s AI guide lets users actively rewrite dreams’ ending.
The insights dashboard surfaces trends so users can analyze patterns between the dreams.
AND… THERE’S MORE
Somni pairs with a wearable sleep mask that tracks REM activity and emotional signals in real time. The mask is designed to detect brainwave activity, eye movement, stress signals, and heart rate variability.
