Introducing a Trend With Purpose: Waveforms as Bracelets

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When a teenager leaves the house to hang out with friends, a parent typically hopes, with fingers crossed, that their anti-drug lectures stick with them. Now there is a way to give kids a subtle (and really neat-looking) reminder to use their noggin. 

With the help of bracelets developed by The Sound Advice Project, parents can have their own personal message recorded and their waveforms developed into a three-dimensional bracelet to ensure their words stay with their kids.

The Sound Advice project encourages positive reinforcement, giving message suggestions like, “You mean the world to us,” and “I believe in you.”  

According to their website, a parent’s words do make an impact; those who talk to their kids about drugs are up to 50% less likely to use than of parents who don’t.

While this company is designing these as a means for drug abuse prevention and a display of trust between a child and parent, the message can also be something you want to say to a loved one every day or something you want them to remember when you’re not around.

So what’s the he coolest feature of the bracelet? Since no two voices are alike, each bracelet is entirely unique. After recording the voice message, you can customize the color of the beads and cord for a one-of-a-kind wrist accessory. 

The bracelets are $18, and all net proceeds of the funds are to be donated to non-profit organizations dedicated to drug use prevention and awareness.

While new to me, the concept of waveform bracelets wasn’t founded by The Sound Advice Project. I found someone selling them here on Ponoko (for quite a chunk of change.) 

I'm definitely thinking about getting one to remind my significant other that Tuesdays and Thursdays are trash days. It's like discretionary nagging that I foresee being a win-win for the both of us.