Bluetooth speaker
One of my first experiences in designing a product for manufacture, and prototyping a fully functioning electrical model, was creating a bluetooth speaker for a hypothetical partnership with Marshall Amplification (Before they brought out their own line of bluetooth speakers).
The Brief
The brief of this task was to design a small, injection moulded product incorporating existing electronic components, and produce a 3D printed presentation quality working prototype. We were given limitations that real-world designers would often face, such as size, cost and time. The brief also stated that the "Clamshell" principle (Two injection moulded components being screwed together to form a hollow body assembly) must be used to create the product.
The Process
To start the project, I utilised a mood board before initial concept sketches were drawn to explore what possible designs could be created given the limitations.
A wide range of Initial concept sketches were created to expand idea's of possible design solutions - a brief overview of these can be seen below demonstrating the development of the final overall design solution.
Once a final shape had been decided upon, development sketches were utilised to explore further aesthetic details - such as colour patterns, shape variations, and geometrics. These development sketches led to an initial prototype to further explore design details such as size, shape, and control configuration.
Once the overall shape had been finalised, it was drawn up on fusion 360 to refine the design and ensure all internal components were sized and shaped correctly in order to be injection moulded
Finalised part drawings were developed, as well as CAD renders before the 3D printed prototype was printed and built.
The 3D printed 1:1 scale prototype utilised existing internal parts from a cheap bluetooth speaker to become a fully functioning prototype.