Just5 Brick Phone
A mobile phone with a simple interface and large buttons for the young and young at heart
Directional drawings
Directional Drawings.
Potential stylistic directions drawn out in rough using paper, marker , biro and pencil . Basically whatever I could get my hands on.
Potential stylistic directions drawn out in rough using paper, marker , biro and pencil . Basically whatever I could get my hands on.
Refinement
Refinement.
Design direction selected, movement to design refinement and detailing
Design direction selected, movement to design refinement and detailing
Rough foam models
Rough foam models
To understand size form and fit in hand, modelled using soft foams a band saw and a sharpie
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C.A.D.
C.A.D.
Three designs selected, mocked up in C.A.D. and rendered roughly using keyshot for a close visual comparison
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C.A.D. experiments
C.A.D. Experiments
Skinning and colouring the handsets
Detailing and assembly
Detailing and assembly.
Combined use of C.A.D. and sketch work to establish feasible manufacture and assembly
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Manufacturer prototypes
Manufacturer prototypes
Manufacturer prototypes
Multiple prototypes from manufacturers used to refine the design up to a pre-production model (shown here)
Final design
Final design.
Tweaks made to the final design to increase surface area for part mounting
(with love)
