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SoniClock
A Retro Bluetooth Speaker and Clock
A Vintage Redesign for SONY
Designer's must understand the user, the product and the market.
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Designers must also know manufacturing.
theVALUE
Speaker
Redesign
Capture
an Era
Manufacturing
Skill Set
Process
Development
LOOKING INSIDE
To design a speaker, I needed to understand it. I researched audio engineering to learn about Amplifiers, Baffles and Baskets...oh my!
Cancelling Opposite Polarity Matters
Proper Venting
is Uber Critical
LEARNING THE #'S
Measuring the existing hardward to retro fit into the new design required precision and detail.
Discover
Interests
CREATIVITY THRIVES
WITH A WIDELY CAST NET
ETHOS OF AN ERA
While these colors, materials and shapes caught my attention, the care-free innovation and humor-filled exploration of the 60's capture my imagination.
GO BIG or GO HOME
A collection from initial ideation showing the range of concepts and opportunities
THE BIKE BELL
Charming Concept. However, tackling the making of a large rubber doddle-bob might be over-reaching.
Fascinated by Mylar, but currently less interested in
developing a way to balance heavy weight on skinny spokes
GOLDEN MYLAR
AUDIO KOONS
I enjoy his work. That said, perhaps it's best left in his capable hands?
TRUSTING A BLEND OF NATURAL TALENT WITH
A WILL TO SURVIVE.
A process tree helps organize efficiency and quality during any manufacturing process, leaving room for mistakes and new discoveries.
HEY YOU...WANNA PLAY?
PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME
Getting handsy is a valuable way for me to learn more about an object, it's design, and the space it occupies.
YOU'RE TURNING ME ON
Working out the LED electronics, wiring and cord placement.
PUSH THE RIGHT BUTTON
For the best sound, the interior volume of the original speaker and the redesign needed to match. Corn kernels came in handy!
READY FOR ACTION
A tidy workspace helps creativity, focus and outcome. These images show the model making assembly
GETTIN' ALL DOLLED UP
Bondo, Primer, Sanding and Paint; Inlay, Masking, Clear Coat... Then wait!
Watching
Paint Dry...
Submarine Yellow Accent
with Wooden Inlay
Campbell's Soup Red
with Aluminum Buttons
Chevy Nomad Blue
with Copper Buttons
Corvette Red Accent
with Wooden Inlay
SoniClock
A Retro Bluetooth Speaker and Clock
A Vintage Redesign for SONY
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