A project sponsored by iHome to research, develop, design, and prototype a product with the possibility of production. Worked closely with marketing to develop demographics and target areas of opportunity among competitors.
Developed four original concepts and two fully designed prototypes between two groups. The market opportunity found was to expand iHomes product range by using modern design styling, along with increased audio and build quality, creating a more premium product.
Project 1 Members: Dylan Mellinger, Greg Sundermann, Kevin Hannon, Will Rhoda
Project 2 Members: Matt Umbriac, Aaron Stathum, Ryan Hanuschak
Exploded view to show assembly of final manufactured product.
Rendering by Dylan Mellinger
Early concept that was voted too radical by for iHome's more minimal design aesthetic.
The model was made using urethane tooling foam to represent the plastic shell used to house all the components.
Tooling foam after being finished with bondo, sanded and painted.
Front face was laser cut acrylic, with 3d printed speaker grills. The 3d printer allowed us to use the 3d model we created for renderings to help create the physical model.
During the final weeks of the project, the original iPad was officially announced along with its measurments. This led to last minute design changes to take into account for this before the final presentation. The entire model was made longer to allow the iPad to rest between the two speakers.
Concept sketches for the first iHome project, inspired by the aesthetic of the speakers floating in air, resting in a front face of acrylic.
Soft model made to help understand scale and size in comparison to an iPhone before the designs proportions were finalized.
Using the laser cutter to cut the acrylic pieces of the final model.
Finished soft model next to the final model in progress.
Final presentation board showing full scale orthographics, varied speaker orientations, and a design for an alarm app to market with the product.
Final model presentation.
