FYP Product Design 2016-17

An option with bright colours. Inspired from orchid colours again. A festive feel with a brand on its own.

https://www.projectorpeople.com/resources/short-throw.asp

Throw ration: 0.37: 1

Screen size: 1200 cm or smaller (l) x 560 cm (b)

Hence 1200×0.37=44.4 cm Projector has to be this distance away from the screen.

Fish eye lens

I lost my projector design file.

I wonder if it is worth the effort to create the inflatable. It doesn’t look good 🙁

Cantilever’s supports

I searched for cantilever products to come up with a clean and sleek solution, and was inspired by the following items:

Inflatable architecture references from Pinterest

UPDATES:

UPDATES: CANTILEVER UMBRELLA SUPPORTS

I removed the gears and knobs and opted for an accessorising Read more →

Corrected the base curvature to be able to tilt at wider angle.

Tilt angle: 11.22 degrees, left and right.

Design

Inspired by organic shapes from orchids.

Prototypes

New Sketch

CAD UPDATES:

This one tilts very well in prototype.

Prototype

SEAT ARRANGEMENT

Inspired from sail boats arrangement

• Direction faced

• Space between chairs

• Number of chairs 

Technology

Choice of technology: Tilt Sensor

Goal: To measure the angle of tilting  as the Read more →

Explored patterns (octopus/cephalopod skin cells) to be projected onto the model:

Projected Samples:

The designs with the projected patterns looked really heavy and messy.

Tried rendering with a simpler pattern:

Rendered a gif to explore how the product lights up:

Rounded the sharp corners at the front and tried rendering with a different material:

Feedback:

Make the back thicker (1.5″ / 40mm) and round the corners Read more →

Tried other variation of patterns using stripes.

Inspired by the orchid for its out-of-the-world, irregular form.

Things to include while detailing (& Observations from sail ships):

Updates on the detailing (& Eye level view)