Satellite Radio Player / 2006 / Whipsaw Inc.

Process: This product, a satellite radio player is a unique product that allows people to completely customise radio stations. The design direction of this product was driven by the concept of a black monolith - creating the perception of a product cast out of solid black acrylic.

Skills: this project entailed everything from sketching to foam models to 3d modelling to getting functional button prototypes created to try different button configurations. This was one project began to explore the potential of interaction design and industrial design to overlap into one single design process. Team: Myself, Sam Benavidez and Dan Harden.

other product views

inspiration came from solid slabs of acrylic, stealth bombers and infinite surfaces

a rendering of the selected concept

the rendering of the product from different angles

2d renderings were created to better understand the products potential

key to the concept was mixing up the matte and gloss black surfaces

easy scrolling with a capacative strip the length of the screen

a dock concept

another dock concept

ana third dock concept which is close to what the client finally selected