CLIENT - PARAORCHESTRA
“BRISTOL BASED PARAORCHESTRA CREATE LARGE-SCALE AND DYNAMIC MUSIC EXPERIENCES, BLENDING ART FORMS AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE INNOVATIVE NEW WAYS OF EXPERIENCING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC”
PROJECT - TOUCH SOUND
“TOUCH SOUND USES A LINEAR MICROPHONE TO CONVERT SOUNDS ITS POINTED AT INTO A HAPTIC RESPONSE. THE OBJECT FITS INTO THE PALM OF YOUR HAND ALLOWING ANYONE WITH REDUCED HEARING TO EXPERIENCE SOUND AND MUSIC IN NEW AND ENRICHING WAYS.”
BRIEF - REDESIGN AND BATCH 3D PRINT THE CASING FOR THE TOUCH SOUND DEVICE
THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP AN ERGONOMIC CASING THAT COULD BE 3D PRINTED AND EASILY ASSEMBLED.
THE FINAL DESIGN CONSISTED OF TWO MAIN CASING COMPONENTS, BOTH PRINTED AS SINGLE PIECES WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SUPPORT MATERIAL, MAXIMISING SURFACE QUALITY.
I PROVIDED CLASS A SURFACES FOR THE DEVICE EXTERIOR AND DEVELOPED A CUSTOM 3D PRINTER PROFILE SPECIFICALLY TUNED FOR THIS PRODUCT, ENSURING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SURFACE FINISH.
THE DESIGN WENT THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS BEFORE REACHING A FINAL VERSION, ALLOWING ME TO SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCE THE FIRST PRODUCTION RUN OF UNITS.
TESTIMONIAL
"BEN WAS A PROFESSIONAL DELIGHT TO WORK WITH FOR THE PARAORCHESTRA’S TOUCH SOUND DEVICE. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS BEN CONSTANTLY SHOWED HOW HE WAS ABLE TO WORK AUTONOMOUSLY, ANTICIPATING ISSUES WITH COMPONENTS AND USER NEED.
WE LOVED THE WAY HE EFFORTLESSLY DEALT WITH REMOTE WORKING (EVEN ACROSS BORDERS) WITH HUMOUR AND PATIENCE. THE FINAL DESIGN REFLECTS NOT ONLY OUR NEEDS AND IDEAS BUT HIS OWN CREATIVE DESIGN SKILLS.
I WOULD THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND HIM AS A COMPLETE 3D DESIGN TO PRINTED PROTOTYPE SERVICE"
STEVE SYMONS (LEAD CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST FOR MUIO.ORG LTD)
DESIGNED IN RHINO 8
RENDERED IN BELLA
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