Armadillo
Making everyday school life easier.
Recude to the max - study project, 6th semester, team of two
research
The basis of almost every good design is a detailed research. In the following I will give an insight into the results.
research - survey
What are the actual problems and challenges? The best way to find out is to let the person for whom you are designing tell you. This gives us a good starting point for the later ideation phase.
research - ergonomics
Since our product is intended to be used by people of different sexes and sizes, we need to find out about their requirements. Furthermore, we have proven the relevance of weight saving with the help of studies.
research - relation
The visual search for specific terms can help to empathize with the target group. The example represents fun and playfullness.
research - colors
Each color and its representation carries a message. Color variants are also often offered for individualization for personal taste. We want to offer our product in four colors: yellow, violet, green and red.
research - flexible opening
Our concept must be easy to use. Especially the access to the bag must be fast, reliable and logical. During our research we came across the roof of a baby carriage. We liked the one-handed opening and the clear sign of use. Because of the optical similarity to an Armadillo we named our project accordingly.
concept modeling
After ideation and sketching we modeled our concept in Blender. Besides defining the proportions, we were able to animate and define the opening process.
interface developement
In addition, we want to make the everyday life of the students easier with a digital helper. The interface of the tablet-like device was first designed and then prototyped in Adobe XD to ensure a good comprehensibility and ease of use.
design freeze
Our concept consists of two products: A tray and the matching bag. Both are designed to save weight. The spaceframe of the bag is made of one piece to be light and sturdy at the same time.
logo
Armadillo - that is the name of our project. We designed the matching logo and rendered it as if it was stitched on the bag.
story
Our product is planned to be used every day. To show a possible daily routine with our concept, we sketched key times to explore the interaction with the bag and the device.
final concept
Our final product displayed in its real environment.
