BlackBox

DESIGN NAME:

BlackBox

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Portable Bluetooth speaker

YEAR:

2018/ 2019

AWARDS:

– Platinum – European Product Design Award (EPDA) 2019

– Silver – A’ design award and competition 2018-19

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INSPIRATION:

This product is a speaker that is inspired by the waveform. It has two speakers each part of the waveform. One is a positive wave shape and one negative wave shape. By placing these two speakers on top of each other when not in use, the product comes in the form of a black box. The mysterious sense of the black box encourages anyone to open up it and use the speaker.

UNIQUE PROPERTIES/ PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This speaker is portable, light and small. It has two speakers, one of which is right side and the other is left side. It has a different form. It is emotional and user friendly. for using, this device can connect pair to other electronic devices such as mobile cell phone and computer by Bluetooth and plays the sound. Also it has the battery sharing. Putting together two speakers, a black box appears on the table when not in use.

OPERATION/ FLOW/ INTERACTION:

Press and hold the Power button for 5 seconds. Then you will hear the sound of it turning on and the buttons turn on. Now turn on Bluetooth Mobile and connect it to the speaker by going to the mobile Bluetooth settings and selecting the name of the BlackBox Speaker. When you hear the connection sound, you can play the music. now enjoy the music. Cable is used to charge this product. It’s also has the battery sharing for other devices.

PRODUCTION/ REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:

The body is touch sensitive in the buttons section. At the edge of the dual speakers, there is a thin layer of conductivity that can automatically charge each other when not using and placing the two speakers on top of each other.

RESEARCH ABSTRACT:

Given the importance of beauty in today’s world, Elham Mirzapour always tries to design products that make the human world more beautiful and emotional. For designing of this product, she studied and researched around various waveforms created on the surface. Ultimately, Elham simplified the waveforms, then she inspired them to design the blackBox speaker.

CHALLENGE:

According to the research part, Elham Mirzapour tried to design a speaker that, in addition to acoustic enhancement of sound and audio quality, could establish a strong and friendly emotional and visual connection to users. The soft wave motion on the surface could have provided her the best form factor. Elham Mirzapour designed the BlackBox speaker form by simplifying the shape of the waves.