Cubic
Versatile bluetooth speaker for both indoor and outdoor.
8 Weeks personal project, Spring 2020.
Bluetooth speaker, now modularized
Desktop speakers can provide good sound quality with surrounding sounds. However, they lack the portability to work in different environments. Bluetooth speakers can be used in different environments, but the uni-body designs limit their sound quality. Cubic is a possible option to solve the problem by combining both kinds of speakers.Research
US households enjoy listening to the music, but majority of them only owns one smart speaker.
32 hours
Americans spend more than 32 hours a week listening to the music.
24%
24% of US households own at least one smart speaker, 2019
60%
60% of those households only own one speaker in US, 2019
Sound quality or portability, can they become one?
Inspiration
Calm/Playful/Retro
Ideations
Looking for something simple and portable.
Affordance: Added a low profile handle on the back and made the woofer an open back design.
Study the trends and forms from the market, make those elements into speakers.
I like the simplicity and black & white contrast there.
Interface/sliding mechanism refinement.
I need a screen, media control buttons, and detachable side speakers.
Finalization
Detachable speakers
Press the release button on the top of the woofer to detach the speaker.
Cubic
Versatile bluetooth speaker for both indoor and outdoor.