Cobble 蓝牙喇叭

由 Eric Wu

客戶: EW Design

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關於 Cobble 蓝牙喇叭

Cobble係一款蓝牙书架喇叭,顶部设有互动式操作界面。四粒磁性棋钉可以喺网格上摆放成唔同图案。当完成预设图案时,喇叭就会播放已储存嘅音效,例如大自然或白噪音循环。Cobble亦可以作为普通蓝牙喇叭使用,播放连接装置嘅音频。摆放棋钉嘅过程令人联想起围棋呢种棋盘游戏,邀请使用者享受片刻宁静专注嘅时光。原型采用木制外壳、砂磨压克力面板同LED灯带制作而成。

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關於A' Design Award 鐵獎

Cobble 蓝牙喇叭是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Cobble 蓝牙喇叭將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Cobble 蓝牙喇叭因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

設計背後

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由設計師提供嘅製作人員名單、團隊成員同技術詳情。

獨特屬性: Cobble is a speaker with an interactive interface at the top. The user has access to 4 pegs that they can place in various patterns. When preset patterns connect, the speaker plays a saved tone. The speaker is made with the concept of "inadvertent mindfulness." Studies have found that the simple action of concentrating on one's actions offer moments of respite. By placing pegs, much like how one places stones in a Go game, the user enjoys a moment of peace.
尺寸同包裝: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
標籤: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
生產技術: The prototype was constructed with a wooden casing with a four-panel construction. Sand-blasted acrylic panels are used to diffuse the lighting from LED light strips. The prototype control panel was made from an Arduino nano and will be replaced with more efficient chips in mass production. We experimented with various sensing methods and settled on magnetic sensing with Hall effect sensors as they appeared to be the most reliable.
設計挑戰: The hardest part was figuring out the sweet spot of a big enough surface area and a compact enough footprint, the product being a shelf speaker after all. People wanted to engage with the interface but too much of it offered diminishing returns and research participants had more complaints of space constraints.
研究: User research was conducted in collaboration with co-working spaces. We tested hypotheses like the following:
- How much spacing and how big do people prefer the pegs to be
- How many rows and columns work the best, offering novelty and comfort without overloading the user
- What footprint works the best without sacrificing too much room for interaction
靈感: The design originated in a desire to question the prevalence of active mindfulness practices today. We have meditation apps, mindfulness sessions offered by corporations, and many more. While mindfulness is great, there are alternative activities that humans go to for similar purposes, without bearing the label of "mindfulness." Go, the Asian board game using stones, was a primary inspiration. What if we could have something built in that stimulates a sense of mindfulness, just like Go?
項目時長: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
操作流程: The product behaves like a normal bluetooth speaker, so the user can connect to it with an end device and play whatever they want.

The unique interaction is that it can save and activate various sound profiles, which can be activated via placement of the magnetic pegs. The user would have to download a mobile app to change the default profiles, which are nature and white noise sound loops.
團隊成員: Eric Wu
圖片來源: Photos: Eric Wu