Color Tune: Color-Sensing Radio 📻
Color Tune is a look into new paradigms of interaction that encourages the user to engage with their surroundings in a different way.
A fully functional radio concept that uses color to tune stations and rotation to adjust for volume transforms everyday objects into exciting music generators.
Roles:
Electronics
Electronics
Physical Fabrication
Solidworks CAD
Keyshot Visualization
Duration:
4 weeks
4 weeks
(Nov 2022-Dec 2022)
How to Use
Inspiration
playful forms that invite curiosity and touch
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Inspiration
playful forms that invite curiosity and touch
playful forms that invite curiosity and touch
Initial sketches for generating ideas
focusing on the radio as a tool for us to engage with surrounding environments
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focusing on the radio as a tool for us to engage with surrounding environments
Modelmaking outtakes
Exploring different forms using Solidworks CAD
Final model is 3D printed with PLA and SLA, hand finished with spot putty and sanding
Electronics Prototyping
Working with Arduino and Sparkfruit sensors and boards to create a functional radio
Working with Arduino and Sparkfruit sensors and boards to create a functional radio
Final Demo @ Semester Showcase
