Michael Tougher created the product Soundbops which he originally started during a project in his 4th year at University. Soundbops is a musical instrument to help kids learn, play and enjoy music. Currently, I am completing a similar project brief and have found Michael’s journey very inspiring.
Michael talked about his whole design process through design, prototyping with market users, branding and manufacturing stages.
To begin at the design stage, it is important to continue developing your product throughout the entire process. There is never really an end point, you always find new ways to improve sections of the design. To the right, is one of Soundbops original prototypes. He made an interesting point of ‘Why is it square? Why does it need to be square?’
Exactly! Everything around us is based off straight lines but why is this necessary for all designs to be this way? A simple square is not exciting, its good to play with new shapes and experiment. Stand out!