Objective
In my master graduation project i wanted to make a product that create a cool experience, but also had a societal relevance. At that time music induced hearing loss was a hot topic and it inspired me to create a product that made listening to music with earphones more impactful, but also healthier. Although i did this project in the protective cocoon of the university, I still had the aim to have an outcome that was set in reality. Sensible music was shown during the Dutch Design Week 2010 and won the James Dyson Award Holland of 2011.
IDEA GENERATION | ARTIST IMPRESSIONS | PROOF OF CONCEPT PROTOTYPING
VALUE PROPOSITIONING |CUSTOMER JOURNEY | PROTOTYPING & TESTING | PRESENTATION
Approach
Sensible music was an academic graduation project and therefore I got the opportunity to spend adequate time on doing elaborate user research and thoroughly go through every step I thought was necessary. Several working prototypes were created and tested with groups of users in controlled test setups.
Prototyping + Testing
All of the prototypes were entirely created by me. I learned to sew, made my own printed circuit boards and 3D-modelled, printed and painted all the casings. Next to the Sensible music earphones i designed clothing that enlarged the effect of the earphones. By using the right materials the vibrations could be felt more intense over the entire upper body.
