sound brick concept radio designs
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My entry for a radio design competitionTRANSCRIPT
Volume Control
Power Button
Tuning
“Build”
Tivoli Audio Model 10+ DAB/FM radio
Textured Surface
Concealed Function Buttons Outer Radio Sleeve
Speaker Grill
Connector Socket
Rubber Feet
Digital Display
Banding Detailing
SOUND BRICK logo
Aesthetic Pivot
Radio Sound Connectors
Rotational tuning control
Converts radio into “wall mode” allowing connected radios to selectively play Bass and Treble creating a Stereo sound.
The proportions of the radio are based around the 117mm x 197mm x 197mm proportions of the Tivoli radio.
The outer radio sleeve is to be clad in either wrinkled leather or embossed formed plastic with a similar texture.The wrinkled effect on its surface echoes that of the rough texture of a building brick.
The radio functions buttons include 6 programmable frequency buttons,
“Build”, FM/DAB and Info.The buttons are concealed beneath
a hinged lid that when pushed at the back, lifts at the front and tilts back
into the body of the radio.
The radio is wrapped in a rectangular sleeve with rounded corners.This element becomes the coloured element of the radio. The colours of which are representative of the colours used in Pudsey Bears bandana.
The front of the radio becomes the speaker grill.The grill is formed from a tight holed metal mesh and coloured in black to offset the logo.
3.5mm jack-to-jack sockets are positioned in parallel on the top and base of the radio unit to allow ‘bolt-on’ connectivity from above and below.
Rubber feet raise the radio body 15mm of its resting surface.Rubber feet protect surfaces from contact abrasions.
Top mounted display in black glass with white digital lettering.All radio functions displayed.
White protruding stripes create a detailing feature on the radio.4 bands representing Radio 4.
Protruding lettering in “gill sans font” mimicking that of the BBC logo.Lettering in White to contrast the speaker grill.Black and white colouring echoes that of the BBC logo colouring.
Radio connectors act as a pivot point about which the elements have a degree of rotation.
3.5mm jack-to-jack connectors link separate radios together for better sound quality.The exposed body of the sound
connector protrudes 15mm from the surface of the radio
when connected. Black and white band detailing mimics that of the BBC colours
Push button On/Off action
Rotational volume Control
SOUND BRICKrebuilding radio
Designs by Stephen Monk-Chipman