SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

1. ASTHETICS

   • clean edges
     • modernist
   • transparent
   • colours
     • bright blocks
   • target market's likes
     • questionnaire
   • will look like electric speakers

2. COST

   • cheap
     • RRP of £100 - £150
   • cost effective
     • which materials last the longest?
     • materials testing - different plastic thicknesses

3. CLIENT

   • teenagers
     • rely on parents for money
   • passion for music
   • questionnaire
     • preferred music
     • aesthetics

4. ENVIRONMENT

   • FSC wood
   • thermoplastics
   • flat packed
     • less packaging used
   • recyclable

5. SIZE

   • small
   • easily carried
     • ergonomics
       • hand sizes for buttons or drawer handles
       • 5th and 95th percentiles
         • non-discriminatory towards extreme sizes

6. FUNCTION

   • naturally amplifies sound
     • nonelectrical components
     • ask experts, like physics and music teachers, if it will be loud enough
   • durable
   • portable
     • light weight
   • docks phone

7. MATERIALS

   • timber
     • good acoustics
     • hardwood
       • expensive
       • easy to chisel
     • softwood
       • relatively strong
       • sustainable
     • man-made
       • cheapest
   • plastic
     • cheaper
     • acrylic
       • perspex
       • glass like
       • frosted
     • lighter
   • no glue
   • metals

8. MANUFACTURING

   • disassembly of existing speaker to find out how to construct one
   • plywood
     • dry joints
       • better for environment
       • easier to recycle
     • laminating
       • need to make wooden moulds
       • smooth finish
   • plastic
     • line bending
       • difficult to be accurate
       • smooth curved edges
     • dome blowing
       • even semisphers are created
       • limited sizes
   • pine
     • CNC miller to carve out speakers
       • CAM so less room for errors
       • can burn

9. SAFETY

   • non-toxic finish
     • water based
   • quality control and assurance tests

10. SOCIAL ISSUES

    • carbon footprint - how much carbon is released through transportation, manufacturing and packaging
    • sensitivity to loud music