Mickey

Music

Reimagine a preexisting Disney boombox into a collectible line of Mickey speakers considering design language from each of the Disney owned franchises.

A design project for AD 246: Design Drawing II

PROJECT GOAL

INVENTORS
Hartmut Heinrich Esslinger
Nico Michler
Matthew A. Rhoaades
Howard Geoffrey Nuk
Jon Christopher Lake

ORIGINAL PATENT - USD492277S1

  • Easy grab handle

  • Bright Colors

  • Simple Buttons

  • Easy CD Access

  • Subtle Disney Motif

  • Target Users: Children

FEATURES

  • Modernize the design

  • Make it more age-friendly (wider target users)

  • Coordinate colors more specifically to the design

  • Make the Disney association more apparent

  • Simplify the buttons further

REDESIGN GOALS

DISNEY INSPIRATION

MICKEY MUSIC

SPEAKER INSPIRATION

  • Incorporates a screen display

  • Simplifies form and button use

  • Obvious Disney association

  • Bright but simple color

  • USB C charger port for easy wide-range compatibility

  • Simple hinge CD Access

CONCEPT 1

CONCEPT 2

  • CD View window replaces screen

  • Spherical speakers mimic the Disney Mickey Mouse ears

  • Simplified buttons and volume circle dial

  • Slide mechanism for access to CD tray

  • Subtler bright color

  • Dark speaker beauty cover instead of light

  • USB C charger port at the back

  • Instantly recognizable Disney association

  • Playful but not childish desig

  • Multi-port accessibility

  • Bluetooth capability

  • Simplified buttons and display

  • Compact size

  • Easy to tweak into a collection line

CONCEPT 3

MICKEY MUSIC

ORIGINAL

Mickey Music brings the instantly recognizable figure of Mickey Mouse to the Disney music center stage. With a simplified body design and easy to use features, Mickey Music modernizes previous designs and creates a user friendly product for any age.

Each Mickey Music is equipped with two ear speakers, a CD tray, date and time display screen, side volume control, and Bluetooth capability.

PIXAR

Mickey Music’s design also keeps up with modern technological standardization. Each of the fun collectible variations of the Mickey Music speakers fits a USB C base charger and rest and can be charged by any standard USB C charger. The back is also equipped with a specialized port for computer connection and an indicator light to let the user know when the speaker has successfully connected to the charger.

STAR WARS

Along with the simpler design variation in the Mickey Music collection, some designs would be adjustable to match the design language of the inspiring franchise. Regardless of the visual shift, the simplicity and ease of use would not be compromised.

For example, R2 Mickey replaces the round buttons with panel like buttons to match with the rest of the design. The volume buttons located on the side of the standard design is replaced here with a dial knob.