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IMO this is a horrible case design - why make it round so it rolls around on your desk? Can't stand it up right, etc. It is not an object that you continuously
by systemvoltage 7y ago
IMO this is a horrible case design - why make it round so it rolls around on your desk? Can't stand it up right, etc. It is not an object that you continuously hold in your palm, then why not make it a box? Add draft angles to help with the injection molding process.
Industrial designers are continually chasing organic forms for no reason at all from car interiors to headphone cases - functionalism takes a back seat, fancy presentations to executives impress and sexy curves appeal to the masses.
It is almost as if we've forgotten how to design things from the ground up - functional aspects should define the form. Earbuds are fine though - they need to be ergonomic to sit in the ear.
- cbeley 7y agoI would imagine it would live in my pocket more often. In that case, the round design is a lot more comfortable. I'm not sure why I'd want it to stand up-right on my desk either. It'd just accidentally knock it over. To each their own.
- kartayyar 7y agoAs a counter point, the case is getting some pretty high praise here. https://youtu.be/rcfItdQddZE?t=71 https://youtu.be/rcfItdQddZE?t=71
- vvectorr 7y agoAs an industrial designer I'd say you're strongly mistaken. Their case design looks like it lays perfectly fine down on a surface, and efficiently wraps around the buds, why the need to stand it upright at all? It's a classic error to think boxes are more efficient in every scenario, simply look at aircraft -- far from a box and perfectly suited to the usable task!