Pixio Slate
Portable Display 2019
Freelance work for Pixio, the gaming monitor company. Delivered final design concept PRD after four presentations with the client.
Goal of the project was to explore various design gestures within SKD parts and manufacturing constraints.
Bezel Architectures
From thin to equal bezels based on the dimensions of SKD display with its ribbon connector
Profile Gestures
Three different profile gestures with edge tweaks to make a high-level design direction
Refinement & Parting lines
Refined curvatures and parting lines of a front bezel and a back panel.
Details & I/O Layouts
Exploration of chin treatments to find best visual proportion, and then layouts of LED status light, buttons, and USB port based on the PCB placement
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CMF
Creating cloudy reflective finish by applying dark chrome electroplating on back side of panel and fine bead blasted finish on the outer surface.
Cover Stand
Detachable cover that protects screen, and also can be folded into a stand to prop the device up in horizontal or vertical orientation.
Strong magnets are strategically deployed in the cover and the device that allows to adjust angles
Cover stand almost disappears on both orientations