Normal Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds

Normal Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds

A wireless Bluetooth headphone concept built around a custom 3D-printed earpiece.

Role

Industrial Design Lead

Client

Normal Ears

Year

2015

Side view of a bearded man outdoors wearing a black wireless earbud with a yellow earform hooked over his ear

The project

A personal passion project adapting Normal Ears' custom 3D-printed earpiece design with wireless Bluetooth functionality that defined a form integrating the technology rather than appending it.

Electronics

The project

Electronics

A personal passion project adapting Normal Ears' custom 3D-printed earpiece design with wireless Bluetooth functionality that defined a form integrating the technology rather than appending it.

Project brief slide with role, objective and restraints for cable-free earphones, over a blurred portrait
Two black cabled earphones with yellow 3D printed earforms, labeled custom earforms and snap-on cabinets
Competitive landscape chart of Bluetooth earphones by battery life and custom fit, with the Normal product highlighted
User definition: a business professional in a suit beside a woman training with battle ropes
Process strip from brainstorm to sketch to model, with photos of sticky notes, sketches and colorful 3D printed parts
Mood board of colors, materials and finishes: a fitness band, speaker, turntable and charging cable
Two rows of six ear-hook earbuds in red, pink, yellow, green, blue and black, with color codes below
Two renders of a black behind-the-ear earbud with a yellow earform and battery indicator lights
Diagram of key features: volume, battery indicator, micro USB port and swappable earforms between corded and wireless units
Side view of a bearded man outdoors wearing a black wireless earbud with a yellow earform hooked over his ear
Project brief slide with role, objective and restraints for cable-free earphones, over a blurred portrait
Two black cabled earphones with yellow 3D printed earforms, labeled custom earforms and snap-on cabinets
Competitive landscape chart of Bluetooth earphones by battery life and custom fit, with the Normal product highlighted
User definition: a business professional in a suit beside a woman training with battle ropes
Process strip from brainstorm to sketch to model, with photos of sticky notes, sketches and colorful 3D printed parts
Mood board of colors, materials and finishes: a fitness band, speaker, turntable and charging cable
Two rows of six ear-hook earbuds in red, pink, yellow, green, blue and black, with color codes below
Two renders of a black behind-the-ear earbud with a yellow earform and battery indicator lights
Diagram of key features: volume, battery indicator, micro USB port and swappable earforms between corded and wireless units
Side view of a bearded man outdoors wearing a black wireless earbud with a yellow earform hooked over his ear