Intending to reach anyone here with some product or industrial design chops but anyone with an input is welcome. I spent the day looking at all of the components I want to fit into an audio amplifier. It is somewhere around the size of a typical router. My ideas thus far are ehh at best. I just abstracted the realization that this is an issue common to most electronics products, so who does it best or what ideas do you like most for shapes and design?

  • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    Like what rectangular prism is the best? It really depends on what for. Sometimes wide and flat is better, sometimes tall and narrow is okay. Maybe a cube is nice.

    • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.worldOP
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      I think you were cheating and watching my CAD designs today – felt very finger paint shabby chic

      There must be some rules of thumb, or name for styles, reputable designers to follow, or something.

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    If you’re thinking amplifier, just grab your favourite Japanese '70s hi-fi range and go from there. Can hardly go wrong.

    A half-scale Harman/Kardon 330c but with an OLED info display in the panel that held a tuning scale might kill it.

    The key is to use the right materials. They sold a modern CD-based stereo a few years ago that apes the look of a small Marantz 22xx, but being plastic garbage, sort of fails the mission. Conversely, Yamaha did some new silver-face amps that don’t look like dollar-store tat.