Untitled Record Project

Untitled Record Project

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Skills

Design Thinking

Design Sketching

Surface Modeling

Visualization

Animation

Software

Procreate

Illustrator / Photoshop

Fusion360

Keyshot

Figma / Framer

Duration

15 Weeks

doing this is too easy…

(let me explain)

lets go back 40 years.

1986

In 1986, music was portable but purposeful, carried on a device meant only for listening, the Sony Walkman. Each tape was handled with care, making every song a deliberate choice.

1996

By 1996, CDs and tapes coexisted, letting listeners mix, skip, and replay tracks. Listening remained personal and deliberate, shaped by the physical media they owned.

2006

By 2006, music lived on iPods, manually loaded playlists that made listening deliberate. Collections were limited only by cost, yet thousands of songs fit in one device.

2026

By 2026, music follows you everywhere, streamed instantly with endless choice. Listening is effortless, curated by algorithms, and no longer limited by cost or storage.

In our tech driven society, control in our choices is lower than ever.

the tech ownership gap.

Since 2016, streaming usage has soared. With that said, the amount of content the consumer OWNS has dropped drastically. When you move to streaming, you sacrifice control, for convenience. But with market oversaturation, you're giving up BOTH control AND convenience.

Spotify Users0
700%
Youtube Music Users0
250%
Apple Music Users0
475%
Spotify Users0
700%
Youtube Music Users0
250%
Apple Music Users0
475%

~3 billion global users | free + paid

Listening Device Breakdown
0
Smartphones
72.0%
Desktop / Web
19.0%
Smart Devices
9.0%
Listening Device Breakdown %
0
Smartphones
72.0%
Desktop / Web
19.0%
Smart Devices
9.0%
Screen Time / Total Hours Per Day (approx.)
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026 (Estimate)

~70%

~70%

of subscribers say there are too many streaming services to choose from.

Data Series 1
Paid Monthly Streaming / Music / Gaming Services (approx.)
253550607075
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2025-2026
Data Series 1
Paid Monthly Streaming / Music / Gaming Services (approx.)
253550607075
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2025-2026

It’s time to reclaim our choices before convenience chooses for us.

Personas

Chris L

Master Collector

Chris L is a master collector who values how his records mark moments in his life and create social experiences, but he’s put off by new equipment and the constant maintenance that comes with keeping a system running smoothly.

Core Stakeholder

32 yo

>1000 Records

David J

Intermediate Collector

David J is an intermediate collector who enjoys collecting records and owning physical media, but he’s put off by storage demands and cleanup involved. Right now, managing and putting everything away feels more like a chore than part of the experience overall.

Direct Stakeholder

20 yo

~100 Records

Ali G

Loving Wife & Mother

Ali G is Chris’s wife. While she doesn’t love records as much as he does, she appreciates the quality time they bring to their family and is supportive. That said, she’s often frustrated by how much space the records take up in their living room.

Indirect Stakeholder

28 yo

~20 Records

Concept 1: Low Profile

Features:

Battery operated speakers

One plug out of the turntable total

Different button style

No speakers are plugged into the turntable

Wall mounted standby display

Hanging / modular storage out of thin materials

built in EQ

Turntable:

Find a suitable location (can fit into smaller areas, great for students or renters with limited space)

Plug in the power cord, and use the pairing button to pair wirelessly to the primary speaker,

Open the Lid, Place the record, tune accordingly, and hit play

Speaker:

Charge the battery in each speaker

Daisy Chain Speakers together so speakers are connected wirelessly

Find a suitable location for speakers around the home/room (behind a couch, vertically on a bookshelf etc

Storage:

Screw each part of the storage solution together so they can stack or hang as needed (ensure it's mounted on a stud) (out of reach of children)

Concept 2: Modern

Features:

Primary and secondary speakers (main and puck)

primary speakers plug directly into the record player (to manage the view on bluetooth in record players, could be taboo)

flexible mesh door on the storage

stackable horizontally and vertically on the floor

individual tuning on each speaker

Turntable:

Plug in the power cord, and use the pairing button to pair to the primary speaker,

Open the Lid, Place the record, and hit play

Speaker:

Plug primary speakers directly to the turntable

Place secondary speakers around the room / home (close to an outlet)

Daisy Chain Speakers together so theyre connected wirelessly

Storage:

Find suitable location

Screw each part of the storage solution together so they can stack as needed

fill with records

Concept 3: Modern Mesh

Features:

Primary and secondary speakers

speakers completely wired

Standby tray underneath turntable

Tambour door storage

sorting system within the storage

Turntable:

find a suitable location

Plug in the power cord, and speaker cords to the turntable

pull out the standby tray under the turntable and slide sleeve in

Speaker:

Plug primary speakers directly to the turntable

plug secondary speakers power into the wall

plug secondary speakers to the main speaker

Storage:

Find suitable location

stack storage as needed (horizontal / vertical)

put record sleeve into the sorting system