PROJECT: MATE CHESS SET (3D DESIGN). PROMPT: CREATE A PRODUCT THAT CAN BE SOLD & EASILY SCALED INTO LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION. SOLUTION: CHESS SET THAT IS BOTH BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT & EASY TO PLAY WITH. RESEARCH: SURVEY DISTRIBUTED TO BYU CHESS CLUB ABOUT THE DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES & OVERALL USABILITY. PHYSICALITY: PIECES: 3D PRINTED WITH SOLID RESIN & HAND-PAINTED. BOARD: SCREEN PRINTED. PROGRAMS USED: CINEMA 4D, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR & INDESIGN.
Photos taken by Milan Curtis.
3D DESIGN IN CINEMA 4D.
INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCHES.
3D DESIGN/PRINTING. NAMING. BRAND IDENTITY. CREATIVE DIRECTION. USER RESEARCH. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS. SCREEN PRINTING.