Design Preview Specs and Critique 2023.pdf
In the past, I have used 3D-printed business cards to display my expertise in this style of manufacturing. Now, I would like to expand their influence to showcase my design aesthetic principles and talents. These cards will be mounted on a portable DIN-rail system with a bold carrying handle design. The dynamic aspect of the project will be a trigger-like system for releasing and distributing the individual cards.
This business card system will allow me to transport and distribute my business cards in a memorable way. Its visual aesthetic will portray a modern product design aesthetic with a celebration of fasteners. It uses DIN rail, which I have enjoyed working with previously and would like to flex my expertise with.
This design revolves around 200mm extruded aluminum profiles of IEC standard DIN railing. DIN rail is a standardized metal profile used to construct electrical systems all over the world.
I have constructed a profile that allows 3D printed components to snap to DIN rail.
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/13/the-din-rail-and-how-it-got-that-way/
The cards will be 3D printed, giving them unique properties that will encourage recipients to share them and discourage recipients from discarding them. Using multi-color 3D printing, the logo and text will contrast enough to be read by humans and computers.
The handle will also be 3D printed, probably in a bright accent color to highlight its design.
Video record of my Design Review presentation and critique
Video record of my Design Review presentation and critique
“Modern, functional. You've done a very complicated thing the simplest way possible” -Anna Lugthart
“I like the use of standardized rails to hang the cards on.” - Alex Jakubek
“I love the idea of the thickness playing a psychological role for the person receiving the business card. That is definitely something I never considered and was eye opening to hear the implications of the thicker card making you want to hold on to it” -Jon Albaum
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KnwYEv61NORSNox6f8NFF96wSYZUFkPbjiTJTzU20yY/edit#gid=1140257728&range=A12