Initial Specification:
USB must be - light weight, sturdy and robust (due to it's educational use)
The circuit board needs to be totally 'surrounded' to give protection against damage.
Visually - the USB must promote the theme of F1 in schools programme and be visually attractive.
Specification after design development and research:
The prototype USB must be:
Light weight
Strong and be able to withstand minor impacts (such as being dropped)
Incorporate the F1 in schools logo
Use a range of techniques in production that gets customers thinking about its design and production.
Final product specification:
USB main body:
Made from acrylic and constructed using Dychloromethane.
The main body is then to be 'sand-blasted' to give a frosted glass effect that will allow the LED on the circuit board to illuminate the whole body (visually better in the dark)
USB Outer Body:
Made from ABS plastic for strength (rapid pro)
sanded down and plastic sealed and then primed and painted to the colours of the F1 in schools logo.
Once completed this is then glued to the main USB body.
USB Lid:
Made from acrylic and constructed using Dychloromethane. Then sand blasted to match in the main body.
ADAPTIONS:
As seen in the design development section the USB main body that was sand blasted did not turn out very well...it was 'mucky' and did not create the effect that was hoped.
I therefore changed it's production to 'etch' the frosted effect using the laser cutter.
