At first we generated over 20 real-life needs and developed multiple creative solution ideas for each. This step pushed us to explore a wide design space before locking into one concept: .....
A Phone Stand!
A First look at our vision
Preliminary sketches
Originally the design for the stand was meant to be a small collapsible stand that works similar to a canopy. This design proved to be difficult to make, with small components designing and fabricating a locking mechanisms is to complicated.
Our original design used a rack and pinion and an adjustable stand
The stand was not very portable, the design was too bulky, and it had a lot of unused space