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about
The router is the center of the home network. However, I did a simple user survey and found users didn't like appearance of current routers, so I change their boring shape.
year created
2017
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BACKGROUND
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/8ceb7c7f-8f0f-4261-8bae-b7a202b138a5_rw_1200.png?h=c3475d469ad5cfe601d0ef148e6b8731)
At present, home router plays an important role in our daily life. We rarely touch it, but it has been putting there for network. As a home device, we always want it to be nice-looking, but that‘s not the case.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/67d1a231-e968-463e-ac04-3329c79b1092_rw_3840.png?h=d6c458761d4f3044d26e9e019c314120)
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RESEARCH & INSPIRATION
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/23a828ab-55ad-424f-9bb7-4f6e1ca54f82_rw_1920.png?h=faf3c8c5443e5e20b929bbdb46ca2330)
Survey conducted among 37 people who has router at home.
motivations
For most, appearance of the router affects man-machine relationships.
Good looks can make people feel comfortable.
Good appearance make people feel that the product is better, and lead to a better user experience better.
So I decided to improve the shape of the router.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/a956aeea-618c-4251-bb71-07e4e58eb544_rw_3840.png?h=f6d1e6fed2961bb9a8c1def107838cda)
In order to prevent the blunt shape, I get inspiration through these elements, and try to add more humanistic feelings to make routers more aesthetically pleasing.
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DESIGN PROCESS
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/7a436cfd-8c0b-4f34-80fb-8b39877b42e5_rw_3840.png?h=6cd665925cc5e1a16478206d3f4ba2a5)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/a1a95105-92af-40d2-919b-fb2100163eec_rw_3840.png?h=6a9fdaee3849b1b08209ad468e519a45)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/ae8ee043-3426-46a7-a8b2-599dda2066ca_rw_3840.png?h=e072c837f60aea749f46035f1bb6b59f)
This product shows the natural and smooth curves that extracted from the landscape. Its upper surface has a ceramic-like texture, matte anodised aluminium bottom reveals high-tech sense. It changed the ordinary router’s boring appearance, combining technology with nature, bringing new ideas to life, which would imporve user experience.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/df9ae231-6a06-497d-9f00-4b039f00c0c2/3954a43c-d8f8-4eab-9892-6a4ff8254ff9_rw_1920.jpg?h=68cc04e00fcb848ad9e8a4bc7a6ebf52)