Obsidious

Project Brief

Redesign and engineer a tattoo machine for better ergonomic use. Apply your own ideas about industrial design or prototyping, guided by your research of the difficulties that users have with current equipment, materials, and techniques, and produce a comfortable and well-made end product.

Project Timeline

Client: Studio Weeks: 5

Main takeaways:

-Segmented, articulated forms

-Natural texture language

-Colors: grays, & blacks

In person Reaserch

Main takeaways:

-Ergonomics could be improved.

-Wrist pain over time.

Thumbnail Sketches

Exploritory Sketches

Sketches over internals

Original studies of form

All 3D Print studies of form

Final Render

Final Prototype

Final AI Assisted Renders

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