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Design Sketching
Sketching
While it is my preference to bring an idea immediately from
my brain into Solidworks to further refine it, I understand the
need for conceptual sketching during discussions of ideas to
agree on a basic premise. So, this quick sketch work is an
example of what I would produce when conceiving my
Gatorade® bottle design to communicate with co-workers.
This concept’s main inspiration was a pump action shotgun.
Shotguns have retained the same form for over a century
due to its ability to finely stabilize a heavy object. Much like
when shooting a target, a person pouring a beverage needs
stability and comfort to pour a beverage without spilling or
strain. My first concept seemed too literal and might conjure
up negative constructs of violence, thus, I smoothed out the
neck to a more traditional “milk bottle” form and also
widened the hand grip to encourage a “cradling” gesture,
which was more appropriate for the wide form, while
retaining the intended 3 points of stability found on the
shotgun.
For the bottle cap, I wanted to do away with the horribly
uncomfortable standard ridged bottle cap. My first idea was
to make an ergonomic cog cap, but when rendered it
appeared too bulky and thus expensive to make. So,
instead, I looked to the simple wing nut design to create a
similar ergonomic concept, but with a lower cost to
manufacture.
Credits: Shotgun, cog, and wing nut are sourced from Google Images.