UPDATE:
Skateversion with straps to fix a skatebord e.g
Girlversion to show how to implement patterns
New diskrition of how the bag works
Color shemes
Example of how a tool for personalizing could look like
Think about a volvo-estate (Volvo-Kombi) you can transform to the size of a Smart if you want to
Hi, I do the first comment??? hm. Dahu, nice Details e.g the integrated carrying strap. I would like to see some color combinations.
hey captn thanx for your comment. and thanx for starting commenting (-:
I will come up with some color combinations as a next step.
One question: Is the second chart understanable? I think this is what I put the most effortin (actually one week of thinking) and its the core of the product. Would be sad if nobody gets it...
small UPDATE (-: added an example of variations possible with a two colored setup.
Hello Dahu! I love your idea ~ it is simple and effective. I would be really interested to see the inside: is there a particular compartment that grows and contracts, and if so, is to accommodate a particular item? Great work!
Hi Naomie, great you like it(-: Actually the inside is one main top shed and a smaller bottom shed. You can see this in the last chart. The upper shed is the one that is adjustable. But as the border between the upper and lower shed is flexible you could say also the lowe shed is growable. I decided to go for one big volume to serve as much flexebility as possible. One feature not explained in the charts is that the opening of the uper shed is moving when expanding to guarante a good accessability to all parts of the inside at any condition of size. On the backside there is a fixing-strap to fix your laptop for example. Hope this gives a little insight to the inside (-; But I will try to upload another chart explaining the inside in detail.
Hi all, as the actual vote (6.1) says there needst to be further developements it would be great to get some feedback (-:
Hello Dabu. It was really nice to see your thoughtful description and glad to find someone who really try to figure out the solution with solid concept. It is elegant solution but the impact of it might be little weak? Just my opinion. I am sure that you can push it further. I think it needs some more work to do for a perfect presentation and design but I think it is a lot more than 6 That's the reason for 10 !
wow thanx a lot for your generous vote(-:
do you think the extention of volume is weak? thats what some said I showed the concept too. In the presented concept its 1/3 volume expandable. to find the right expandable volume a prototype would be the right solution I guess. As this is my first try on productdesign `m open to any suggestions to improve it.
Hi dahu, very much like your backpack, very clever and handy solutions you came up with. I would maybe think about adding some more compartments to the upper part.
But mainly I'd work on the style of the backpack - for my taste it's a wee bit too less stylish. Teenagers and young adults ( I always like to consider myself as a young adult ;-) are up for stylish things that look good to their every day cloth. There are so many backsacks that have great functionalities, but that either look like you want to climb a mountain and live of wild berries, or you want to enter a space ship and study aliens. Something stylish, urban, cool - that's what's needed. So maybe you can give your design a twist into this direction?
hey frieda, thanx for your feedback. maybe I looked at it to much from mypersonal perspective. I always wanted (and still want (-:)to wear something that looks sportiv. so a backpack looking like going for a mountain-klimb isn´t so bad to me(and the time I was 22 isn´t that long ago). In comparison to a backpack for mountainclimbers e.g. I tried to design it more puristic: less strips and straaps on the outside. even tough I thougt that for example a darkgrey backpack where a glowing color appears when expanding the volume is some kind of stylish. I try to come up with an version where the expandable part is fetured with some pattern (I´m not that good in making patterns...) Also for brand architecture a design that is unique to care for brand recognition is very importatnt. And the winglike shape of the expandable surface is well working for that I think. But what is very important to me is the following: The way the volume is expand in my concept I havn´t seen anywhere else. I´m no backpack egonomist expert but I spend some time on researching how to arrage weight in a backpack. And the solution I came up with I belive is one that works very effectively especially for physical health carrying a backpack (you get what I what to say?)Of course this idea is not especially fitting just to young people.
As its not obvious what brand the contest is run for maybe I went to far with this concept....
puhh lots of words...sorry for that frieda (-:
I love words! ;-)
you are totally right, the volume-expand-mechansim you applied on your concept seems to be absolutely brilliant. no questions or concerns there. also like it very much that there aren't 100 strips and straps dangling around :-) I was only concerned about the style of the backsack - and I think you came up with a pretty pretty good solution: design (patterns, colours, effects) the "wings" and give your backsack a stylish look, while at the same time "brand" the backsack with this particular detail. I wanna see that! Give the backsack the same loving tender care then your reading light and make it burp out with style.
Puuh, a lot of stupid words from me, but hey, I love words!!!
haha how funny that is frieda. without reading your comment before I added a first example how to use patterns with a lot of "love" in it. a very girly version especially for you frieda (-;
I feel quite flattered now ;-) AND I think you hit the bull's eye with your girly example - teenage girls will love it!
thank you very much for your kind comment. great you like it (-:
"Design is thinking made visual." (Saul Bass) - I think there was a lack of making the thought behind the concept understandable. here is a second try (-: Hope its better understandable.
Clever concept! It looks very light and comfy. I'm really impressed about how thorough you've been with the description, Niklas!
thank you very much maria. there was definitely a lack of information in the beginning hope now its better understadable...
Wow, great conceptional thinking you did here. I especially like that you considered anatomic aspects - something I miss in most entries here... I think your bag has much potential to be produced. Good luck! ;o)
wao janne thank you so much for your heart-warming (is this an einglish expression? (-:) comment and for your stars as well! ((-:
wao thank you very very much for your words and your love ((-:
aaahrgrgrg text weg nochmal: so you wanna go for the cloverleaf-heart-pattern one? Wasn´t expecting that but anyway a good choice (-: good to know the concept is bette understandable now and thanx for beeing so honestly it was lacking in clarity in the beginning (-:
Nice design. Maybe you can have problem with nike ... or rebook. Or not?! ;)
hi raffaele, thanx for your comment (-: what makes you think I can get into trouble with nike or rebook?
hey raffaele, sorry I have to admit I don´t really get what you want to say. Its already late so my brain is not that capable anymore I fear (-;
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