Another fun little community design challenge, thrown together by the guys at Creative Session. The project was to redesign a desk fan #blowingwithcs, with the following criteria listed below.
1.Desk Fan, 2.On/Off, 3.Battery/USB powered, 4.Articulate at various angles, 5.Blades
I wanted to go with a more unconventional shape of the fan, where most of the fans in the market today have a flat fronts and are quite shapeless. I wanted the user to be able to interact with the fan and to move it in whatever direction they needed the air to flow. A sphere seemed like the best possible solution and the cradle/stand would act as a power source and a nest for the desk fan. After a few quick rounds of sketches and cad, I started to render the 3D in a darker environment and the shape reminded me of a planet or a moon. I thought it would be appropriate with a name that represented that vision so I went with Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.
It has come to my attention that the overall shape and size of the vent cuts might be too small and create a lot of noise when the fan is running. So if this was to be made, I would have to re-think the vent shapes and overall design and open the container a lot more (thoughts for the future). The USB power cable could be attached to a power adapter or directly to a laptop with an App to control the fan speed and activation.
