Update 1 Revision 1Hello again, after hearing all of your input on the threads and through the survey I am thrilled to keep working on this project. I am in talks with a local manufacturer/fabricator for the production of the cases so more info on pricing will be coming. I should also be receiving my own 3d printer (finally) very soon and can begin to produce more prototypes. Last but not least I received some sample swatches of Ultrasuede and it is a super nice material, I am very excited to work with it and incorporate it into my designs.
One thing that came up was the design of the front of the case, for those who do not want to use the wrist rest the front is out of place without the faceted design. However, I have my concerns with how comfortable it would be to have the faceted design on the front for the times you come into contact with it. So the idea is to include the design language in the front of the case but minimize potential contact with it. My current idea is doing this by slightly angling the front back, adding the design, and adding the opposite design (the faceted angles but recessed) to the back of the wrist rest. I think this gives a cool look that matches with the rest of the case. Let me know what you think!
Revision Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/N1Y93biRuPtPgDWk2Old survey for new responders: https://goo.gl/forms/D2ZnAxKZ3hllGwLf1Original PostHello Everyone, it's time I share with you all a project of mine. This is the Sarif60 60% case and wrist rest.
The case is designed with a soft 4 degree angle and the sides are decorated with a multifaceted-angle look (sometimes called low poly but that is not really what this is).
The look and name was inspired by one of my favorite games deus ex. You could find these triangle patterns all over the world on everything from clothes to street art
and overall gives off a very futuristic aesthetic. The shapes are not auto generated, rather hand drawn onto the faces and extruded by hand to give a more consistent look.
The Case and Wrist Rest were modeled together and then cut to give it a seamless look, but they are two separate pieces in case you want to use one without the other.
The case and wrist rest will both be milled from a solid block of aluminium, then most likely bead blasted, anodized, and colored. I am also planning on integrating a
Ultrasuede HP wrist rest insert which I tried to represent in some renderings but I am not yet decided on how to best include it. For those that are not familiar with Ultrasuede,
it is about the same as alcantara (The fabric on the Microsoft keyboards) and is usually found in cars/luxury boats.
Let Me Know What You Think Through This Survey Here! https://goo.gl/forms/D2ZnAxKZ3hllGwLf1More Images Here! https://imgur.com/a/1lD49cnRead More About The Project and Me From My Website Here! https://www.datatype.design/Thank you and let me know what you think.
