Kids Safe Headphone

The goal in making a new kids' safe headphone was to design a product focused on bringing play, and exploration through a brand’s character.

The headphone mask mockups were created to explore how the user could become the PJ Masks characters with our headphones.

Early concept drawings were focused on reducing the number of parts for the headphone, and allowing for molded components to be added onto the design for different brand characters.

Detailed drawings were shared with the factory to aid in the development of the 3D models.

Initial 3D models were made in Autodesk Fusion360, working with the engineering team we were able to make a base model for creating branded products.

The 3D-printed prototype allowed us to observe any pain points that the user would encounter in the design of the headphone.

Working with the graphic and marketing teams we were able to create unique branding characterizations for the kids’ safe headphone design.

Working with factory and product managers, I helped to communicate the correct finishes of the headphone design for individual brands.

The prototypes from the 3D models were shown at the New York Toy Fair in 2017 and 2018.

Seeing the Transformers headphones displayed on the shelves at my local Toy’s R Us and Walmart was my first experience seeing a product that I helped design on the store shelf. It’s a wonderful feeling.