I love how open source, customization, and the Maker aesthetic is being applied to hardware now…
Of course I’m not the only one. Looks like IDEO is too. They’ve just posted a great case study of work they did with Bug designing e-ink displays for BUG modules. Really beautiful design work, for a suite of really exciting products.
BUGlabs + ideo concept 3 – LCD display with segmented backlight from Jeremiah O’Leary on Vimeo.
Quick and dirty mockup of a system menu
Quick mockup of an application (media player)
The logic behind our custom segmented font system for E-Ink
Layout of an E-Ink segmented display for the BUGbase
Real-life prototype of our display at expected actual size
More-real segment layout with spacing (for production feasibility/cost estimates)