Overview
Introducing Bert, the innovative singing frog that harmonizes with your favorite tunes through electronic wizardry. I proudly prototyped this unique creation by blending technology and design to create a delightful musical experience. Watch Bert enchant audiences as he croons along to your cherished songs, adding a touch of magic to any occasion
Duration
Seven (7) Weeks
3D Rendering Tools
Rhino3D, KeyShot
Prototyping
3D Printer (FDM), Spray Paint, Arduino
CONCEPT ITERATION
Figuring out how to model the frog...
From the depths of the internet, a viral video came upon my feed, and it was all about the Singing Bass Fish. I was so fascinated and endeared by the product, that I knew I wanted to create my own inspired version of it...and that’s when I decided to create Bert-the-singing-frog!
Once I knew what I wanted to make, I quickly got to modeling. However, creating an organic frog was a tough challenge--I found out that modeling in NURBS wasn’t going to cut it, and the best way to get a clean organic shape was through SubD. The problem was, I never used SubD before, so I was messing with all kinds of SubD tools inside of Rhino3D and learning on-the-go on this part of the project.
VERSION 1
VERSION 2
VERSION 3
PLANNING
Prototyping and coding the electronics....
Once I finalized the frog model, I quickly moved onto the electronics. This was the next challenge in the project, because this part of the project required a lot of researching, planning, and testing out my code with the electronics. However, once I got all the needed parts and right code, I was able to breeze by this quickly.
PLANNING & PROTOTYPING
Scaling and fitting the electronics inside...
Once I had a solid idea of my circuit + electronics, I then started planning out how to scale the frog so that it's size appropriate to the electronics. As I was scaling down the model, I knew that all of the electronics could not fit inside of Bert-the-frog because he would be ridiculously big. So, after some thinking, I decided to create a lilypad for Bert-the-frog to sit on. This way, I could fit most of the electronics inside the lilypad and scale down the frog to a reasonable size.
PRIMING & PAINTING
Sand, prime and repeat!
Once all the planning was done for both the frog and the lilypad, I quickly 3D printed the scaled models, and started to sand, prime and spray paint all of the parts. Even though this was the most tedious part of the project, I thoroughly enjoyed the process--it felt satisfying to get a smooth finish on all 3D prints once I finished!
FINISHED PRODUCT
Bert-the-frog is complete!
After many weeks of testing, coding and painting—I was done! Now, all I had to do was solder all the electronics together, and assemble them into the housing. And, after just a few refinements here and there with the code, I am proud to announce that Bert-the-frog can sing!
Doing this project taught me how to marry design + functionality, and learning how to do both in this project was challenging but also very rewarding and enjoyable! I am even planning on iterating more on this project in the future, and making more improvements :)
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PICTURE OF LILY DIVO
Overview
Introducing Bert, the innovative singing frog that harmonizes with your favorite tunes through electronic wizardry. I proudly prototyped this unique creation by blending technology and design to create a delightful musical experience. Watch Bert enchant audiences as he croons along to your cherished songs, adding a touch of magic to any occasion
Duration
Seven (7) Weeks
3D Rendering Tools
Rhino3D, Keyshot
Prototyping
3D Printer (FDM), Spray Paint, Arduino
PICTURE OF LILY DIVO
Overview
Introducing Bert, the innovative singing frog that harmonizes with your favorite tunes through electronic wizardry. I proudly prototyped this unique creation by blending technology and design to create a delightful musical experience. Watch Bert enchant audiences as he croons along to your cherished songs, adding a touch of magic to any occasion
Duration
Seven (7) Weeks
3D Rendering Tools
Rhino3D, Keyshot
Prototyping
3D Printer (FDM), Spray Paint, Arduino
CONCEPT ITERATION
Figuring out how to model the frog...
From the depths of the internet, a viral video came upon my feed, and it was all about the Singing Bass Fish. I was so fascinated and endeared by the product, that I knew I wanted to create my own inspired version of it...and that’s when I decided to create Bert-the-singing-frog!
Once I knew what I wanted to make, I quickly got to modeling. However, creating an organic frog was a tough challenge--I found out that modeling in NURBS wasn’t going to cut it, and the best way to get a clean organic shape was through SubD. The problem was, I never used SubD before, so I was messing with all kinds of SubD tools inside of Rhino3D and learning on-the-go on this part of the project.
VERSION 1
LILY DIVO V2
VERSION 2
LILY DIVO V3
VERSION 3
PLANNING
Prototyping and coding the electronics....
Once I finalized the frog model, I quickly moved onto the electronics. This was the next challenge in the project, because this part of the project required a lot of researching, planning, and testing out my code with the electronics. However, once I got all the needed parts and right code, I was able to breeze by this quickly.
PLANNING & PROTOTYPING
Scaling and fitting the electronics inside...
Once I had a solid idea of my circuit + electronics, I then started planning out how to scale the frog so that it's size appropriate to the electronics. As I was scaling down the model, I knew that all of the electronics could not fit inside of Bert-the-frog because he would be ridiculously big. So, after some thinking, I decided to create a lilypad for Bert-the-frog to sit on. This way, I could fit most of the electronics inside the lilypad and scale down the frog to a reasonable size.
PRIMING & PAINTING
Sand, prime and repeat!
Once all the planning was done for both the frog and the lilypad, I quickly 3D printed the scaled models, and started to sand, prime and spray paint all of the parts. Even though this was the most tedious part of the project, I thoroughly enjoyed the process--it felt satisfying to get a smooth finish on all 3D prints once I finished!
FINISHED PRODUCT
Bert-the-frog is complete!
After many weeks of testing, coding and painting—I was done! Now, all I had to do was solder all the electronics together, and assemble them into the housing. And, after just a few refinements here and there with the code, I am proud to announce that Bert-the-frog can sing!
Doing this project taught me how to marry design + functionality, and learning how to do both in this project was challenging but also very rewarding and enjoyable! I am even planning on iterating more on this project in the future, and making more improvements :)