GPDI Portfolio 2014

VISION + VERSATIL ITY2014

Welcome to Gibson Product Design - an industrial design team with expertise in development of high value consumer electronics. The clients we serve know that excellent design, focused on fulfilling the requirements of their customers, is key to success in the marketplace.In this book we would like to share with you some examples of exceptional projects – ones that demonstrate the kind of contribution we think you should expect from a complete design resource. Successful? Our clients have won CES awards for 8 years straight.

“I had the extreme pleasure to collaborate with Gibson Product Design over several years, a partnership which yielded numerous ground breaking and award winning products that have performed brilliantly in the marketplace. They are world-class industrial designers, yet easy to work with and results-focused. They approach design from the consumer’s point of view, aiming for a superior user experience as well as stunning beauty - and they always succeed.I highly recommend them.”Paul DiComo, Founder, CE Marketing Pros, former SVP Product Development, Definitive Technology

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BLACKSUMACPIPER™ SMART HOME SECURITY


With a focus on apartments, condos, vacation properties and small business offices, Piper offers an integrated monitoring capability interoperable with smart phone communications. We worked with the Piper engineering and marketing team from product inception through ID concept, user testing, technology integration, design and mechanical development, manufacturing collaboration, and finally consumer-forward packaging design. “We couldn’t have done it without you!” - Russell Ure, President, Blacksumac

MASS FIDELITYTheONE™ BLUETOOTH LOUDSPEAKER


Building on its startup success with the RELAY high performance Bluetooth receiver, Mass Fidelity has introduced TheONE, a versatile and stunningly clean-sounding Bluetooth speaker. Starting with an electro-acoustic prototype, we developed a design that spoke to simplicity in use and power in performance. Crisp, purposeful surfaces and controls are floated on a polished aluminum plenum, tuned and detailed to deliver bass that rocks.Beyond its primary focus as a compact, portable audio product, TheONE incorporates the capability to serve as a wide-stage soundbar, and as a multi-room sound hub.


Introduced in 2012 and immediately cited as “an industry benchmark” and “design triumph” the SoloCinema XTR is a high point in our work with Definitive Technology. We were responsible for not only the industrial design and early stage mechanical development of all components including a custom remote, but also the creation of all graphic marketing collateral. The result is a consistently clean, user-centered product set, with matching POP packaging and intuitive setup instructions.

DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGYSOLOCINEMA XTR™ POWERED SOUNDBAR


As a redesign of the award-winning Mythos ST loudspeaker, the Mythos ST-L is Definitive Technology’s 2014 flagship audio product. We worked with Definitive’s marketing and engineering teams to refresh all external product features including drivers, user interfaces, surface detailing, base design, and leveling mechanisms.To date, our design work on the Mythos ST series has won 4 CES Innovations Awards.

DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGYMYTHOS ST-L “SUPER TOWER” LOUDSPEAKER

NIKON METROLOGYHIGH PRECISION LASER METROLOGY


Working on precision equipment for rugged environments has taught us to let functionality drive the agenda. Experienced users will recognize in our projects with Nikon a consistent and organized design response that emphasizes setup, operation and servicing efficiency. This, coupled with elegant detailing in a no-nonsense product, is the source of a strong brand statement across this series of Nikon instruments.

Wi3 Inc. WiPNET MoCA HOME NETWORKING


Wi3 is the 2012 CES Best of Innovations Award winner with its game-changing digital networking product series WiPNET, a solution for delivering Ethernet and CATV over existing coax cables. Gibson Product Design fulfilled the tasks of industrial design, mechanical development, and technology integration in this startup project. By playing a central role we were able to create a simple, unobtrusive yet compelling product solution from a complex set of electronics packaging and installation challenges.

JDSU MAP 220FIBEROPTIC TEST & MEASUREMENT


As a team that has collaborated over a ten year period, JDSU engineers and Gibson Product Design have developed a leading series of bench-top test instruments for the telecom environment. JDSU’s strengths in fiberoptics technology and manufacturing are coupled with our abilities in design and ergonomics. The outcome is a high utility, tough, go-anywhere package surrounding a core of sophisticated electronics components.

TRUENORTH AVIONICSSTYLUS™ AVIATION HANDSET


TrueNorth provides airborne in-cabin communications for business and private aviation applications. This handset, the de facto user interface for a typically sophisticated and demanding user, required the incorporation of an array of high-end capabilities in an elegant, accessible design. Our contribution extended through industrial design, technology integration, and mechanical development for manufacture in plastics and die-cast aluminum.

TRIPLETLIGHT® MUSIC STANDCONFIGURABLE LED LIGHT AND STAND SYSTEM


“See Music in a New Light” is the by-line for TripletLight, a radical re-thinking of how concert musicians illuminate sheet music. The key feature is a light bar that distributes light evenly from top to bottom of the page while controlling side-to-side bleed. Integrated to a proprietary design stand and support system, TripletLight can be configured for top or bottom lighting, and for up to three units wide. Working with Jack McGowan, TripletLight’s visionary musician/inventor, we designed all physical and optical aspects of this revolutionary product.

ECOSOL TECHNOLOGIESTABLET/SMARTPHONE CHARGERS


PowerTrip and PowerShot compact chargers from Ecosol Technologies are marketed as custom-branded corporate gifting products. Winner of a CES Innovations Award in 2011, these products are an instant hit with both giver and receiver. Our small, versatile team delivered all design phases including manufacturing transition and NPI support.

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When talent, versatility, and experience combine in a compact, responsive and personable design team, the outcome can be exceptional. Gibson Product Design has built a team with these strengths.

As you have seen in this book, we work on a wide variety of assignments. But the common thread throughout is a market-successful, compelling, and appropriate design solution, taken from early conceptual explorations through development for manufacturing. Whether you’re a startup or an established product company, your engagement with Gibson Product Design will produce not only significant ROI, but also a new design sensibility that will add to your competitive strength going forward.

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