When the next-generation designers freely design accessories of Microsoft "Surface"

The next generation tablet "Surface Pro 2" will be released from Microsoft on October 22, Microsoft will enrich the lineup of Surface's special accessories "Blades", and the Surface development team will A movie that lets students studying design freely think about the design of accessories is published on YouTube.

Behind the Scenes: Surface at Art Center - YouTube


A student who is given a Surface.



It seems I have never heard about Surface's product slogan "click and go".


Here is Mr. Ralph Grouen, design director of Surface who planned this collaboration. I hope next generation designers will re-integrate culture and innovation.


Mr. Groen says, "There is no fixed design book on Surface, I can not answer even if I hear the guidelines," urges designers' eggs to think freely.




For reference Mr. Groen takes out a new concept accessory as an example.


The concept is "simple".




Surface's development team recently announced that it will develop new accessories. The code name is "Blades (blade)". What kind of blades do the students design?


I'd like to mix a new "sensation" like DJ. "


Mr. Todd Masilko of the art center "Advice with designers to understand problems to solve".


Various ideas were issued ......


Each one starts to express their own view of the world.





musics


game


DJ




What did this student think ... ...


Removable multifunctional trackpad.



You can fit in your arms like a smart watch ....


It can also be used as a mouse ...


Equipped with solar battery, it also serves as remote control.


The idea of ​​this student is a tool that projects images three-dimensionally by installing on the display.


Toys, educational tools, wallpapers, resistors ...... Aims are various.



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"Surface is supposed to be reborn as a special accessory for you with a little accessory, which is the concept" click and go ", said Mr. Groen.


Efforts with designers' eggs that we did this time will not be immediately reflected in the product, but it is expected that innovative accessories will be introduced by the design team inspired by the students.