Junior
utveckling av barnglasögon för Polaris Eyewear AB
Polaris Eyewear is one of the world's leading companies in innovative eyeweardesign. My assignment has been to, in collaboration with them, expand their range with a pair of children's glasses, while maintaining the innovative character they are so known for.The problem with childrens eyewear today is that most of the time the glasses tries to mimic the adult eyewear and the ?childish? type of designing is spared. From an ergonomic point of view, a child's nose is smaller than an adults and therefore needs a different type of shape and nosebridge. In addition, children have softer ears, which means that they need a different type of shaftend as well. These factors have all beentaken into account in the process of designing the glasses.The target group for the product have been children between the ages 2-10 years. The aim has been to develop a unisex eyewearshape, supplemented by a girl and boy-pattern.The process of development has been following a design methodology. The project has been divided into four phases; Idéa processing, fact finding, realization and presentation.Concept sketches of different eyewear shapes have been developed and ultimately four different concepts with different patterns have been presented to PolarisEyewear. Together, we have selected a shape and a pattern design proposal that we believe are suitable for children, visually as well as ergonomically.The result is a pair of unisex glasses for children with two pattern designs suitable for girl or boy. The product is different compared to what?s on the market today. They have a fun style, and are ergonomically adapted to the children's faces. To top that they also have an appealing design that is suited as a new addition to the Polarisfamily spirit.