Lenovo GO – 2019

The archetypal desk job is anything but typical in today’s environment. Working from home, while travelling, or in flex spaces has become far more common, and professionals need tools designed to excel in adapting conditions. Working closely with the Lenovo Design Team, we developed a range of mobile accessories for productivity on the move. The line of accessories needed a language of material and form that was specific enough to be identifiable, but broad enough to not make application of the language elements problematic for any of the varied products within the family. We also had to ensure this unique aesthetic was still distinctly Lenovo.

Travel Mouse

Mice require a high degree of ergonomic refinement to be functional and comfortable. This becomes increasingly difficult when also balancing other objectives like a simple aesthetic and a slim profile that’s symmetrical for ambidextrous support. Our process began with initial concepts, with promising selections moving quickly to physical prototypes. We then iterated through forms to explore the effects of various aesthetic decisions on comfort and useability. These fast physical gestures were then 3D scanned to act as a guide to further development in CAD. The result is a sleek, professional tool that travels well.

In-Ear Headphones

Similarly to the Travel Mouse, we faced the challenging objective of working a simple and formal aesthetic into a highly countered and organic area of the body. Long-term comfort was of critical concern. We also had large internal driver components to fit within a confined space. 3D scans of ears were instrumental for refinement and determining the sizes, angles, and positions of forms. For the feature-packed in-line remote, tactile feedback strategies informed button placement and design.

Qi Powerbank

Working on the go requires power on the go. The elongated form of this wireless charger supports multiple devices at a time and fits a generous battery to charge them. These functional requirements defined our device envelope. In contrast to the Travel Mouse and In-Ear Headphones, the Qi Powerbank was a relatively simple platform to apply our design language to. This apparent simplicity, however, belies hidden functionality. Cable management is often a concern with mobile devices. Much of our concepting focused on clean ways to integrate a charging cable so that messy or missing cables are never a concern. Our designed cable fits into a recess, completing the form and keeping out of the way until needed.

Qi Powerbank

Working on the go requires power on the go. The elongated form of this wireless charger supports multiple devices at a time and fits a generous battery to charge them. These functional requirements defined our device envelope. In contrast to the Travel Mouse and In-Ear Headphones, the Qi Powerbank was a relatively simple platform to apply our design language to. This apparent simplicity, however, belies hidden functionality. Cable management is often a concern with mobile devices. Much of our concepting focused on clean ways to integrate a charging cable so that messy or missing cables are never a concern. Our designed cable fits into a recess, completing the form and keeping out of the way until needed.

Conference Speakerphone

For the complete office experience, Lenovo also asked us to design a portable conference room speakerphone. As the product is equipped with an omni-directional speaker and microphone array, a circle was the natural choice for form. A floating perimeter ring rotates for volume control. In keeping with the Lenovo design philosophy of form following function, we designed a recess on the underside to serve as cable storage.

Headset

The Lenovo Go Headset began as an adaptation of a previous design collaboration, the Lenovo ANC Headphones. Subtle surfacing and form tweaks brought this mobile productivity-focused version under the same design language as the rest of the product family. We additionally designed an elegant charging dock and unobtrusive boom mic.

Headset

The Lenovo Go Headset began as an adaptation of a previous design collaboration, the Lenovo ANC Headphones. Subtle surfacing and form tweaks brought this mobile productivity-focused version under the same design language as the rest of the product family. We additionally designed an elegant charging dock and unobtrusive boom mic.