Goal 01
Portable
A compact body intended to feel easier to carry and easier to live with.
Student Product Design Project
PRO G
A mouse concept shaped through prototyping, finishing, and digital rebuilding.
This case study keeps the early research and rough models brief, and puts the emphasis on the two strongest outcomes: the finished prototype and the final digital rebuild.
Overview
A calmer direction for an everyday mouse.
PRO G explores a quieter product language than many performance-driven mice. The goal was to shape a mouse that feels more portable, more comfortable, and more visually restrained through making, not only through rendering.
Goal 02
Comfortable
The body was adjusted by hand through repeated changes to height, grip, and proportion.
Goal 03
Refined
The final outcome aims for a calmer, more sellable form rather than an aggressive one.
Research
A small research pass set the direction.
The research phase stayed intentionally lightweight. It was enough to define the user, compare the market, and set three priorities: portability, comfort, and a cleaner visual form.
Process
From sketch to quick form testing.
The rough models were useful, but they are not the hero of the project. They are shown here as checkpoints that helped reduce the height, simplify the body, and move the concept toward the final result.
Sketch
Initial exploration
Early sketches were used to test silhouette, button placement, and overall proportions before moving into physical form studies.
Prototype
Quick form testing
Earlier feedback pointed to a form that felt too large and too high at the back. That led to a lower, cleaner, and more restrained final shape.
Final Prototype
The final physical model became the real center of the project.
After revising the proportions, I developed a more resolved prototype through shaping, sanding, and surface finishing.
This stage made the concept feel much closer to a real product and helped the design move beyond an early study model into a more complete physical outcome.
Shell / Branding
Supporting the object with shell and presentation work.
Once the final prototype felt more resolved, I extended the project into shell development, poster design, and packaging presentation.
This helped frame PRO G as a fuller concept rather than only a physical form study, giving the project a clearer visual identity and presentation language.
3D Model
The 3D rebuild clarified the final form.
Rebuilding the mouse digitally made the geometry more precise and allowed the design to be presented more clearly from multiple angles.
The 3D model also helped confirm the final proportions and made the overall form feel more consistent, controlled, and ready for presentation.
The strongest improvements came from simplification. Lowering the form, cleaning the silhouette, and rebuilding the final version digitally made the concept feel more coherent and more convincing.