We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer about their original and creative design work. is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original works.
("") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
: I was inspired to make this particular design by a dream I had while I was working on it.
: I wanted the doorbell to be very unique and really capture peoples attention. after all it is one of the very first things a visitor interacts with when approaching your home.
: I would like to find a manufacturers representative or distributors that could help me get this product design into retail stores or mail order catalogs.
: I worked on this design concept on and off for about two years, making revisions and refinements.
: I was trying to come up with a useful product design that was unique and could be used in or on the home, a product I could use to help start my business. This doorbell design has gone through many changes and refinements. The final design is based on a dream I had about the doorbell.
: I plan on manufacturing the product myself but will consider leasing the production right to other companies.
: I wanted to design a product for the home.
: Many things helped influence the design of this doorbell such as new and old European and American Architectural details. The final design is modeled after a dream I had.
: Middle to upper middle class home owners.
: Im not sure I know of any resembling designs for a doorbell but this doorbell is also unique in that it is cylindrical and projected out slightly from the home, where most doorbells lay flat against the wall.
: Since this design incorporates spears I chose "Alikos" for this model which means "Defender of man kind" and symbolically defends your home. I used Guidepost Doorbells because it is shaped like a post and with it's light guides the way to your door.
: I like to design with my imagination and then do a few sketches and finally do technical drawings by hand.
: I think the slim cylindrical spear shaped design incorporating an illuminated glass cylinder is very unique for a doorbell.
: I worked with a highly skilled retired machine shop owner. "Tom Scott" who machined my prototypes for me on his manual lathe.
: The technology is simple incorporating a G4 LED and sub-miniature switch.
: Before finalizing designs making my prototypes I showed the designs to friends and family to get some feedback. Since making the prototypes I have showed them to many store owners and have gotten allot of positive feedback from them. I did a fair amount of research on the internet to find the correct glass and electronic components I used.
: One challenge was getting the mounting plate, back nut and nipple just right, so it would function the way I wanted it to and at the same time look good.
: I entered my design into the competition to hopefully get some recognition and publicity.
: I have learned allot about micro and mini switches and other components that are in the doorbells and have made some good supply contact. I have also learned allot about small LEDs. And I learned I needed to communicate very precise directions for the glass manufacturers and machinist to get everything just right.
: The finish I will be using on the doorbells is a proprietary water based patina applied by hand and then sprayed with a super hard UV resistant coating, creating a beutiful appearance.
