Mars explorer companion device

Retro device with solar panel, speaker, different types of buttons and controls

I will be looking for a new job very soon, so... it's LinkedIn and dribbble time 😀

If you are looking for a product designer and/or UI developer, hit me up! See my LinkedIn profile page for a detailed explanation of each of my previous jobs as well as real work samples.

This shot is a design exercise, a continuation on the previous idea of caldíu. I played with light and shadow, depth to give it a kind of realistic 3D look, even though everything is a 2D vector inside Figma. I tried to go for a futuristic, space-inspired device but it ended up looking quite dated! Truth is, internet connection will probably not be great in Mars in the beginning so we may have to go back to Kazaa/LimeWire/eMule for a while.

Everything was hand made, save for the background images and fonts. I tried to make a video transitioning from dark to light but it did not look so great with so many gradients.

Here is the light version of the device:

Light version of a retro device with solar panel, speaker, different types of buttons and controls

And here are the two versions side by side:

And some details...

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