Most "inspired" case designs end up being impractical, cumbersome, or downright ugly. Case (pun intended) in point, crap like this
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Why are all the cases so uninspiring?
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lol those are horrendous!
When my case is ready to sell, i will give everyone in this thread (within the first few pages) one free case. An engineer is already working on the concept that i have sent him, so it shouldn't be any more than a couple months before it hits the likes of amazon and ebay.
You keep saying this word.... I don't think it means what you think it means....
I wish you all the luck, just pointing out the facts. ONE of those facts being you say you can't find a case you like out of the thousands of cases made. Not sure what you think you're going to do that hasn't been done or thought of but good luck. You'll need it!
lol those are horrendous!
When my case is ready to sell, i will give everyone in this thread (within the first few pages) one free case. An engineer is already working on the concept that i have sent him, so it shouldn't be any more than a couple months before it hits the likes of amazon and ebay.
So at the end, you're shamelessly trying to promote your own "unique" case that is about to make its way into this saturated market? I hope you aren't throwing money down the garbage disposal. Open a thread claiming to have no affiliation with a case company only to lurk around for a bit while your thread gains more interest until you strike with your own self promotion, clever I must say. I could be wrong.
Is this not inspiring enough? It is practical and functional.
Or this even
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First of all, Hi everyone!
It's really hard to pick a case that actually speaks to me. They're all just so bland, and the designs don't change a whole lot from one to the other.
We have different textures, material, colors, and what-not, but no one's really stepped out of the norm to create a case that just screams WANT! Maybe they're all trying to come up with that product and it isn't as easily conducted as it is spoken, but it's been a long time and still nothing!
I'm seriously considering starting my own phone case company and hopefully create something very exciting! Wish me luck!
Well, I think your voice reached to the manufacturer companies, I heard that now a days companies are going to design a phone cases that stop radiations that emits by cell phones. This is not only a new concept but also in favour of human-beings.
I am the 1%!!
Not really inspiring, and not quite out of the box, either. It's cute tho.
I applaud your initiative and wish you good luck.
I do believe you can find truly inspired design concepts out there. Off the top of my head I can think of different and novel mechanisms for actuating the power and volume controls, for example. I also have some tremendous ideas that would, unfortunately, require alteration of the phone body itself - ones where the case design is more of a modification that doesn't scream "case".
Of course, the barrier to many intricate designs is manufacturing cost (e.g. of the switches), and quality control. When you put numbers to paper it all becomes clear. With a higher quality (=expensive) product you're dealing with a smaller market. You're going to have to factor a higher profit margin for each unit which makes an expensive item even more expensive. If you want to make a quick buck it's much easier to make another plastic shell with cutaways and a HUGE profit margin.
When you look at the competition it's a really daunting enterprise to get in the field.
Finally there's the problems with marketing. The mass majority are drawn to certain brands (speck, otterbox ...etc) by reputation and don't even know about some excellent (and better) case if it's not sitting on the shelf at the apple store. It's hard to get quick exposure unless you have something that's completely unique. Kickstarter is a good place to begin.
I'm one of the few folks who actively seeks out rare and unique products like this for personal use, so I would be your market. But I'm also in the minority.
Digression .... In he late 90's I discovered an obscure Argentinian company called Vaja when I was looking for a good leather Palm pilot case. The popular leather cases in the US were poorly fitted and cheaply constructed garbage. Vaja was making form fitted cases at the time. I started correspondence with their folks (in my broken Spanish) and, to make a long story short, had them modify their product line (e.g. changed all their Velcro fittings to snap on and clips) and hooked them up with a US distributor. For my efforts I got a series of prototypes for evaluation along the way. I'm happy they're doing well.
I do believe you can find truly inspired design concepts out there. Off the top of my head I can think of different and novel mechanisms for actuating the power and volume controls, for example. I also have some tremendous ideas that would, unfortunately, require alteration of the phone body itself - ones where the case design is more of a modification that doesn't scream "case".
Of course, the barrier to many intricate designs is manufacturing cost (e.g. of the switches), and quality control. When you put numbers to paper it all becomes clear. With a higher quality (=expensive) product you're dealing with a smaller market. You're going to have to factor a higher profit margin for each unit which makes an expensive item even more expensive. If you want to make a quick buck it's much easier to make another plastic shell with cutaways and a HUGE profit margin.
When you look at the competition it's a really daunting enterprise to get in the field.
Finally there's the problems with marketing. The mass majority are drawn to certain brands (speck, otterbox ...etc) by reputation and don't even know about some excellent (and better) case if it's not sitting on the shelf at the apple store. It's hard to get quick exposure unless you have something that's completely unique. Kickstarter is a good place to begin.
I'm one of the few folks who actively seeks out rare and unique products like this for personal use, so I would be your market. But I'm also in the minority.
Digression .... In he late 90's I discovered an obscure Argentinian company called Vaja when I was looking for a good leather Palm pilot case. The popular leather cases in the US were poorly fitted and cheaply constructed garbage. Vaja was making form fitted cases at the time. I started correspondence with their folks (in my broken Spanish) and, to make a long story short, had them modify their product line (e.g. changed all their Velcro fittings to snap on and clips) and hooked them up with a US distributor. For my efforts I got a series of prototypes for evaluation along the way. I'm happy they're doing well.
Subjective matter. Why are you so uninspired by cases? I'm not sure I'd use "inspired" to describe any case. Either I like a case or I don't.
Clearly define what you're looking for and people can make recommendations. Odd are you haven't looked around enough.
No matter what the design there's no such thing. A given design will never have universal appeal due to the highly subjective nature of design.
First of all, Hi everyone!
It's really hard to pick a case that actually speaks to me. They're all just so bland, and the designs don't change a whole lot from one to the other.
We have different textures, material, colors, and what-not, but no one's really stepped out of the norm to create a case that just screams WANT! Maybe they're all trying to come up with that product and it isn't as easily conducted as it is spoken, but it's been a long time and still nothing!
I'm seriously considering starting my own phone case company and hopefully create something very exciting! Wish me luck!
Honestly it's a phone case it doesn't have to be some out of the box super inspiring case. As long as it protects and looks really awesome what more do you need? What do you find inspiring? Im actually curious not being rude or sarcastic.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1604169/
This is kind of different
I go for function.. Eg I use a Mophie or put a standard bumper on mine sit doesn't sit flat on a table/desk/etc.
For "accidents" I am just careful & responsible. When those fail me someday I have apple care
Plus.
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For "accidents" I am just careful & responsible. When those fail me someday I have apple care
Plus.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
So we want a case thats FUN huh?
It's weird, you know, I have cases for form, cases for function, but I don't have a case for fun. Know why? Because cases for fun are wonky, unwieldy, and make you look like a toolbox.
Case in point?
Or maybe:
Now look, I wish the OP nothing by the best. Diving into a market with about 8 gajillion competitors takes some balls...but if they're counting on "fun" to win the day, I think they're in for a very, VERY brutal awakening.
That having been said, I'm in for one. Always happy to have more cases kicking around.
It's weird, you know, I have cases for form, cases for function, but I don't have a case for fun. Know why? Because cases for fun are wonky, unwieldy, and make you look like a toolbox.
Case in point?
Or maybe:
Now look, I wish the OP nothing by the best. Diving into a market with about 8 gajillion competitors takes some balls...but if they're counting on "fun" to win the day, I think they're in for a very, VERY brutal awakening.
That having been said, I'm in for one. Always happy to have more cases kicking around.
Two things: Be resourceful, and don't be greedy.
That's a term I generally throw around to be read as 'many.' My apologies.
A unique case to me is something that's cool, fun and has a wow factor, unlike any other case, does more than what it's "supposed" to do seamlessly, and reliable for its protection against falls. It also has to sell.
I think you underestimate fun. Having said that, those pics gave me a good laugh! Thanks for sharing.
That's actually not a bad idea. I could see people buying them like hot cakes. I'll look into it; i've already got some ideas how it might work.
Those don't meet my criteria.
As this thread is completely devoid of any information ("cool" and "wow factor" are just empty buzzwords) there's no real point to making this thread or contributing to it. No offense, but so far there's really no reason at this point to think this "brilliant" idea isn't either unrealistic or entirely unoriginal.
There are billions of original ideas floating around. It's no big trick to have an idea. The trick is actually putting it into action. Most enterprising people I know wouldn't have anything to gain from posting a thread like this. At this point I'm getting the impression of someone who gets a lot of enjoyment just talking about it.
No offense. Just the vibe I'm getting here.
There are billions of original ideas floating around. It's no big trick to have an idea. The trick is actually putting it into action. Most enterprising people I know wouldn't have anything to gain from posting a thread like this. At this point I'm getting the impression of someone who gets a lot of enjoyment just talking about it.
No offense. Just the vibe I'm getting here.
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OP, maybe a bit of market research type stuff would help you? See what other threads are aimed at? Lots of people want different things, are inspired by different concepts, and as already pointed out, there are some cases that will protect really well, but aren't really inspiring, whereas the inspiring ones, or totally bonkers ones are slightly impractical.
If i could have a case that was thin as paper and followed the lines of my iPhone 5, transparent, excellent protection, light as a feather, and was a good grip, then i'd go for it, but that case doesn't exist at the moment. So currently i'm using a semi transparent green TPU thing that i got off amazon for a few pounds. It does the job of protecting it, has no nice metal buttons, or anything fancy, but it does the job.
I've got a Spigen somewhere around the house that is an iPhone 5 bumper type thing, but it just doesn't feel right to me, and makes the i5 a lot bigger, in my eyes.
Just my 2 pence of course, but I wish you all the best in your venture, and if you begin to manufacture something that fits most of my 'wants' then put me down for one.
If i could have a case that was thin as paper and followed the lines of my iPhone 5, transparent, excellent protection, light as a feather, and was a good grip, then i'd go for it, but that case doesn't exist at the moment. So currently i'm using a semi transparent green TPU thing that i got off amazon for a few pounds. It does the job of protecting it, has no nice metal buttons, or anything fancy, but it does the job.
I've got a Spigen somewhere around the house that is an iPhone 5 bumper type thing, but it just doesn't feel right to me, and makes the i5 a lot bigger, in my eyes.
Just my 2 pence of course, but I wish you all the best in your venture, and if you begin to manufacture something that fits most of my 'wants' then put me down for one.
Really? Guess you haven't seen the numerous threads on here about the Caudabe Veil? It's pretty much exactly what you're looking for: http://www.caudabe.com/collections/iphone-5-accessories/products/the-veil-frost
Wouldn't say that has excellent protection at all. But you're correct, I haven't seen any threads at all about this cover (I wouldn't call it a case myself), most of the threads are Spigen, Nuur, and others similar to that. Unfortunately, the case I'd like doesn't exist, so I'll settle for the one I'm using at this moment.
Well you said you wanted something as thin as paper, which is why I linked to the Caudabe Veil. Unfortunately, the natural laws of our world don't currently allow for something that thin and still offering "excellent protection." Unless you want something made out of some sort of metal, but then that would raise a whole host of other issues. I've had this Caudabe for about half a year and it's held up well. Now granted I take care of my phone so I'm not looking for bulky protection.