AuriDuo
Headphone and speaker set design
Year
METU ID302
2024-2025 Spring Semester
Role
Product Designer
Team
Emin Alperen Önal
Ertuğrul Kaldırım
Gülse Buran
Sadık Can Değirmenci
My Responsibilities
Concept development
form exploration
CMF
key renders
Project Statement
A headphone and speaker duo that visualizes emotional interaction and builds an expressive connection with the user by using dynamic light to reflect emotional states.
Research Phase
User Behavior Insights
1. Context-Based Device Switching
Users naturally select different devices depending on what they are doing:
Hybrid routines that switch throughout the day
Speakers for open, ambient sound
Headphones for focused, private listening
This supports the idea of a paired ecosystem rather than a single device.
2. Emotional Impact of Light
Studies show that lighting can significantly influence mood and perception:
Warm light → comfort, intimacy
Cool light → focus, clarity
Gradients and motion-based lighting → emotional arousal and expressiveness
(MIT Media Lab — Multisensory Interaction, 2021)
3. Desire for Personalization
Gen Z and young adults prefer devices that reflect their mood, identity and emotional states.
They expect products to be not only functional, but expressive extensions of themselves.
User Persona
Hazal Koç
Long listening sessions without ear fatigue or overheating.
Stay connected with her surroundings during outdoor walks or while doing chores at home.
Easy switch between focused work mode and relaxed ambient listening.
Reflect her mood and music taste through subtle, elegant visual elements.
A speaker that turns any space into an emotionally engaging environment.
Avoid potential hearing damage from prolonged close-range listening.
Hazal is a 27-year-old industrial designer. She works in cafés, practices yoga, and enjoys long nature walks. She uses AudioDUO to match the rhythm of her daily flow.
Market Research
User Group
Our target users are young, open-minded, and non-traditional individuals.
young
mature
traditional
open-minded
Competitors
Competing products are positioned based on the price–quality balance.
price
quality
Form
The form language is organic and simple. It avoids complexity, aiming for a fluid and user-friendly appearance.
geometric
organic
complex
simple
Perceptual
The design perception creates an emotional and attractive impression.
emotional
rational
attractive
modest
Form Exploration
Features
Speaker Mode
Hold the switch in position for 3 sec
*Only position for the speaker to function in
Controls
1 x Play/Pause
Long press On/Off
Switch to enable Open Listening Mode
Wheel that adjusts the Volume Level
Acoustic Memory Foam Earpads
Pressable Mesh for Pausing and Turning the device on
Sound Profiles
The visuals are abstract forms that pulse rhythmically, creating an immersive experience without looking artificial or like a screen.
Usage Scenario
Hazal long- pressed the mesh to turn on the Auri headphones.
Switch button; activates
speaker mode in headphones.
A short press activated the genre-synced LED lights.
When speaker mode activates she can get light feedback.
Long press the mesh to turn on the Auri speaker.
Same genre-synced LED lights with headphone.
Bigger buttons to enhance the perception.
Charge status near the charging port
