During the last five years of building Cozy, perhaps the most important thing I discovered was that, observing and listening to customers is one of the most effective ways to discover new products.
It’s been a while since the last update here at Cozy but we haven’t been sitting still. In the last couple years we’ve launched PencilCozy for Apple Pencil, the original solution for the pencil caps and adapters, and developed three new cozys for USB C adapters. But What we really wanted to talk about was out new Custom Cozy Builder. Cozy has become a known IT/AV solution provider for adapter holders and cable tethers for many large companies such as Netflix, Google and Airbnb. In fact we work hand in hand with them to create bespoke solutions that delight. But smaller companies also wanted their own solutions and more over product branding. In the past this has been a labor intensive...
Great design is not only helpful and functional, it is elegant. We spent a lot of time designing PocketDock to be both sleek and sturdy. A lot of this planning came in the CAD stage of designing. Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of a computer to create and optimize a design. It’s used to create 3D designs with the precise measurements and geometry of a finished product. These designs can then be used for manufacturing. We used Autodesk Fusion 360 to create our CAD for PocketDock. It helped us turn our drawings into a 3D model to see how we could realistically create a final product. This stage was especially important in designing the dock to fit...
At Cozy, we create products to improve life without adding clutter. Good design reuses existing materials, giving them more utility and functionality in the simplest possible way. That was our goal for PocketDock. Once we had an idea of what we wanted PocketDock to be, we set out with Paper and Pencil by FiftyThree to design it. Paper allowed us to sketch and revise complex drawings with all of the simplicity of a pencil and paper. It helped us keep our drafts organized so we could share them and get feedback to create the best possible product. Our design process always starts with a need. We designed PocketDock to simplify smartphone charging. Our phones deserve better than sitting on the...
30 years ago, the first 3D printer was too expensive and too large for anyone but corporations to use. Today, there are versions available to the general public for as little as $500. They are used to print everything from cars to jewelry. Images by Local Motors and Design-Milk Cool as that is, this new technology is doing much more than giving people products on demand. 3D printers are dramatically changing lives. Nearly 2 million Americans have lost limbs. That number skyrockets when you look at the rest of the world. Many people can’t afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars on prosthetics. So they go through life without a hand, leg, or other body part. That’s where...
