Blazer with a buzz

Inspiration

Our inspiration started by wanting to create personal boundaries by no contact communication. We wanted to preserve the sense of community by allowing students who have social anxiety to contact their teacher without bringing attention to themselves.

What it does

This blazer is designed to provide secondary communication through a discreet buzz feature, allowing the student or individual to quickly and easily get the attention of the wearer when they need help or assistance.

How we built it

The blazer was based on a suit jacket pattern that one of the group members had. It was cut out and sewn without the lining or collar just to get the point across that the buzzer is meant to be on a garment. We also 3D printed a flower broach to go on the lapel of the jacket to help keep the design discrete and hide the actual buzzer. The buzzer was made by…

Challenges we ran into

Unique identifiers so the person wearing the blazer will know who is contacting them.
Creating a discrete logo or symbol to hide the buzzer to allow for more privacy
Getting started with an idea that would allow people to Connect
Coming up with a way to make the buzzer removable

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The buzzer
Our group’s collaboration and the way all of our strengths and specialties came together
The way the project evolved <3

What we learned

How to narrow our target audience and find out who our product is useful for
How to specialize our product to cater to

What's next for Blazer with a Buzz

Expanding the range of styles offered by Blazer with a Buzz would be a great next step to attract more customers and cater to different preferences. This could include developing blazers with different fabrics, colors, and patterns to suit various weather conditions and occasions.
creating more styles of brooch pins.
Conducting market research and gathering feedback from customers can also help in identifying areas of improvement and potential new products to develop.