naruncheng@gmail.com
Melbourne, Australia
naruncheng@gmail.com
Melbourne, Australia
Monash Automation
Industrial Design
University Coursework Project
Concept & Prototype
University Coursework Project
Concept & Prototype
Snoozy is a final year coursework project completed as part of IDN3002 Design for Health. The project explores how design can address sleep disruption caused by late-night phone use.
Snoozy is a smart bedside alarm designed to help users disconnect from their phones at night and build healthier sleep habits. Combining physical and digital intervention, Snoozy features an integrated phone lock compartment that prevents late-night scrolling while still allowing essential notifications to pass through.
The device incorporates a sunrise light, ambient sounds, and gamified reinforcement to encourage consistent, undisturbed sleep. With a refined, minimal design and a focus on user-centred principles, Snoozy bridges technology and wellbeing to promote better rest and healthier routines.
Snoozy is a smart bedside alarm designed to help users disconnect from their phones at night and build healthier sleep habits. Combining physical and digital intervention, Snoozy features an integrated phone lock compartment that prevents late-night scrolling while still allowing essential notifications to pass through.
The device incorporates a sunrise light, ambient sounds, and gamified reinforcement to encourage consistent, undisturbed sleep. With a refined, minimal design and a focus on user-centred principles, Snoozy bridges technology and wellbeing to promote better rest and healthier routines.
The design process began through a series of ideation sketches to explore potential forms. A shape that would sit naturally on a bedside table or nightstand was generally desired, allowing the product to blend seamlessly into users’ existing bedside environments.
A coherent and intuitive user interface was developed to complement the device’s physical design. The layout and interactions were carefully designed to be functional, minimal, and consistent with the product’s goal of promoting focus and reducing distraction.
A full-scale prototype was produced using the final developed CAD model and 3D printing. The model was refined through repeated cycles of sanding, filling, and priming to achieve a smooth, high-quality finish that accurately represented the intended form and CMF. The user interface was then printed and applied to the physical prototype to visualise how the digital and physical elements would integrate in the final product.