Commodore 64 Laptop

Step 4 Design Work

Time to start the design! Once again I did everything in Adobe Illustrator
because thats how I roll. I started the layout around noon on a Wednesday, with a goal of routing it Friday morning.

I used a lot of V-bits to give everything sharp angles and a very 80s feel. This includes the screen, which is recessed in the lid to allow room for the raised keys when closed. This top deep bevel matches up to the bevels around the lower portion when closed.

The case is in 4 parts, 2 for the lid, 2 for the base. Like the recent Xbox 360 laptops everything is curved, beveled, and slow to rout.

Finally I did a color revision of the laptop design (This was probably on a Thursday night just before The Office came on) This shows me how the unit will look and simulates the shading on all of the surfaces. I ended up going a darker beige when I painted it because light beige didnt look quite right.

Comments

[shimniok]

Echoing the above comment: nicely done--but I want to do it too! :) Can you detail the process of building the case? Is this some sort of CNC routing? What material?

[cwebsterlusk]

I like the diagrams but what did you rout this with and what material did you rout it from?