The Doodlebug trailer was designed and produced by Trek bikes. Trek was looking to change the game for baby trailers. This single bar folding design was created to allow either a mesh layer or a plastic layer to cover the child inside. I spent several months creating quarter scale models and eventually creating patterns and managing full-scale prototypes. We experimented with materials, designs and various colorways.

The final product veered from the original design due to frame and engineering issues in folding that could not be resolved. 

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Final product

Planning color breaks

Part of my responsibility on this project was to use the frame design and provide options for color breaks on the final design. With design drawings, I was able to quickly provide a series of options highlighting different parts of the design. ​

Protyping

Creating a small scale prototype was challenging and inspiring. It was helpful to work out fabric issues in 3D without the hassle and materia expense of working at full scale.  

Quarter scale prototype

Working at scale also allowed the team to see the color breaks in 3D, find attachment points and understand what materials would be used where.