Mingle Sport Camera Case, with a reflective surface, displaying the brand name 'mingle sport' and a logo, against a plain gray background.
Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.

Mingle Sport Camera Case
sports product design
field testing prototype

Design & Development: Sikko Valk (SIGU) & Jacco de Haan (Hanig)
CAD / Engineering for physical prototyping:
Sikko Valk (SIGU) & Jacco de Haan (Hanig)
Development in collaboration with the Mingle Sport innovation team 2022

Project Scope

R&A
Physical product DNA
Physical brand identity & formlanguage
Concept ideation
Product design
User journey
UI & UX
Usability
CMF
CAD
Prototyping
3D printing
Field testing
Feasibility & Viability


Mingle Sport is a visionary sports tech startup, focused on getting the maximum potential and fun out of grassroots ball sports with their app, capturing match magic & upping player skills.

We were offered the opportunity to collaborate in a product-study: Exploring, identifying and developing a potential extension to their app; a quick and easy place-able, tripod mounted Mingle camera case that houses 2 high-quality camera’s + powerbank.

This, connected to their app, enables grassroots ball sports clubs, players or spectators a low threshold and interactive way to record high quality footage, track matches or player stats, ánd offers stunningly fun cinematic opportunities, so you can become your own coach, talentscout or create epic replays of that amazing goal.

For more info on their mission, community and app, check out their website!

Activity summary among other:

  • Establishing critical parameters and internal package configuration(s) through field and usability testing.

  • Creative sessions, user journey exploration & concepts ideation.

  • Translation of brand vision into + exploration/creation of physical product DNA.

  • Exploration & creation of Mingle Sport physical form-language.

  • CAD development and Structural design of the cameras’ protective casing parts.

  • Implementing internal flexibility, enabling use of a range of existing and foreseeable future generations of handheld camera’s.

  • 3D prototyping and testing.

  • With a view to recycled & sustainable plastic(s) as materialization of the housing component(s) and easy to separate material streams.

Mingle Sport Camera Case on a tripod with a soccer ball against a plain light gray background.
Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case on a tripod against a plain light gray background.
Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan. Green grass with white lines on the field.
Diagram of a soccer field showing Mingle Sport camera angles and positions labeled as cam 1 and cam 2, with lines indicating coverage areas.
Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case on a tripod with a futuristic design resembling a cube head with multi-colored accents, standing against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
CMF exploration.
Close-up of the Mingle Sport Camera Case. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Closeup. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.
Mingle Sport Camera Case. Closeup. Design & Engineering by Sikko Valk & Jacco de Haan.