Ryan Newson \\ Designer based in Gresham, OR

Taco Bell Menu Boards

ForTaco Bell RoleDesigner, Engineer, Prototyper, Production Assistant

The LEDs were a particular challenge. They needed to light a transparency that was color-adjusted for the existing fluorescent lighting, so the LEDs had to match fluorescent light output in brightness, beam spread, color and replace-ability.

The plastic components were not yet finalized. Prototyping these elements was one of my responsibilities. I was also in charge of fine-tuning the engineering, creating the Solidworks models, and drafting the mechanical prints.

I also created a number of renderings from the Solidworks model that were used in the client meetings leading up to the in-store testing

The plastic components were not yet finalized at this point, so prototyping the first 14 sets of the menu boards was one of my responsibilities, as well as fine-tuning the engineering, the Solidworks models and mechanical prints.

One of the first permanent installations in-store.