This all in one video endpoint allows users to offload their meeting workload to it and gain full control over how you look and sound in meetings with advanced background noise removal and an HD camera equipped with a privacy shutter.

Cisco Video Phone 8875

Claim your workspace, hop on a call, or join a video meeting⁠—all from your desk phone.

Lead Designer Inception to launch.
Responsibilities include: Ideation, Detail Design and HF Testing, Overseas CM DFM.

iF Award Winner 2023

World Wide Launch 2023 | Product Page

Leadership Otto Williams

Adapt and

Enhance

Working in a design system, while carrying over parts that are well proven enabled a quick development timeframe within cost targets while providing 10X better cohesion into the design system and user experience.

work-time

Simplified

By offloading resource intensive video meetings and breaking out calendars from typically overburdened laptops, the phone is able to do more and act as dashboard for daily work.

Design Objective

Facelift a well established segment leader to blend into an updated design system.
Efficiently update parts in a tight budget and timeline to maximize refresh.
Improve surfacing to elevate customer visibility of initial quality
Improve defects with constant deep dives with mechanical teams.

Problem
A update of a flagship device was needed under a tight timeline and limited budget to better integrate into a larger portfolio.

Task
I was responsible for familiarizing myself with this architype and work through the best plan of attack to result in the best design ROI.

Action
I started by looking at internals and cross functionally negotiating which components can be upgraded or carried over to reduce development time. From there, it was all about surgically targeting areas for development and maximizing impact and upgrading UX.

Result
The device was the first of it’s kind with a new touch based unified Operating System. Sales uptick of 25% was seen in the announcement in the video phone segment. An iF award further cements these winnings.

Change from

Within

Deep reflection into the flaws present in the current phone helped narrow and focus areas of improvement and which components were needed to be carried over to remain within cost and timeline pressures.

Proven components

Acoustics & keypad mechanicals were carried over and fast tracked development, but necessitated careful integration into the new ID.

Inclusivity is paramount

The bezels surrounding the display are intentionally wide, allowing for thumbs to grip without interfering with the touchscreen. A soft rear profile also invites hands to grip and adjust angles

No Stone

Unturned

Finding a way to bridge the floating display with the lower body is the key problem being ideated upon and making this transition functionally useful, in addition is the ultimate goal.