Independent project · Fall 2025

Small Bitty Tech Items Organizer

Autodesk Fusion
3D printing
Product design
Fit testing

A five-slot organizer for small tech accessories, with a click when you put an item away and magnetic labels you can swap.

I designed and printed the housing, slots, and magnetic labels, and used an existing clicker design inside. The prototype gave the feedback I wanted, but the items could still fall out if it was turned upside down.

Five-slot organizer populated with small electronics — A Fusion render of the five-slot organizer.

01 / The problem

I kept losing track of small accessories.

Small receivers and memory cards were easy to lose in a bag. Even when I found a receiver, I couldn’t always tell what it belonged to. I wanted a place where I could see each item and get a satisfying click when I put it back.

02 / The interaction

A click for storage and an icon for identification

I tested the slots with a USB receiver, an SD card, and a microSD card. Putting an item in presses the clicker underneath it. The magnetic icon beside the slot helps identify what the item belongs to, and you can swap the label when you change what’s stored there.

Low angle view of the organizer with all magnetic labels seated

The magnetic labels sit beside the slots. Try lifting one to see how it separates.

03 / Prototyping

Changing the shape and testing the fit

I started with cardboard to try the size and push interaction, then printed a hexagonal version to test the layout and labels. The feedback I received pointed toward a smaller footprint, smoother edges, and labels that could be changed. I moved to a rectangular housing with five slots and printed smaller sections to check the fit before making the full version.

Early cardboard organizer mockup — An early cardboard model for trying the slot layout.

Hexagonal printed organizer — The early hexagonal housing.

Perspective sketch of a rectangular five-slot organizer — A drawing of the five-slot layout and the labels beside it.

Dimensioned front and side drawings of the organizer — Dimensioned drawings for checking the size and spacing.

Partial print of a single slot and its housing — I printed one section to check how the accessories pressed the clicker before printing the full housing.

04 / What I learned

The click worked, but the items still needed a better hold.

I compared existing clicker designs for their size, feel, and spring behavior. One was too large, one printed spring deformed, and another had a scratchy click. I chose a smaller design with a metal spring. It felt closer to what I wanted, but it didn’t hold the accessories in place when I turned the organizer upside down. That is the main issue I would address next.

Mechanism credit: Mini Clicky McClickerson, MakerWorld remix by DaddyWazzy_TheCreator (Creative Commons Attribution).