Lightspeed Qolor workstation
1987

This was a sample set created to demonstrate the capabilities of the Lightspeed system.

Creating fictional samples like this can be a double-edged sword. While you have few constraints on your design, you also have to make everything up from scratch -- company names, logos, products, slogans, ad copy, etc.

Developing new products often demands that you be able to do this, to fill in the gaps where details haven't yet been specified or are only speculative. I think most teams find it easier to react to an inadequate design, rather than to work out all the details in the abstract first.