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Reamember Mobile Application by Tianyi Qi Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Tianyi Qi acknowledged for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Reamember Mobile Application by Tianyi Qi. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Reamember Mobile Application
Reamember is a mobile application designed for language learners. The application connects reading comprehension and vocabulary building without interrupting the reading flow. On the reading tab, users find online content that matches their interests. An embedded dictionary shows the meaning of unfamiliar words during reading. Selected words are saved to a wordbook, where each entry shows details and the source article. Daily short quizzes support word learning. A community tab presents articles and learning resources shared by other users.
About Tianyi Qi
Tianyi Qi is a product designer who is passionate about solving user problems with thoughtfully designed digital products that are both functional and pleasing to use. She has worked with organizations in public service, social impact, and product innovation throughout the product design process, from exploring problem spaces to design implementation. Her enthusiasm for design has extended to design strategy and research: as a mapping enthusiast, she organizes qualitative data in ways that reveal the systematic perspective of problems, define invisible connections and uncover unexpected solutions.
Award Record
With this recognition, Tianyi Qi is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2021 - 2022 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award
The A' Mobile Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good design in mobile industry by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to mobile designers, application developers, software engineers and user interface designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. The awarded mobile designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/mobile
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/140870
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140870
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140870
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/325908
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Reamember Mobile Application
- Function
- Mobile Application
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Khaki, Lavender, Light Gray, Silver and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tianyi Qi
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140870
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer by Spencer Davis on Unsplash; Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash; Photographer by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash; Photographer Jeremy Yap on Unsplash; Photographer Sincerely Media on Unsplash; Photographer ELLA DON on Unsplash; Photographer Matthias Heyde on Unsplash; Photographer by Spencer Davis on Unsplash; Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash; Photographer by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash; Photographer Photo by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash; Photographer Jeremy Yap on Unsplash; Photographer Sincerely Media on Unsplash; Photographer ELLA DON on Unsplash; Photographer Matthias Heyde on Unsplash; Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Reamember is a mobile application crafted to let language learners have a smooth flow while reading content with unfamiliar words and learn these words afterward. It aims to bridge reading comprehension and vocabulary building, these two aspects of language learning, in a noninterfering way and ultimately create a holistic learning experience for users.
- Inspiration
- In the very first days after I came to the US, I experienced a lot of language and cultural challenges. I tried to read more news and cultural content, dominantly on my mobile phone, to cope with these 2 challenges at the same time. I couldn't get into a good reading flow because of the unfamiliar words in the text. However, when I focused too much on the unfamiliar words, I would lose the reading flow as well. This experience inspired me to design this app.
- Research
- 5 interviews were conducted with English learners about their English reading habits, problems, and coping strategies. Key findings are: 1. Unfamiliar words is one of the bigger challenge English learners face while reading. 2. All participants commented that being too focused on unfamiliar words will break their reading flow. They might need to read one piece of content multiple times to understand. 3. If readers can get just enough information(the meaning of the word in their native language) about a word immediately, a good reading flow can be maintained.
- Challenge
- I was struggling with the value proposition of the application, as it sits in between a browser, vocabulary building, and reading. I eventually decided to define it as a "language learning tool", to capture the holistic learning experience it provides to users.
- Realization and Technology
- The key technical components of the app are the browser and dictionary. Besides these, the app should be able to auto-update content on the "Community" tab.
- Operation and Interaction
- On the "Reading" tab, a user can easily find online content that appeals to their reading interest. An embedded dictionary allows them to check out unfamiliar words while reading. They can add these words to the wordbook and learn them later. After the words are collected from articles, they will be stored in the "Wordbook", where a user can check the details of the words and see the source. A user needs to take daily pop quizzes to "learn" words. Once a user completes 3 tests for 1 word, it will become a "learned" word. On the "Community" tab, a user can explore articles and other learning resources shared by other users.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2020 and finished in July 2020, in New York City.
- Specifications
- The app is designed for iOS systems.
- Keywords
- Learning, Language, Application, Reading, Browser, Wordbook
