Press Release
World Cup 2022 Smartwatch Face by Alex Pan Yong Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Alex Pan Yong for interface, interaction and user experience design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design category for World Cup 2022 Smartwatch Face by Alex Pan Yong, designed for Artalex. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 assessed 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.
Regarding World Cup 2022 Smartwatch Face
World Cup 2022 is a set of watch face designs on the Apple Watch for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. By placing the painting of the national flag at the center and occupying the majority of the space, it creates a bold and impactful visual that immediately draws attention to the colours and symbols of the country it represents. Against a black background, the colours of the flag stand out even more, providing a striking contrast that makes the design easily readable at a glance. Ultimately, by showing the heart rate on the flag, it makes the whole watch face resonate with the supporting fans.
About Alex Pan Yong
Pan Yong, also known as Alex, is a Singaporean artist renowned for his innovative approach to art. Graduating from Lasalle College of the Arts in 2007 with a degree in interactive art, he embarked on a journey to explore the fusion of art and technology. With a fervent belief in the transformative power of this combination, Pan Yong delves into uncharted territories where artistry meets technological prowess. His creations serve as bridges between these seemingly disparate domains, pushing the boundaries of traditional art and embracing the boundless possibilities of technology.
Award Record
Alex Pan Yong is a winner of 8 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design Award
The A' Interface Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good user interface designs by the best UI/UX designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interface designers, interaction designers, user experience designers and digital product designers from all countries. Entries typically include websites, mobile applications, software interfaces, game interfaces, wearable interfaces and virtual reality interfaces. Awarded interface designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interface
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/144898
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/144898
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!144898
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/241689
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.facer.io/u/artalex
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- World Cup 2022 Smartwatch Face
- Function
- Smartwatch Face
- Category
- Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software
- Colors
- Black, Crimson, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Artalex
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alex Pan Yong
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #144898
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Pan Yong, Main image, 2023.; Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- When it comes to designing Apple Watch faces for the FIFA World Cup 2022, the layout is particularly important. By placing the painting of the nation's flag at the center of the watch face and occupying the majority of the space, I create a bold and impactful visual that immediately draws the user's attention to the colours and symbols of the country it represents. Against a black background, the colours of the flag will stand out even more, providing a striking contrast that makes the design easily readable at a glance.
- Inspiration
- When designing a set of Apple Watch faces for the FIFA World Cup 2022, I drew inspiration from the colour schemes of the participating nations' flags. Each country has its own unique colour scheme, and incorporating those colours into the designs can help create a visual connection between the watch face and the country it represents. I have also considered the contrast between the colours of the flag and the background of the watch face, to ensure that the design is easy to read and stands out on the user's wrist. Additionally, I also have experimented with different combinations and patterns of colours to create a visually engaging design that captures the spirit of the World Cup.
- Research
- Not much research. Once the national flag is in a dominant central place, the feeling comes out immediately.
- Challenge
- No challenge. When the inspiration arrives, everything was running smoothly.
- Realization and Technology
- The design is produced on Facer.io. It has a design tool to let designers fulfill their ideas. Once the design is finished, just publish it directly from there, and the user can sync the design from Facer.io.
- Operation and Interaction
- The design is released on Facer.io. To download it, go to www.facer.io/u/artalex. Look for the watch face collection “FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022”, and click the big blue button of each watch face to sync into your smartwatch (You need to have Facer app installed on your smartwatch).
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started on October 2022 in Singapore and finished on November 2022.
- Specifications
- The dimension of this design is aligned with the Apple Watch Series 7 and above, which is 396 by 484 pixels in 45mm size, and 352 by 430 pixels in 41mm size.
- Keywords
- colourful, elegant, casual, sporty, Fifa, football, world cup
