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Oguzhan Topcuoglu Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Seismic Mobile Application in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Oguzhan Topcuoglu recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Seismic Mobile Application by Oguzhan Topcuoglu, designed for Aselsan. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Seismic Mobile Application
Seismic Mobile is a mobile application designed to provide an instant security service for facilities. The application works with ground-embedded seismic sensors that connect wirelessly to a gateway modem. Sensor setup, settings, radar views and notifications are managed from the phone, so no handheld terminal is needed. Four main menus organise notifications, the radar system, the sensor list and the settings. Red, yellow, blue and grey colours on a dark background make alarms, warnings and sensor states easy to recognise. The interface follows familiar daily app habits.
About Oguzhan Topcuoglu
Oğuzhan Topcuoğlu was graduated from the department of Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2015 as the first ranked student. He also gained his Master's Degree in METU, in 2018, by studying on "Exploring the Potentials of Virtual Reality Technology for User Evaluation of a Shunter Locomotive Driver Cabin". During the education of Master's Degree, he has started to work at Aselsan UGES Vice Presidency in March, 2016 and worked on the topics of transportation, security, energy, medical and automation systems. This is why he works on a wide scope of different product designs.
Award Record
Oguzhan Topcuoglu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2021 - 2022 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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/146865
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/146865
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!146865
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/319282
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://shorturl.at/dgMN2
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Seismic Mobile Application
- Function
- Application
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Black, Cornflower Blue, Rosy Brown and Midnight Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Aselsan
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Oguzhan Topcuoglu
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #146865
Credits
- Image Credits
- All visuals are created by Oguzhan Topcuoglu. Video Sound credits: Royalty Free Music by AlexiAction from Pixabay
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The main idea in the project is to offer an instant security service for facilities based on seismic sensor technology. The system consists of sensors, modems, and a mobile app that controls the entire system about sensor setup, settings, radar, and notification checks. What makes the app unique is its specialized and easy-to-use functions instead of an extra handheld device. Despite the technical content, usage is easy for every user thanks to familiar experiences from daily-life apps.
- Inspiration
- Designing a mobile app instead of an old-fashioned hand terminal, which other seismic systems have, is a unique idea for instant security services, enhancing user mobility and quick reaction. All technical information is organized in a user-friendly way. When it comes to enjoyable and engaging interaction, it is inspired by computer games for radar and alarm pages.
- Research
- User research, literature review, and field studies are processed to investigate the feasibility of developing a mobile app for this device and to discover the users' needs and expectations. Insights focused on keeping the interface as simple as possible. The goal is to prevent users from learning new interactions by providing familiar experiences based on their daily app habits.
- Challenge
- What is challenging for this project is controlling all the technical equipment wirelessly via a mobile app according to daily life habits. It consists of activating a gateway, matching it with a sensor group, defining the world locations of sensors, watching and controlling them on a radar screen, obtaining various signals, distinguishing if the feedback is an occasion or a sensor error, and transmitting this information to the user in a correct color code.
- Realization and Technology
- One hardware package includes 12 ground-embedded seismic sensors that are wirelessly connected to a master modem known as a gateway. A mobile app for the customers communicates with the system via Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and NFC technologies. UX-UI interaction and the prototype of the app are designed in Figma Software.
- Operation and Interaction
- The app is divided into four main submenus for each function. (1) Notifications: Alarms and warnings informing the user for any variable type of occasion. (2) Radar system: showing the sensor locations and distances. (3) Sensor list: indicating the sensor setup and properties. Finally, (4) Settings: General app and gateway settings. Red, yellow, blue, and gray colors convey the messages clearly on a dark background. Changing actions and the opacity of images also specify meaningful content.
- Project Duration and Location
- 2021 - 2022, Ankara, Turkey
- Specifications
- The app is responsive for all screen sizes and universally applicable for all Android and iOS phones.
- Keywords
- Seismic, Sensor, Radar, Alarm, Warning, Security, Facility
