Hyunah Oh Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Allowonce Mobile App Concept in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design

Hyunah Oh acknowledged 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 A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Allowonce Mobile App Concept by Hyunah Oh, designed for OHEL Studio. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

The A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

About Allowonce Mobile App Concept

Allowonce is a mobile app concept designed to help young adults manage, plan, and limit their spending in one go, by issuing a monthly virtual allowance card. By spending money on their on Allowonce cards, users can easily limit their spending to the desirable monthly budget and record / track their spending more efficiently by putting a label to it right after they made a payment. Since budgeting, planning, and tracking spending are all incorporated into the process of issuing an Allowonce card, there is no need for users to download multiple apps to manage their finances.

Award Record

This recognition makes Hyunah Oh a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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/149329
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149329
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149329
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/343276
Further Information from the Laureate: http://hyunahoh.com

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Allowonce Mobile App Concept
Function: Mobile App Concept
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Sienna, Rosy Brown, Tan, White and Gray
Images: 5
Client: OHEL Studio

The Recognition

Laureate: Hyunah Oh
Country: United States of America
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #149329

Credits

Image Credits: N/A

Design Details

Unique Properties: This app concept was designed to help young adults manage, plan, and limit spending in one go, on a virtual allowance card. By using this Allowonce card, users can easily limit and track their spending.
Inspiration: The idea of Allowonce came from user interviews. Allowonce is essentially a creative mashup of the different types of apps that users mentioned that they were using. Allowonce provides automated budgeting and spending tracking by combining the usability of credit cards, the interactivity of mobile apps, and active communication, an all-in-one virtual allowance card that eliminates the need to juggle between budgeting and banking apps.
Research: < User interviews > Objective : uncover user pain points in using existing market solutions Methodology : Zoom call, 1 hour each, 5 users within age 18-35 Results : Key pain points were identified < Usability testing > Objective : test usability & validity of solution Methodology : Slack huddle, 20 min each, 2 rounds with 10 users within age 18-35 Results : validity of solution was confirmed, task flow was extended. < A/B testing > Objective : quickly test user preference of certain screens Methodology : Google Forms, 8 users within age 18-35 Results : 3 screens were redesigned
Challenge: The most challenging part was to come up with the right solution idea that incorporates various user pain points identified during the user interview process. Users had different issues : some pointed to budgeting, while others mentioned difficulties of recording spending, and still other users complained about the inaccurate, untimely statements. I had to come up with a solution that encompasses and balances all those needs in one seamless flow, and that was the most challenging part of this project.
Realization and Technology: Prototyping - Figma / Mock-ups - Adobe Photoshop / User research & testing - Slack, Zoom, Google Forms
Operation and Interaction: The main flow shows all core functionalities of the app concept, which include budgeting, spending, and tracking : how a user might put in their income, expenses and financial goal(s) to (1) obtain automatically calculated budget, (2) issue an AllowOnce card for the month, (3) spend money from the card, and (4) record their spending.
Project Duration and Location: This app concept started in May and was finished in August 2022, as a capstone project for BrainStation's UX Design Bootcamp. Even after the project was finished, user testing and iterations continued.
Specifications: Mobile app concept intended for iOS devices. (screen size : 390 x 844 px, optimized for iPhone 13 Pro)
Keywords: Finance, credit card, banking, mobile, saving, spending, budgeting, young