Press Release
Simple Code IV Smartwatch Face by Alex Pan Yong Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
Alex Pan Yong honored for interface, interaction and user experience design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design category for Simple Code IV Smartwatch Face by Alex Pan Yong, designed for Artalex. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Simple Code IV Smartwatch Face
The Simple Code IV is a striking blend of minimalism and exoticism. The use of a vibrant accent colour against a neutral background adds a touch of excitement to the design, effortlessly capturing the user's attention. The unique layout, which forms a spiral shape by connecting the day mark and the time index, creates a fresh and exotic look for the watch, enhancing the user experience in a distinctive way.
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
This recognition makes Alex Pan Yong a winner of 12 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2023 - 2024 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include websites, mobile applications, software interfaces, game interfaces, wearable interfaces and virtual reality interfaces. The awarded interface designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interface
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/161473
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/161473
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!161473
- 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
- Simple Code IV Smartwatch Face
- Function
- Smartwatch Face
- Category
- Interface, Interaction and User Experience Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Artalex
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alex Pan Yong
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #161473
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Pan Yong, Main image, 2024.; Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This design incorporates a bold accent color not only adding visual interest but also highlighting the date and day-in-week mark, which run in an arch connecting to the time index, creating a visually striking spiral effect. In addition to the accent color, the watch features a second counter in the center, providing an alternative way to read the seconds in addition to the traditional second hand.
- Inspiration
- The design evolved from the previous generation called Simple Code II. In this design, I not only simplified more on the elements, keeping it more towards minimalism, but also added one complication which allows user customization, meanwhile, I want to make it easier to catch attention and also easy to read the time.
- Research
- Not much research. It is evolved from the previous design, the feeling comes out promptly.
- 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 fulfil 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 name starting with “Simple Code IV“, and click the big blue button to sync into your smartwatch (You need to have Facer app installed on your smartwatch).
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started and finished in February 2024 in Singapore.
- Specifications
- The dimension of this design is 512 x 512px on Android watch, 400 x 400px on Samsung watch. It supports both round and square smartwatches.
- Keywords
- gold, red, blue, elegant, casual, minimal, business, metal, metalic
