Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Alzcare Mobile Application in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design

Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou honored for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Alzcare Mobile Application by Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou, designed for Alzcare. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

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 Alzcare Mobile Application

Alzcare is a mobile app designed to support Alzheimer's caregivers with daily care tools, AI powered guidance, and community resources. Its user experience and features were thoughtfully designed to simplify caregivers' daily tasks like medication and symptom tracking, and also to enhance patient safety and foster family collaboration. With an accessible, soothing user experience and interface design, Alzcare eases caregiving challenges, reducing stress and isolation. By combining technology with empathy, it empowers caregivers to provide informed, compassionate care.

About Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou

Yueling Lai is an award-winning User Experience/Product Designer based in California, USA. Her design works have been recognized by prestigious design awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, A’ Design Award, Core77 Design Awards, Muse Design Awards, IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards), European Product Design Awards, etc. Currently a Senior Product Designer at TikTok, Yueling uses design thinking to solve complex business problems and designs world-class digital products that connect millions of businesses and audiences.

Award Record

With this recognition, Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou is 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/172533
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/172533
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!172533
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/368316
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZAYJ-qT-E

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: Alzcare Mobile Application
Function: Mobile Application
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Silver, Dim Gray and Light Gray
Images: 5
Client: Alzcare

The Recognition

Laureate: Yueling Lai and Sicong Zhou
Country: United States of America
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2024 - 2025
Design ID: #172533

Credits

Team: Yueling (Linda) Lai and Sicong (Nick) Zhou
Image Credits: Yueling (Linda) Lai, Sicong (Nick) Zhou

Design Details

Unique Properties: Alzcare is a mobile companion app designed for caregivers and families of people with Alzheimer's disease. By integrating AI-powered guidance, real-time alerts, and a strong caregiver community, Alzcare provides the support system that caregivers need, enhancing both patient care and caregiver well-being.
Inspiration: Alzheimer’s disease affects over 55 million people worldwide. And the disease does not just affect one person. It touches everyone who loves them. Over 100 million families face the challenges of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Many feel isolated and overwhelmed with the emotional toll and endless responsibilities. We believe technologies can help and our mission is to design a solution that alleviates the daily burdens of caregiving, empowering families in Alzheimer's caregiving.
Research: To create a solution that truly meets the needs of Alzheimer’s caregivers, we conducted extensive user research, including 1) Interviews with Alzheimer's patients and family members caring for loved ones with the disease; 2) Field studies to observe how caregivers currently manage daily care, where we discovered that many rely on paper tracker templates to monitor symptoms over time. Through user research, we identified key user problems, such as the top worry among families: wandering, which is common and highly dangerous for Alzheimer's patients. We also understood caregivers' emotional strain, as families expressed significant stress and a strong need for mental support.
Challenge: The biggest challenge was designing for caregivers' diverse needs while ensuring simplicity. Balancing emotional support with functionality required both deep research and intentional visual design choices. Caregivers' privacy concerns with real-time tracking, accessibility for older users, and integrating AI with reliable medical guidance were also key challenges we considered and overcame.
Realization and Technology: The design software used was Figma, Origami Studio, Adobe After Effects, and other design and prototype developing tools.
Operation and Interaction: Alzcare provides the support system that caregivers need by integrating AI-powered guidance, real-time alerts, and a strong caregiver community. Our key features and user-centered design innovations include: 1) Home + Care Tab: A centralized hub allowing caregivers to log medications and set reminders for timely administration; track symptoms and behavioral changes over time; visualize trends and generate reports to support medical decisions.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in December 2024 in California, United States, and finished the 1st phase in March 2025.
Specifications: The mobile application was designed with the iOS operating system and potentially expanded to Android in the future.
Keywords: User Experience Design, Mobile Application Design, Healthcare Application, Alzheimer's Disease, AI Design, AI Chat