Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI de Kevin Yang

O deseño Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI de Kevin Yang é un estimado gañador do moi prestixioso 2025 A' Design Award de Ouro na Categoría de Competición Deseño de Xoguetes, Xogos e Produtos de Lecer.

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Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI

de Kevin Yang

Cliente: Royal College of Art

Gañador do A' Design Award de Ouro na Categoría Xoguete

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O Deseño

Sobre Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI

Project Xylo reimaxina a interacción MIDI a través dunha plataforma ludificada e social para crear música. Accesible para todos os niveis de habilidade, simplifica a creación de ritmos con sincronización harmónica e de tempo. Os cartuchos intercambiables e os dispositivos encaixables favorecen a colaboración, mentres que un deseño retro e modular mellora a usabilidade e o estilo. Project Xylo é unha serie de dispositivos MIDI portátiles deseñados para a creación musical cotidiá, ofrecidos en tres tamaños: sample, pocket e midi.

O Recoñecemento

Sobre o A' Design Award de Ouro

Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI gañou o A' Design Award de Ouro, un recoñecemento inmensamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de primeira clase, marabillosos e sobresaíntes. Os gañadores Ouro son creacións sumamente innovadoras, visionarias e glamurosamente deslumbrantes que reflicten o xenio, a sabedoría e a destreza dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI sexa unha invención moi eloxiada, pioneira e monumental que ofrece un valor sen precedentes. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ouro é un proxecto espectacular e respectado que beneficia moito a arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía e fai avanzar os seus límites. Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI crea intensos sentimentos de desexo, esperta a paixón, anima a creatividade e fascina.

Detrás do deseño

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Créditos, membros do equipo e detalles técnicos proporcionados polo deseñador.

Propiedades Únicas: Project xylo is a series of portable midi devices designed for everyday music creation, offered in three sizes: sample, pocket, and midi. The goal is to gamify music composition, making it a social and accessible experience.

Design targeted to simplify beat-making with harmonic and tempo consonance, bridging knowledge gaps. Its nostalgic trading cartridges let users share custom sounds and compositions; devices sync to create collaborative music, turning users into part of a band's performance.
Dimensións e Embalaxe: XYLO Midi (Large Size): 195mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
XYLO Pocket (Medium Size): 60mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
XYLO Sample (Mini Size): 30mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
Etiquetas: Midi Device, Game, Nostalgic
Tecnoloxía de Produción: Project XYLO undergoes prototyping using FDM printing to refine form, button layout, component placement, and device co-collab precision. The final SLA-printed model was sandblasted for a semi-transparent, Game Boy-like CMF, it went through multiple resin transparency tests to balance component visibility while maintaining the surface texture. Transitioning all electronics into the compact housing was challenging. The prototyping program, built via GODOT and run on Raspberry Pi Zero (ARM64), it faced limitations but was tested for basic functions and graphic capability.
Reto de Deseño: First, achieving the nostalgic semi-transparent shell required multiple CMF testing to balance resin transparency and sandblasting.

Second, developing the program and structuring the BOM to fit components was difficult due to housing size.

Third, balancing appearance with performance was tough—ESP32 lacked graphics power, leading to a switch to Raspberry Pi Zero.

XYLO underwent rapid iterations to address these, though production remains uncertain due to design complexity.
Investigación: XYLO’s research simplified music composition by categorizing sound into SFX, beats, chords, and melodies. The goal was to create an intuitive tool that ensures harmonic and tempo consonance for easy beat-making and collaboration. Through sound collection, prototyping, and applied to cohort surveys, insights showed that structured tempo enhances harmony and rhythm accessibility, forming the foundation for XYLO.
Inspiración: Project XYLO was conceived to democratize music creation by transforming MIDI operations into an engaging, portable, and social experience. Inspired by the desire to lower barriers in music composition, XYLO aimed to gamify the process, making it accessible to enthusiasts of all skill levels. Design focused on integrating harmonic and tempo consonance to facilitate intuitive beat-making. Additionally, nostalgic trading cartridges reference classic game consoles, making it fun and easy to share.
Duración do Proxecto: The project started in March 2024 and prototyped in May 2024, it is a student project at Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Fluxo de Operacións: XYLO makes music creation fun and accessible by transforming complex MIDI operations into an intuitive, hands-on experience. Users record, mix, and shape beats using simple button and slider controls, with harmonic and tempo frameworks ensuring accessible music-making. Swappable cartridges add a nostalgic touch for easy sound sharing. Devices snap together for instant sync, turning solo play into a collaborative jam—like forming a digital band anywhere.
Créditos das Imaxes: Image #1: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.