Bronze A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Goes to Hango App Splitting Bills Application by Den Klenkov

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Den Klenkov for mobile technologies, applications and software design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hango App Splitting Bills Application by Den Klenkov has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed 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.

Regarding Hango App Splitting Bills Application

Hango is an iOS application concept for splitting bills in restaurants. The process has four steps: scan the check, add the people at the table, divide the items and receive the money back. Items on the check are recognized automatically, and each item is assigned with a simple drag and drop gesture. Other participants confirm their order and pay their share using fingerprint confirmation. The interface is clean and focused on one main task. Motion and animation are used to explain each step of the process.

About Den Klenkov

Den Klenkov is a multidisciplinary digital product designer. He designs experiences that help humans adapt to emerging technologies and continuously explores and questions new modalities of human-computer interaction. Den works across industries and across digital devices on application designs, e-commerce solutions and websites for businesses, large and small. He is a big believer in the idea that designing interfaces is not just about seeing but USING. Den's work is more than just web, mobile interfaces design – it’s his way to analyse and provide user with the best way to interact.

Award Record

This recognition makes Den Klenkov 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/100757
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100757
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100757
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/273223
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/hango-case

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Hango App Splitting Bills Application
Function: Splitting Bills Application
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Lavender, Sandy Brown, Light Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Den Klenkov
Country: Ukraine
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100757

Design Details

Unique Properties: Hango is an iOS app concept that is designed to simplify the process of bill splitting in a restaurant. Scan a bill, add friends, split it and get your money back in a matter of seconds. Key strengths: quick and efficient scanning using modern technologies (AR, AI), clean and minimalistic design that supports usability, intuitive engaging and informative interactions through out the user journey. The app focuses on one main task and accomplishes it in the cleanest and easiest way.
Inspiration: I never liked to calculate my part of the check in restaurants. From time to time I tried to find an app with a good UI/UX that solves this problem, but never found.
Research: When paying one bill at a restaurant for a big group of people it’s hard to quickly calculate the amounts for each participant or a smaller group. Or if one person decided to pay and make calculations later, then you need to make photo of the check, do the math and pay off later. This results in spending too much time on calculations during a dinner instead of enjoying each other’s company. I conducted a survey among my friends, colleagues and some other people. It's goal was to confirm the problem existence and to find out in what way people usually solved it.
Challenge: The most challenging part was to identify what should be the perfect experience for the users trying to split the bill in restaurants. For this purpose the market research was conducted. I made a list of the biggest user’s frustrations and a list of the things that people like about the existing apps that solve similar problem. Main week points: no scanning functionality or it has a poor performance; it takes longer then reasonable to accomplish the main task (calculate the amounts and pay back); the overall look and feel is outdated and not beautiful, some other features are missing. Based on the survey and the market research, I created and prioritized a feature list.
Realization and Technology: The software used: Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Principle. Used sketch symbols to design faster and have more flexibility. Principle for simpler interactions, After effects for some advanced smooth/liquid/scanning effects.
Operation and Interaction: The key steps in interaction are the following: Scan a check, Add participants, Split items and Refund a payer. The app provides a smooth transition to each new step along the way. The UI animations communicate what's happening (like in case of scanning the check or waiting for a refund) or suggesting how to use the app (like when you hold on an item it changes it's state, so it's clear that now you need to drag it somewhere). All the motion timing and easing is precisely chosen for each scenario to be consistent and communicate a certain motion language.
Project Duration and Location: Started September 2019 in Kyiv Ukraine, ended November 2019 in Kyiv Ukraine
Specifications: Designed in @1x resolution 375x812px (iPhone X)
Keywords: app, interaction, ios, finance, minimalistic, clean, modern, clear, typography, food, iphone, restaurant, ui, mobile, split the bill, check, interface