Press Release
Flowo Typewriter by Jody Del Bianco Receives the A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design
Jody Del Bianco recognized for digital and electronic device design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Flowo Typewriter by Jody Del Bianco, designed for Jodinskylab, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Digital and Electronic Device Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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 Flowo Typewriter
Flowo is a digital typewriter designed for writing without distractions. The form recalls a classic typewriter, with a black cylindrical main body that echoes the paper roller. A curved e-ink display shows the typed text, and an internal memory stores the documents. A backlit keyboard extends from the main body. Two side knobs replace the former paper knobs: the left knob moves through the menu, while the right knob scrolls the document line by line or page by page. The main body is made of recycled plastic by injection molding.
About Jody Del Bianco
Jody Del Bianco is passionate about mechanics, electronics and design. since he was a boy he liked to design and build things. Over the years he has created various projects, humanoid robots, mini cnc milling, stereolithographic 3d printer, laser measuring instruments, a reinterpretation of a modern typewriter, and much more.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jody Del Bianco is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2014 - 2015 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award
The A' Consumer Electronics Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good consumer electronics designs by leading brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to consumer electronics designers, consumer electronics brands, consumer electronics manufacturers and electronic product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include smartphones, laptops, televisions, cameras, headphones and smartwatches. Awarded consumer electronics designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/consumer-electronics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/118840
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118840
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118840
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/149398
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Flowo Typewriter
- Function
- Typewriter
- Category
- Digital and Electronic Device Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Dim Gray, Black and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jodinskylab
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jody Del Bianco
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #118840
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Flowo's design is inspired by the main parts of a classic typewriter, thus the keyboard, the paper roller and the side knobs that allow by rotation, to insert the paper and move it forward. The device consists of a main body which is black and cylindrical and recalls the old roller plus two side control knobs that are use as follows: the left knob allows navigation on the device's menu, while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.the main body expands with a backlit keyboard that allows typing. Text is displayed on an e-ink screen located on the main body.
- Inspiration
- The idea at the foundation of Flowo (Flow Word) is to give new life to a tool such as the old typewriter that is no longer used nowadays. Thanks to computer, tablet smartphone we have never ending solutions to type and save our texts, notes or books. The issue when using these devices to type is that the quantity of information, inputs, notifications they can send affects the writer's ability to concentrate, even the more disciplined one's.Flowo is the concept of a modern typewriter intended for a sole purpose: type without distractions.
- Research
- the research that has been done for the Flowo design is essentially based on giving a modern and functional design to an object now in disuse like the old typewriter. the basis of the project was taken into account the simplicity of use like the old typewriter but at the same time using modern technology (e.g. paper was eliminated and an e-ink display and an internal memory were used to store documents ).
- Challenge
- The greatest difficulty was to give a new design to an object (the typewriter) by now consolidated over time but also no longer used. the main idea was to keep some parts of the flowo design that recalled the old typewriter but at the same time have a modern and functional design. the keyboard is very minimal, the display is curved to remember the old roller where the paper slides while the side knobs that were used to slide the paper are now used to navigate the menu and scroll the pages. The materials used for the production of flowo are all eco-sustainable and the plastic used is recycled plastic to have a minimal environmental impact.
- Realization and Technology
- Recycled plastic injection molding for main body, e-ink display and other eco-plastic materials.
- Operation and Interaction
- Works like an old typewriter. You type on the keyboard and the text is displayed in the curved e-ink display. The left knob allows navigation on the device's menu (create new document, save document, open document ect.), while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.
- Project Duration and Location
- Location: Azzano Decimo (PN) - Italy Procject duration: 1 month
- Specifications
- Dimensions: 330 x 165 x 40mm
- Keywords
- flowo, typewriter, keyboard, e-ink display, recycled, eco-sustainable, e-paper
