Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Goes to Wel AI Personal Email Assistant App by Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan for mobile technologies, applications and software design
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COMO, Italy, April 17, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Wel AI Personal Email Assistant App by Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan. 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 Wel AI Personal Email Assistant App
The concept integrates AI into daily email processes, facilitating analytical reading and offering a conversational approach to seamless email composition, guidance, and drafting. The design stands out for creating a flexible and respectful collaboration between humans and AI, provides assistant that is just right. The design also cultivates a personal writing style and a social relationship library, benefiting both the user and the AI, encouraging growth and improvement like a supportive buddy in life.
About Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan
Ruoyong Hong is an award-winning interaction designer and prototyper with over 8 years of proven track record across diverse domains like automotive, AR/VR, conversational AI, and more. Currently the Lead Design/Senior Interaction Designer at Bosch, Ruoyong spearheads innovative work on autonomous vehicle user experiences by blending multi-modal channels like motion, digital screens, and sensors. His expertise spans building industry-first design guidelines, granted patents for applying AI to product interaction. With a unique background bridging architecture, urban design, and emerging technologies, Ruoyong brings a multidisciplinary perspective to crafting pioneering digital experiences.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. Awarded mobile designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/mobile
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/154487
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/154487
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!154487
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/348130
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://ryhong.com/wel-ai
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
- Wel AI Personal Email Assistant App
- Function
- Personal Email Assistant App
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Slate Blue, Gainsboro, White Smoke, Medium Slate Blue and Dark Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #154487
Credits
- Team
- Ruoyong Hong and Qian Wan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The concept integrates AI into daily email processes, facilitating analytical reading and offering a conversational approach to seamless email composition, guidance, and drafting. The design stands out for creating a flexible and respectful collaboration between humans and AI, provides assistant that is just right. It then cultivates a personal writing style and a social relationship library, benefiting both the user and the AI, encouraging growth and improvement like a supportive buddy in life.
- Inspiration
- In the AI copilot era, the hardest part is integrating AI into personal email systems without overshadowing people own essence. Designing a personal tutor instead of AI ghostwriter for daily communication is a unique approach. Inspired by adept writing buddy, this innovation respects user personality, fostering a sense of control and trust, while enhancing communication efficiency and nurturing a personal AI style, seamlessly integrating into daily activities.
- Research
- User interview using AI prototype with scientist are conducted to understand user needs and how user would interact and growth together with AI as well as the feasibility of technology. Diverse email users, from students to professionals are invited. User persona, flow map, affinity map and process mining are used to reveal fluctuating AI assistance and trust based on user confidence and context familiarity in tasks. Together with human-centered UX design, the insights shape the core concept.
- Challenge
- Emails blend personal context with universal knowledge. Our goal was an evolving AI buddy that aids and grows with users, diverging from standard chatbots. The design needed seamless integration into daily email activity, avoiding constant screen switching or text box button. Externally, technology constraints barred us from a tangible demo, making it challenging to learn user-AI behaviors. This initiative marks a pioneering stride towards AI companions seamlessly embedded in daily routines.
- Realization and Technology
- Using Figma and Photoshop, the design creates an intuitive interaction flow and polished visual system. it uses human centered approach, then starts with user research, transitions to design exploration, and concludes with prototype testing. The product integrates GenAI for text tone and intent analysis, drawing insights from prompts in a writing and relationship library. It reviews user daily actions like and selection to continually optimize performance and closely align with user personality.
- Operation and Interaction
- Wel AI uses tags throughout the app, make text heavy tasks easier. On launch, it shows a brief of emails with tags of purpose. A swipe up reveals an detailed list. Swiping left or right transitions between Assistant and Librarian modes, representing work and train mindsets. In the email view, swipe up to displays in depth analysis or seeks AI guidance. It use of blue and white shades subtly communicates the depth of AI involvement, blending trust with clarity, like a buddy in life.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2021 and finished in Sept 2022, in Seattle.
- Specifications
- The design is for iOS system and responsive adapting to fit other mobile platform.
- Keywords
- Email App, ChatGPT, Conversational AI, Personal Assistant, UX, Writing
