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Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Coco AI Healthcare Assistive App in Digital Product Design
Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li recognized for digital product design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Coco AI Healthcare Assistive App by Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Digital Product Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Coco AI Healthcare Assistive App
Coco is a mobile health application designed for adults aged 50 and over. The application combines personal medical data with condition specific guidance and verified health information in one interface. Daily check-ins, medication reminders and vital sign tracking support routine care, while connected wearable devices record readings in real time. Health summaries can be shared with family members and doctors. Simple language and clear navigation aid older users. Coco was created to reduce information overload and to support independent health management.
About Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li
Zhiqi Lin is a Principal Product Designer at Ingram Micro, where she blends UX design, front-end engineering, and a deep passion for accessibility. She has led and contributed to high-impact projects across enterprise, e-commerce, and AI-driven platforms. Zhiqi’s work has earned international recognition, including the A' Design Award, Gold Muse Design Award (2025), and Indigo Design Award, and was nominated for the UX Design Award. She has also served as a judge for major competitions such as the IxDA Awards, Communicator Awards, W3 Awards, and The WINA Festival, establishing her as a respected voice in the global design community.
Award Record
With this recognition, Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2023 - 2024 and the 2024 - 2025 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Digital Product Design Award
The A' Digital Product Design Award is an international competition recognizing top digital product designs by leading brands, designers and agencies worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to digital product designers, user experience designers, user interface designers and interaction designers from all countries. Typical entries include digital products, apps, e-books, virtual reality experiences, interactive websites and digital games. The awarded digital product designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/digital-product
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/169440
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/169440
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!169440
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/353556
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Coco AI Healthcare Assistive App
- Function
- AI Healthcare Assistive App
- Category
- Digital Product Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software
- Colors
- Royal Blue, Lavender, Dark Slate Gray, Medium Slate Blue and Midnight Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhiqi Lin and Hanhui Li
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #169440
Credits
- Team
- Hanhui Li and Zhiqi Lin
- Image Credits
- PDF Image source; Photographer (Photographer) ELEVATE, “Three People Drinking Beer and Having Fun,” 2018. Video Credit source Video #1: Videographer (Videographer) Pressmaster, An Elderly Couple Jogging on the Sidewalk, n.d. Video #2: Videographer (Videographer) Kampus Production, Elderly Couple on a Video Call, n.d.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Coco is an AI health assistant app for adults aged 50+ to manage their health confidently and independently. Unlike generic conversational AI apps, it integrates personal medical data to deliver condition-specific, verified advice. Unique features include family/doctor sharing, fact-checked insights, and an intuitive design for aging populations. Coco empowers proactive health management, reducing stress and enhancing quality of life.
- Inspiration
- Adults 50+ face confusion and anxiety from conflicting health information, with 74% encountering misinformation and 60% lacking tools to verify accuracy. Managing chronic conditions, medications, and vitals becomes overwhelming, leading to lapses in care. Coco was designed to simplify health management, provide verified insights, and empower users to take control of their well-being, ensuring a healthier, stress-free retirement.
- Research
- The research aimed to address health management challenges for adults aged 50+. Through surveys, interviews, and usability testing with participants who are 50+, alongside a literature review, key pain points like information overload and chronic condition management were identified. Insights revealed a need for intuitive, personalized tools, shaping Coco’s design to empower users, reduce stress, and improve quality of life.
- Challenge
- The primary challenge was designing an app that balances advanced AI-driven personalization with simplicity and accessibility for older adults. Ensuring easy-to-understand content, intuitive navigation, and compliance with health regulations required extensive user testing and iterative design. Addressing data security and accessibility standards added complexity, but the result is a user-friendly solution tailored to the unique needs of aging populations.
- Realization and Technology
- Coco will leverage advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to deliver personalized health insights. Designed for cross-platform compatibility, it will integrate secure cloud storage and wearable device connectivity for real-time health tracking. User-centered design methodologies ensure an intuitive interface, while planned testing with adults 50+ will refine accessibility and functionality.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users interact with Coco through a simple, intuitive interface. The app provides daily health check-ins, medication reminders, and personalized insights based on user data. It integrates with wearable devices to track vitals and offers condition-specific advice. Users can customize their experience, ensuring the app meets their unique health needs.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2023 in Seattle and was completed in February 2024 as a design concept.
- Specifications
- Coco is a mobile app
- Keywords
- AI health assistant, health management, personalized care, senior wellness, medication tracking, vital monitoring, user-friendly app, proactive health, aging population, digital health, App design, UX Design, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Mobile App Design
