Press Release
Aivaras Astrauskas Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for OBDeleven Smart Vehicle Diagnostic Tool in Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design
Aivaras Astrauskas of Voltas IT honored for vehicle parts, auto accessories and care products design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ OBDeleven Smart Vehicle Diagnostic Tool by Aivaras Astrauskas of Voltas IT has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 scored 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.
Regarding OBDeleven Smart Vehicle Diagnostic Tool
OBDeleven is a compact diagnostic device for modern vehicles. The device plugs into the OBDII port and connects wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet, where cloud-based software reads the vehicle systems. The form is inspired by the modern car key, so the size, colour and materials suit a daily driving accessory. A glowing LED light can be set to different colours to match the car interior. A strip allows convenient extraction. Matte plastic surfaces are combined with shiny elements. The small body keeps professional functions in a portable form.
About Aivaras Astrauskas
Over 10 years of experience in strategic branding, graphic design and product development for the automotive area. Aivaras work spanned brand strategy, insights-driven design, brand and corporate identity, consumer packaging, branded environments, digital branding, and new business development.
About Voltas IT
We create innovative, intelligent and easy-to-understand automotive solutions for daily drivers with a mission to improve their daily routines. Our vision is to develop innovative automotive technologies and reveal the ultimate possibilities of the vehicl
Award Record
Aivaras Astrauskas of Voltas IT is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design Award
The A' Vehicle Accessory Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing good vehicle accessories by designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle accessory designers, auto parts manufacturers, automotive engineers and car care product designers from all countries. Entries typically include car seat covers, GPS systems, roof racks, floor mats, steering wheel covers and car audio. Awarded vehicle accessory designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/vehicle-accessory
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/97166
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/97166
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!97166
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/267863
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://voltasit.com/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- OBDeleven Smart Vehicle Diagnostic Tool
- Function
- Smart Vehicle Diagnostic Tool
- Category
- Vehicle Parts, Auto Accessories and Care Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Light Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Aivaras Astrauskas
- Country
- Lithuania
- Brand
- Voltas IT
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #97166
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The device stands out with its solid design and glowing LED light - the driver can choose the light color to match car interior lighting or display personal taste. Compared to other devices of professional-grade functionality OBDeleven is the smallest diagnostic device which - differently from others - also has an easy remove function: a strip for convenient extraction.
- Inspiration
- The intention to help drivers easily understand their modern vehicles without complex equipment encouraged us to create an innovative device that is simple to connect and small enough to carry. That’s why the modern car key, as the main accessory in every driver’s pocket, has inspired us to create a device that is similar in color, size, and material. Its shape is also made to fit the OBDII port where it is necessary to be connected.
- Research
- This segment devices on the market look very primitive. As a Next-generation device, OBDeleven is a more advanced version of its predecessor. It is based on the First-generation OBDeleven user experience and perception. This sets the product apart from the competitors because of its unique features and better capabilities. Therefore, we have worked hard to ensure that the design clearly communicates these features.
- Challenge
- The diagnostic devices that can compete with OBDeleven in functionality level are larger and bulky, we have tried to keep the design as small as possible and make it a part of the driver's daily life, a fashion accessory that combines innovative technologies with simplicity. In order to transfer the functionality of the professional software into the smallest possible design, even the tiniest details had to go through 4 iterations until the device was properly refined and got sleeker shapes.
- Realization and Technology
- The device is manufactured using the highest quality materials and innovative technologies. The matte finish of plastic surfaces is enhanced by shiny elements. Different materiality gives a sense of luxury.
- Operation and Interaction
- OBDeleven is a wireless device, which can fully connect to the vehicle operating system with cloud-based software via smartphone or tablet. Being a part of daily drivers routine, the device fits a car in every aspect: it blends with the car panel when it is plugged, and when removed, it finds its place in any car storage.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2018 in Kaunas and publicly released in November 2019
- Specifications
- Width 41mm x Depth 24mm x Heigh 33mm
- Keywords
- OBDeleven, Smart, Vehicle, Diagnostic, Tool
