Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi per Kevin Yang

Lo dissènh Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi per Kevin Yang es un laureat autfo estimfo del prestigfo 2025 A' Design Award d'Aur dins la Categoria de Competfo Joguèt.

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Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi

per Kevin Yang

Client : Royal College of Art

Laureat del A' Design Award d'Aur dins la Categoria Joguèt

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Lo Concèpte

A prepaus de Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi

Project Xylo reimagina l'interaccion midi a travèrs d'una plataforma ludica e sociala per crear musica. Accessible a totes los nivèls de competéncia, simplifica la creacion de ritmes amb sincronizacion armonica e de tempo. Las cartutxes intercambiables e los dispositius que s'encastran sustenon la collaboracion, alara que lo design retròs e modular melhora l'utilizabilitat e l'estil. Project Xylo es una seria de dispositius midi portables concebuts per la creacion musicala quotidiana, prepausats en tres talhas: sample, pocket, e midi.

La Reconoissença

A prepaus del A' Design Award d'Aur

Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur, una reconeissença immensament prestigiosa acordada a de designs de primièra qualitat, meravilhoses e excellents. Los ganhaires de l'Aur son de creacions extrèmament innovantas, visionàrias e esbleugissentas, que reflectisson lo prodigi, la sabença e la proeça de lors designers. S'espèra que Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi siá una invencion fòrça lausada, que dintra de tendéncias e monumentala, que provesís un valor sens precedent. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur es un projècte espectaclós e respectat, que fa un grand ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Project Xylo Dispositiu Midi crea de sentiments intensos de desirs, evòca la passion, encoratja la creativitat e fascina.

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Proprietats Unicas: Project xylo is a series of portable midi devices designed for everyday music creation, offered in three sizes: sample, pocket, and midi. The goal is to gamify music composition, making it a social and accessible experience.

Design targeted to simplify beat-making with harmonic and tempo consonance, bridging knowledge gaps. Its nostalgic trading cartridges let users share custom sounds and compositions; devices sync to create collaborative music, turning users into part of a band's performance.
Dimensions e Embalatge: XYLO Midi (Large Size): 195mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
XYLO Pocket (Medium Size): 60mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
XYLO Sample (Mini Size): 30mm W x 92mm L x 20mm H
Etiquetas: Midi Device, Game, Nostalgic
Tecnologia de Produccion: Project XYLO undergoes prototyping using FDM printing to refine form, button layout, component placement, and device co-collab precision. The final SLA-printed model was sandblasted for a semi-transparent, Game Boy-like CMF, it went through multiple resin transparency tests to balance component visibility while maintaining the surface texture. Transitioning all electronics into the compact housing was challenging. The prototyping program, built via GODOT and run on Raspberry Pi Zero (ARM64), it faced limitations but was tested for basic functions and graphic capability.
Desaffo de Dissènh: First, achieving the nostalgic semi-transparent shell required multiple CMF testing to balance resin transparency and sandblasting.

Second, developing the program and structuring the BOM to fit components was difficult due to housing size.

Third, balancing appearance with performance was tough—ESP32 lacked graphics power, leading to a switch to Raspberry Pi Zero.

XYLO underwent rapid iterations to address these, though production remains uncertain due to design complexity.
Recèrca: XYLO’s research simplified music composition by categorizing sound into SFX, beats, chords, and melodies. The goal was to create an intuitive tool that ensures harmonic and tempo consonance for easy beat-making and collaboration. Through sound collection, prototyping, and applied to cohort surveys, insights showed that structured tempo enhances harmony and rhythm accessibility, forming the foundation for XYLO.
Inspiracion: Project XYLO was conceived to democratize music creation by transforming MIDI operations into an engaging, portable, and social experience. Inspired by the desire to lower barriers in music composition, XYLO aimed to gamify the process, making it accessible to enthusiasts of all skill levels. Design focused on integrating harmonic and tempo consonance to facilitate intuitive beat-making. Additionally, nostalgic trading cartridges reference classic game consoles, making it fun and easy to share.
Durada del Projècte: The project started in March 2024 and prototyped in May 2024, it is a student project at Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Flux Operacional: XYLO makes music creation fun and accessible by transforming complex MIDI operations into an intuitive, hands-on experience. Users record, mix, and shape beats using simple button and slider controls, with harmonic and tempo frameworks ensuring accessible music-making. Swappable cartridges add a nostalgic touch for easy sound sharing. Devices snap together for instant sync, turning solo play into a collaborative jam—like forming a digital band anywhere.
Crèdits d'Imatges: Image #1: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Yunmu Bai and Yan Qing, XYLO, 2024.