O design Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI por Kevin Yang é um vencedor altamente estimado do prestigioso 2025 A' Design Award de Ouro na Categoria de Competição Design de Brinquedos, Jogos e Produtos de Hobby.
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Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI
por Kevin Yang
Cliente: Royal College of Art
Vencedor do A' Design Award de Ouro na Categoria Brinquedo
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Sobre Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI
Project Xylo reimagina a interação MIDI através de uma plataforma gamificada e social para criação musical. Acessível a todos os níveis de habilidade, simplifica a criação de batidas com sincronização harmônica e de tempo. Cartuchos intercambiáveis e dispositivos encaixáveis promovem a colaboração, enquanto um design retrô e modular aprimora a usabilidade e o estilo. Project Xylo é uma série de dispositivos MIDI portáteis projetados para criação musical cotidiana, oferecidos em três tamanhos: sample, pocket e midi.
O Reconhecimento
Sobre o A' Design Award de Ouro
Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI conquistou o A' Design Award de Ouro, um reconhecimento imensamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de primeira linha, maravilhosos e notáveis. Os vencedores do Ouro são criações extremamente inovadoras, visionárias e glamorosamente deslumbrantes, que refletem o prodígio, a sabedoria e a proeza dos seus designers. Espera-se que Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI seja uma invenção muito elogiada, pioneira e monumental, que oferece um valor sem precedentes. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ouro é um projeto espetacular e respeitado, que beneficia muito e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Project Xylo Dispositivo MIDI cria sentimentos intensos de desejo, evoca paixão, incentiva a criatividade e fascina-nos.
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- Propriedades Únicas
- 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. - Dimensões e Embalagem
- 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 Produção
- 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.
- Desafio de Design
- 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. - Pesquisa
- 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.
- Inspiração
- 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.
- Duração do Projeto
- The project started in March 2024 and prototyped in May 2024, it is a student project at Royal College of Art, London, UK.
- Fluxo de Operação
- 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.
- Créditos de Imagem
- 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.
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