Iron Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design · 2022
Carbon Dashboard Mobile Application
by Yaping Shao
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,942
- Verification code 132E87EA1C · Verify this award
About Carbon Dashboard Mobile Application
Carbon Dashboard is a mobile application that visualizes personal carbon emissions. Algorithms calculate daily emissions from individual consumption records and movement routes. The application sorts emissions by source, so users can see which daily habits produce the most carbon and control them. A social ranking compares emissions among nearby users and encourages further reduction. Carbon Dashboard is designed for iOS devices and adapts to different screen sizes. The aim is to lower public carbon emissions and protect the environment.
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- Unique Properties
- Carbon dashboard is an application for visualizing personal carbon emissions data. This app uses algorithms to calculate daily carbon emissions based on individual consumption and action routes. By visualizing carbon emissions to change users' high carbon consumption behavior, the aim is to reduce carbon emissions of the general public and protect the environment.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The app is designed for iOS platforms, fitting various screen sizes. Referring to the submitted entry the design is made for iPhone 11 Pro Max. Screen Size 1242px x 2688px and Resolution 458 PPI.
- Tags
- Visualization, Environmental Protection, Carbon Emissions
- Production Technology
- This app uses algorithms to calculate daily carbon emissions based on individual consumption and action routes.
- Design Challenge
- Our challenge lies mainly in the algorithm for the transformation between carbon emissions and consumption behavior data. We hope that this transformation of data will give users a clearer understanding of the environmental impact of their individual behavior.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2020 and finished in May 2021 in China.
- Operation Flow
- By recording personal consumption behavior, Carbon dashboard transforms consumption data into a visualization of carbon emissions, categorizing the sources of carbon emissions and enabling users to gain a more precise understanding of the high carbon emissions in their lives and to control them. By socially ranking the carbon emissions around them, users are stimulated to reduce their carbon emissions as much as possible.
- Research
- Our research in this project focused on changing people's behavior through visualization, and we did a lot of research and user interviews to develop a prototype interface for Carbon dashboard.
- Inspiration
- I want to construct a translational relationship between consumption behaviour and carbon emissions, and to visualize this as a reminder to reduce high carbon emission behaviour.
- Image Credits
- Yaping Shao, 2021