Clexi Secure Flash Drive by Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Computers and Peripheral Devices Design Competition Category.
IronComputer· 2020
Clexi Secure Flash Drive
by Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri
Client: Clexi
A' Design Award Winner in Computer Category
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About Clexi Secure Flash Drive
Clexi is high security encrypted flash drive, a combination of secure storage space and biometric technology via bluetooth to prevent unauthorized users malicious access to your data. The world’s 1st smartphone controlled encrypted flash drive!Using military grade security, data will be stored on Clexi at the highest level of security. No additional software or program is needed on your system for running it. Clexi is extremely user friendly, fast and easy to use; plug, tap and play.Sharing Clexi is also possible; Through the app, the owner can authorize other users for sharing data.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Clexi Secure Flash Drive is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Clexi Secure Flash Drive is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Clexi Secure Flash Drive is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
For the design we have inspired from the letter “X”, as a sign of privacy
Rivets as security from Roman Imperial helmets
We have chosen Rose gold and gray colors for a classic and trendy look for everyone
Also, LED light running around the USB, plays a main role in user’s experience improvement by changing colors in different stages.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
To show this product is secure and since everyone knows what is USB, this one should feel different and secure
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
To bring it to the real world and help people protecting their privacy.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Clexi is a smartphone controlled encrypted flash drive which feels like a standard un encrypted one. no password needs to be required. no software needs to be installed. the USB drive security is managed on the mobile device just tap and go. Clexi app is compatible with both android and ios. Clexi flash drive is extremely user friendly highly secured and durable. also it has a unique and trendy design combining technology with a new look of USB drives and LED lights.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 16x7x50 mm
Bluetooth base - Tags
- USB, Security, Flash memory, Encryption, Secure flash drive, Technology
- Production Technology
- The main material that we have used is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic ABS based on the bluetooth technology that we use.
- Design Challenge
- Using the right material based on the design and the market
Bringing the technology to the real world
programming the app - Research
- we have always had a challenge with managing and security and privacy the first step was to analyse best practices find security bugs and also thinking about what will improve user experience. we were searching for a meaningful relationship between aesthetic and function. actually we use design thinking methodology and used some tools like market research user analysis brain storming and also a deep dive in problem have been our main tools in our design process.
- Inspiration
- For the design we have inspired from the letter x as a sign of privacy rivets as security from roman imperial helmets. we have chosen rose gold and gray colors for a classic and trendy look for everyone. also LED light running around the USB plays a main role in user experience by changing colors.
we brought security convenience and a delightful design all together in a small and slim and fast USB drive. - Project Duration
- The project has been started in August 2019 and will be finished in September 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Clexi operates based on bluetooth connection as a secure storage. user should get the app and plug the Clexi flash drive into the USB port Clexi will be blinking blue and looking to pair with a smartphone. a bluetooth pairing request dialog box will pop up on your smartphone and you need to select the pair button. Clexi get the biometric like face id and the light on the Clexi will turn into solid light. it is ready to use.
- Patents
- patent submitted. patented. E20203HG46453403. Clexi. 18 march 2020. USPTO
- Team Members
- Designer: Maryam Heydarian
Creative Director: Bahram Piri - Image Credits
- Image #1: creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
Image #2: creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
Image #3: creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
Image #4: creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
Image #5: creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
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