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Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب by Yi Chen

Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب by Yi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية in تصميم تقنيات وتطبيقات وبرمجيات الجوال Competition Category.


حديدالجوال· 2026

Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب

by Yi Chen

جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية Winner in الجوال Category

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The Design

About Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب

نص الكتاب: يعيد "كوزينو" تصوّر قرارات الطعام كطقس تفاعلي بأسلوب اللعب، محوّلاً الخيارات الروتينية إلى لحظات من البهجة. وباستخدام علم النفس السلوكي وواجهة مستخدم مرحة، يقلّل من إرهاق اتخاذ القرار ويمكّن المستخدمين من تناول طعام أكثر صحة دون توتر. مستوحاةً من الألعاب العَرَضية وتطبيقات العافية، توجّه الواجهة نحو تناول الطعام بوعي من خلال التفاعلات الدقيقة، ومكافآت التقدّم، ونظام بصري مُهدّئ. وتجعل هذه التجربة التغذية أقل ارتباطًا بالانضباط وأكثر ارتباطًا ببناء عادات مبهجة.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الحديدية

Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية، وهي تقدير مرموق يُمنح للتصاميم الجيدة التي تلبّي المتطلبات المهنية والصناعية المنتظرة من الإبداعات حسنة التصميم. ويُظهر الفائزون بالحديدية مهارة كبيرة وتخصصًا عاليًا وفهمًا خبيرًا وقدرة إبداعية لدى صنّاعهم. ويُتوقع أن يكون Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب إبداعًا عالي التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، عمليًا ومبتكرًا. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الحديدية يدمج أفضل ممارسات القطاع، وله خصائص تقنية كفؤة ترتبط بالدراية والموهبة. ويحظى Cuisino الوظيفة الأساسية: دعم قرارات الطعام بأسلوب اللعب بالاحترام لدقته، وقد صُمّم لتقديم تحسينات لجودة الحياة تساعد على جعل العالم مكانًا أفضل.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Cuisino transforms everyday food choices into a delightful, gamified ritual. By combining behavioral psychology with playful UI, it reduces decision fatigue and empowers users to make healthy choices without stress. Each interaction feels like a mini-game, turning anxiety into agency.
Dimensions & Packaging
Cuisino is a non-physical digital design project. The prototype consists of 5 main experience flows with modular components and was built in 1920×1080 and 375×812 px formats. It includes mobile-first wireframes, user journey animations, and a set of customizable onboarding and decision-making modules.
Tags
food decision, playful UX, gamified onboarding, ritual design, digital wellbeing, health habit, casual interface, behavior design, meal planning, emotional interface
Production Technology
Cuisino was realized using a combination of Figma, XD, Illustrator, and After Effects. The design process emphasized visual storytelling, modular components, and interactive mockups. UI animations were prototyped to simulate a casino-inspired experience, with gradient transitions, randomized elements, and playful micro-interactions. The final assets were exported for responsive screen sizes and optimized for both pitch decks and demo presentations.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was balancing delight with depth—how to ensure user agency while gently guiding behavior. Visually, it was difficult to simulate randomness without overwhelming users. Conceptually, the hardest part was resisting utilitarian UX patterns and instead designing for emotion, play, and imperfection—qualities often neglected in food or wellness apps.
Research
This design began as speculative UX research into how decision fatigue affects food habits in urban environments. Methods included desk research, self-tracking experiments, and behavioral mapping of casual food apps. Tools used were Figma, Notion, and visual diarying. Key insights: most food apps overload users with options and assume strong intrinsic motivation. Cuisino rethinks this by embedding habit into gamified rituals, making healthy choices fun, not forced.
Inspiration
Cuisino was inspired by the overwhelming feeling of choice in urban food culture. As a designer living in New York, I saw how indecision and anxiety affected meal planning. By borrowing mechanics from casinos and mobile games, I aimed to create a joyful and structured decision ritual.
Project Duration
The project was initiated during Covid19 in New York City and completed in June 2025. The design was developed independently as a speculative yet functional UX concept and presented via digital channels.
Operation Flow
Users begin by selecting a goal or mood, then receive dynamic suggestions through playful modules like spin wheels, quick picks, and progress meters. Gamified cards and micro-interactions reduce choice fatigue while reinforcing healthy routines. The experience blends randomness with structure, encouraging consistent use while maintaining delight.
Patents
Patent pending.
Copyrights belong to Yi Chen, 2025.
Team Members
Designer: Yi Chen
Image Credits
Image #1: Designer Yi Chen, Cuisino, 2025.

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