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Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch by Alex Pan Yong

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch by Alex Pan Yong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн інтэрфейсаў, узаемадзеяння і карыстальніцкага вопыту Competition Category.


БронзаІнтэрфейс· 2020

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch

by Alex Pan Yong

Client: Artalex

Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Інтэрфейс Category

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The Design

About Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch

Дызайн простага кода II павінен нацэльваць на як мага больш аспектаў жыцця. Тры каляровыя спалучэнні: сіні / чорны, белы / шэры і карычнева / фіялетавы не толькі ахопліваюць карыстальнікаў розных узростаў і полу, але і падыходзяць для спалучэння дзелавога і паўсядзённага адзення. Макет нацэлены на забеспячэнне больш лёгкага карыстацкага досведу. У сярэдзіне цыферблату месяц, дата і дзень утвараюць лінію, якая прарэзана тварам гадзінніка напалову, перадае візуальны баланс.

The Recognition

About the Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch — пераможца Бронзавай прэміі A' Design Award, высокапрэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца выдатным дызайнам, што вылучаюцца творчасцю, вынаходлівасцю і праніклівасцю. Бронзавыя пераможцы — гэта ўмелыя і ўражліва творчыя артэфакты, якія пацвярджаюць вялікі вопыт, уяўленне і знаходлівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы прадмет, надзвычай прафесійны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Бронзавую прэмію A' Design Award, уключае лепшыя практыкі ў мастацтве, навуцы, дызайне і тэхналогіях і выдатны ўвагай да дэталей. Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch цудоўна задавальняе патрэбы, кранае жаданні, зачароўвае пачуцці і ўзбуджае цікаўнасць.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Simple Code II has a unique feature that the components, such as weather and step count, shift their position to avoid overlapping the blue hands. It is an easy-to-read watch face. The blue translucent hands not only shows the beauty, but also maintain the readability. The date is the center of the whole dial so that user can find out what the date is in a glance. In the middle, the month, the date and the day form a line which cut through the dial in half to create the visual balance.
Dimensions & Packaging
Smartwatch face, 400 x 400px. Support Android watch and Samsung watch. Available for download from Facer app and WatchMaker app.
Tags
stylish, modern, precise, casual, business, calm, sapphire
Production Technology
It's from the first version of a prototype called Simple Code which was done in WatchMaker app. After a few trials and changes, the ideas are getting more and more confirmed. Eventually the ideas became the second version, Simple Code II.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge is to convey the modern beauty, the comfort for eyes, the hands cannot block the information behind yet still have good looking.
Research
Started with a very simple idea: make it easy to read. That's why it's called "Simple Code". After done the first prototype, put in more ideas such as translucent hands and still with ease telling time.
Inspiration
The Simple Code II is from the first version which is just a prototype. The idea is to put the date in the center of the dial, so user can find the date effortlessly. That's it. That's where inspiration came from. After that, for further convenience, the hands became translucent so that they will not obstruct the other information behind them. Every effort is for readability while still maintain the neat.
Project Duration
I started designing the prototype in May 2018. It was done in June 2018 in Singapore.
Operation Flow
The dial is in dark tone with pattern as background. The hands are in translucent blue sapphire colour. The entire watch face gives a calm, modern and stylish feeling. It fits both casual and business outfit.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Pan Yong, 2019.
Team Members
Pan Yong (myself)
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #2: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #3: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #4: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #5: Photographer Pan Yong,

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