ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone by Anastasia Klimova

ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Puthaw in Malungtaron nga Produkto, Proyekto ug Berdeng Disenyo Competition Category.

PuthawMalungtaron nga Produkto· 2021

ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone

by Anastasia Klimova

Client: Anastasia Klimova

A' Design Award nga Puthaw Winner in Malungtaron nga Produkto Category

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The Design

About ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone

Ang ReCover usa ka konseptuwal nga serbisyo nga nagtugot sa mga tag-iya sa smartphone nga mahimong mausik nga mga telepono ngadto sa mapuslanong mga aparato sama sa webcam, security camera, o touchpad. Ang aplikasyon sa ReCover mag-scan sa hardware ug firmware sa telepono ug unya mosugyot og angay nga mga opsyon base sa kahimtang niini. Usa ka kit ang mao ang order-on, ug usa ka bag-ong operating system ang mag-andam sa telepono alang sa bag-o niini nga papel. Ibutang ang telepono sa sulod sa usa ka case nga hinimo gikan sa injection moulded recycled ABS plastic. Ang ReCover nagtabang sa paglikay sa daan nga mga telepono gikan sa landfill ug naghatag og mapuslanong hardware sa gamay nga gasto.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw

ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. ReCover Serbisyo sa Pag-usab og Gamit sa Smartphone gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ReCover is a conceptual service offered by smartphone manufacturers that helps non-tech-savvy users to repurpose obsolete phones into useful devices. Intelligent ReCover app allows user to find a suitable repurpose solution. The service helps users to save phones from the landfill and acquire new useful hardware for less. ReCover is intended to be offered directly by device manufacturers who can profit from old devices by providing subscription-based services without developing new hardware.
Dimensions & Packaging: 132.5 x 181.5 x 22 mm (webcam),
171.5 x 45.5 x 80 mm (touchpad),
109 x 181.5 x 44 mm (security camera)
Tags: sustainability, technology, smartphone, e-waste, recycling, upcycling, service, affordable, webcam, security camera
Production Technology: ReCover hardware was designed to be extremely affordable and is made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic, using off-the-shelf elements such as bi-coloured LED panels. On the inside, memory foam was used to make sure phones of a wide range of thicknesses can be secured. Other materials such as 70% transparent optical beamsplitter glass and extra thick 200gsm vellum were used to discretely conceive the smartphone inside the ReCover webcam and touchpad cases respectively.
Design Challenge: Fitting a wide range of phones of different sizes, camera and charging port locations was a significant challenge during this project's form development. Additional challenges included software integration across various phone manufacturers. Research conducted into complexities of jailbreaking and rooting led to the conclusion that the service will have to be offered by the company that released the original OS, which has opened up a possibility of a dedicated OS that would tailor the phone's system for the chosen repurpose solution.
Research: Market analysis, user interview and survey were used to gain research insight. My goal was to determine what kind of users were most likely to have old phones and what their needs were. Research has revealed that users in developed countries were more likely to hoard old technology devices. Millennials, this project's target market, were found to need simple and affordable repurpose solutions the most due to the combination of financial challenges, higher environmental awareness, and being the most DIY-averse demographic.
Inspiration: 7.1 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. In the UK, only 12% of those went on to be recycled. 57% of Britons have old phones lying around, which amounts to staggering 125m devices. Most brands strive to offer more recycling options, but according to Ellen McArthur Foundation, repurpose is more sustainable since materials remain in use longer and less additional energy is spent. Old smartphones remain powerful electronic devices, and their potential inspired me to create ReCover.
Project Duration: This project has started in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 03 October 2020 and finished on 11 December 2020.
Operation Flow: User downloads ReCover app and launches intelligent hardware and firmware scan after which app gives user options of what their phone can become based on its condition. User orders the ReCover kit of their choice. When it arrives, the app erases current OS and installs new OS that optimises phone for its new role. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the phone in the ReCover case, set it up and start using as an entirely new product.
Team Members: Anastasia Klimova
Image Credits: Anastasia Klimova