Birdy Højttaler by Leijing Zhou and Xin An is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Jern in Lyd- og Lydudstyr Design Competition Category.
JernLydprodukter· 2023
Birdy Højttaler
Client: Zhejiang University
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Lydprodukter Category
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About Birdy Højttaler
Book Text: Birdy er en højttaler med en fugleformet kontrolpind, der gør det muligt at styre musikafspilning med hånden. Den nederste del er en konisk højttaler med to 5W-drivere og en to-kanals class D-forstærker. En joystick-sensor øverst på keglen registrerer fuglefigurens bevægelse på begge akser. Ved at vippe fuglefiguren frem eller tilbage justeres lydstyrken, mens en vip til venstre eller højre vælger forrige eller næste sang. Birdy fungerer også som en smart hjemme-assistent, der reagerer på fuglekald. Designet er tænkt som en måde at skabe en naturlig og følelsesmæssig forbindelse mellem mennesker og teknologi.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Birdy Højttaler er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Birdy Højttaler forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Birdy Højttaler respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Birdy provides a more engaging way to control music playback. With its bird-shaped game stick, users can interact with their music in a unique and interesting way, making the experience feel more natural and intuitive. Designed to emulate the experience of touching and interacting with a live creature, Birdy provides a refreshing departure from traditional, lifeless speakers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The full height of the product is 316mm. The bottom cone speaker is 250mm high and the maximum diameter is 142mm.
- Tags
- Speaker, Emotional design, Bird, Bionics, Natural
- Production Technology
- The speaker features two 5W drivers with a dual-channel class D amplifier. On the top of the cone is a joystick sensor that detects the movement of the bird above it in both XY axes, thus controlling the music playback.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge of the design is how to give an emotional connection to a technological artifact. We were inspired by the interaction between humans and birds, where birds have a natural connection to music. This led us to design Birdy, a speaker that offers a more natural and intuitive way to interact with technology, bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds.
- Research
- People communicate emotionally with their pets and we have studied various interactions between people and their pets and found that we were inspired by the interaction between humans and bird pets, where on the one hand birds have a natural connection to music and on the other hand their physical interaction between human and birds can be extracted as a way to control the music.
- Inspiration
- The design of Birdy is inspired by the way bird breeders often stroke and interact with their pets. The bird is located at the top and the bottom is a conical speaker. It is designed to foster emotional connections between users and the device, creating a more natural and seamless user experience.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2021 in Qingdao and finished in September 2022 in Ningbo.
- Operation Flow
- Users can control their music playback by swinging the bird-shaped game stick at the top, similar to a joystick. Swinging the bird backward or forward adjusts the volume, while swinging it left or right skips to the previous or next song. Additionally, Birdy is also a smart home assistant that responds to different bird calls.
- Team Members
- Leijing Zhou
Xin An - Image Credits
- Xin An
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