Nortal AS Receives the A' Design Award for Bliggit Mobile App in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design

Nortal AS recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Bliggit Mobile App by Nortal AS. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

About Bliggit Mobile App

Bliggit is a mobile application that brings the services of the city of Wuppertal, Germany, into a single online environment. News, transport, banking and recreational activities are reached through one secure digital channel. The platform connects citizens with local companies, public service providers, associations and the local government. A recommendation engine and a filtering system provide personalised results, and a smart assistant supports daily tasks such as booking a table at a restaurant. Bliggit is available for iOS and Android devices.

Award Record

With this recognition, Nortal AS is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award

The A' Mobile Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good design in mobile industry by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to mobile designers, application developers, software engineers and user interface designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. The awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/123661
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123661
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123661
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/304639
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3lUFu3B

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Bliggit Mobile App
Function: Mobile App
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Light Sea Green, White, Dark Turquoise, Dark Cyan and Maroon
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Nortal AS
Country: Estonia
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #123661

Credits

Team: UX, Service designer, UX Research - Karin Salu, UX, Service designer, UX Research - Helen Kokk, Designer - Maria Laanejärv, Product Owner & System Analysts - Natalia Kahar, Business Analyst - Liis Mikk and Business Analyst - Hannalore Taal
Image Credits: Nortal user Experience Team, Bliggit, 2021; Nortal user Experience Team, Bliggit, 2021 Video: Nortal user Experience Team, Bliggit Concept Proposal, 2019

Design Details

Unique Properties: Bliggit is an open platform providing secure digital infrastructure for offering all the services of the city (e.g., news, transport, banking, recreational activities and a lot more) in a single online environment. By creating local synergies and connecting the citizens and service providers of Wuppertal, Bliggit helps strengthen the local community and is mutually beneficial for all stakeholders involved - the citizens, city companies, providers of public services, associations and the local government.
Inspiration: The citizens should have a comfortable and secure digital infrastructure at their disposal that provides easy and quick personalised access to matters related to daily lives. We wanted to offer the companies and service providers in the city of Wuppertal in Germany an additional well-functioning digital gateway for their services, thus facilitating their availability. The objective of the solution was to tackle the fragmentation of the city services and take a step toward a seamless e-society and make the services offered by the city accessible to the citizens through a single digital channel.
Research: Preliminary analysis and service design included: Research and Service Design, User interviews, German market research, Personas, Ideation workshops, Name generation workshops, Design based iteration process, Design System.
Challenge: Finding balance between proactive services and data protection. German market is very aware and concerned about when and how data is being used. This meant that in the designing process we had to find ways how to build trust for the service and give the user the freedom to choose their preferences.
Realization and Technology: The app is available for iOS and Android devices - https://bliggit.de. Design Tools: Figma, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Invision. Development tools: React, React native and Java.
Operation and Interaction: The app is a convenient and free digital solution for the citizens, an easy, quick and personalised way to find answers to matters pertaining to their daily lives. Wuppertal city companies and service providers have now an additional low-cost digital channel for making services even better accessible to the people. They can also use the platform for communicating in real time with all the citizens of Wuppertal, by posting information and using the messaging function. The solution is important at this critical time, when digital infrastructure is indispensable.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in February 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia and finished in the autumn of 2020 in Wuppertal, Germany. The app is currently live and introduced to other cities in Germany.
Specifications: The platform is fitted with an adapted recommendations engine and filtering system, built on Apache PredictionIO platform. In addition, Smart Assistance helps the daily lives of the Wuppertal people through data-based technologies. It is inspired by chatbots, which allows the users book a table at a restaurant for example.
Keywords: Innovation, Digital Channel, Smart Services, B2C, Community, Smart Assistant, Prediction IO