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Junjie Yin Receives the A' Design Award for Arnold-II Service Robot for Restaurants in Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
Junjie Yin recognized for computer graphics, 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design category for Arnold-II Service Robot for Restaurants by Junjie Yin. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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 Arnold-II Service Robot for Restaurants
This is a robot design base on retrofuturism in a fictional world. The Arnold-II is the second type from Arnold Industries, and it's also the most successful product. It's designed for restaurant as a waiter. Customers can directly use this robot to place orders, receive their meals, and complete the payment process. This robot will completely replace human workers in the restaurant.
About Junjie Yin
Junjie Yin is a concept designer working in the gaming industry. He is very good at sci-fi style and hard surface design. He has contributed to many well-known 3A games in the past few years. His design style is varied and has a very strong story element. He has a very unique understanding of science fiction vehicle and prop design. He can always find inspiration for his creations from various details of life.
Award Record
This recognition makes Junjie Yin a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design Award
The A' Computer Graphics Design Award is an international competition recognizing good computer graphics designs by best computer graphics designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to computer graphics designers, 3D modellers, 3D artists and texturing artists from all countries. Entries typically include animations, simulations, game designs, virtual reality models, architectural renderings and infographics. Awarded computer graphics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/computer-graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/155199
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155199
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155199
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/349213
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/b55xGG
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arnold-II Service Robot for Restaurants
- Function
- Service Robot for Restaurants
- Category
- Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Entertainment and Arts
- Colors
- Black, Maroon, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Junjie Yin
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155199
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image#1, Main body Details, Junjie Yin, 2022. Image#2, Leg Details, Junjie Yin, 2022. Image#3, Arm Details, Junjie Yin, 2022. Image#4, Back Details, Junjie Yin, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a android design base on retrofuturism in a fictional world . The Arnold-II is the second type from Arnold Industries, and it's also the most successful product. It has a screen and keyboard for customers to order food, a oven to cook some specific food. There is a vacuum cleaner on both feet to do some cleaning.
- Inspiration
- The artist got a lot of inspirations from 70s and 80s art and design. Under the impact of space age, a lot of industrial designs had very clean shape and bold colors.
- Research
- Since this is a robot in a fictional world, I had a lot of creative freedom when designing it to make it visually appealing. The world adopting retro-futurism as the basic aesthetic style allowed me to focus most of my research on seamlessly blending retro aesthetics with the futuristic elements I envisioned.
- Challenge
- The artist finds that creating this entirely new style of retro-futurism is the biggest challenge. He has extracted a lot of design inspiration from product designs of the 70s and 80s, but he struggles with how to apply these inspirations and elements to my sci-fi design concept. The artist needs to use retro elements to build a sci-fi world, and in the clash of these two elements, he needs to find a balance point where they can seamlessly come together in a perfect union.
- Realization and Technology
- When I was designing this robot, I prioritized what I considered important features. I also studied a lot of product designs from the 1970s and 1980s, and I found that they often favored bold colors and simple, square shapes. As a service robot, this robot should appear very friendly and non-threatening. Secondly, this robot needs to serve customers in a restaurant as a waiter, so it should have the functionality to take orders and payment.
- Operation and Interaction
- The robot is equipped with basic microphones and speakers, and most of the time, customers will use voice communication to interact with the robot. The robot also has a display screen and keyboard to handle other specific situations. Additionally, the robot is equipped with a small oven to provide guests with free bread and cookies. Customers can also retrieve utensils and napkins from containers on the robot. The robot's legs are equipped with a simple vacuum cleaner and can perform some basic cleaning while moving. The robot uses wheels to move on smooth surfaces and switches to a walking mode when encountering obstacles like stairs or uneven terrain.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design started in 2021 in Los Angeles and finished in August 2022 December in Los Angeles
- Specifications
- The robot's head is equipped with a main camera and two auxiliary cameras, a speaker, and multiple microphones. The head can freely rotate 360 degrees to observe the surroundings. There are multiple sensors on the arms and thighs of the robot, each with indicator lights. The robot's arms can move freely like a human's, with additional joints in the upper and lower arms to enable a wider range of motion. On the robot's body, there is a keyboard, display screen, printer, card reader, small oven, and a small container. The legs are equipped with vacuum cleaners and wheels for mobility.
- Keywords
- Concept Art, Android Design, Retrofuturism, Digital Art, Personal IP
