With Mobile Application by Jung Joo Sohn Receives the A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design

Jung Joo Sohn recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software 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 Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for With Mobile Application by Jung Joo Sohn, designed for Purdue University. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 assessed 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 With Mobile Application

During emergencies, the With service equips responders with crucial information, communication tools, and medical training to prevent escalation, foster trust and enhance community involvement. Its unique features facilitate active information exchange, prioritize rapid mobilization and manage non urgent requests, easing responders' workload. User friendly interfaces and extensive databases support informed decision making, while the Wall of Honor for Emergency Responders and Volunteers boosts morale by acknowledging their dedication.

About Jung Joo Sohn

Jung Joo Sohn is an assistant professor of industrial and interaction design at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, Sohn spent more than eight years as a UX (user experience) designer in the Corporate Design Center at Samsung Electronics and was a visiting scholar with the Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI) at Georgia Institute of Technology. As a multidisciplinary designer, he contributed emerging devices, new mobile services (e.g., artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and health care), and related user interfaces with cutting-edge technologies in growth markets. Sohn’s research interests lie in the fields of industrial design, interaction design, and user experience.

Award Record

With this recognition, Jung Joo Sohn is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2023 - 2024 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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. The competition 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. Entries typically include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. Awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile

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/160084
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/160084
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!160084
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/303221

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: With Mobile Application
Function: Mobile Application
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: White, Lavender, Light Gray, Cadet Blue and Gray
Images: 5
Client: Purdue University

The Recognition

Laureate: Jung Joo Sohn
Country: United States of America
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2023 - 2024
Design ID: #160084

Credits

Image Credits: Jung Joo Sohn, Min Suh Jang, Jenny Tang, Abigail Checkley, Phuong Bui

Design Details

Unique Properties: 'WITH' service strengthens relationships between the burdened emergency responders and all citizens. The platform engages both ends in active information exchanges, optimizing task efficiency & safety and promoting community involvement.
Inspiration: When urgent situations involving individuals with undisclosed medical conditions, it is critical for emergency responders to act appropriately. Failure to recognize symptoms may erode trust and unnecessarily escalate incidents. There is a critical need to equip these responders with comprehensive training that includes not only technical skills but also emphasizes effective communication and understanding diverse medical conditions.
Research: This research addresses the multifaceted challenges in designing comprehensive emergency response systems. The system aims to enable responders to swiftly mobilize and dispatch teams to emergency locations while balancing non-urgent and specialty-specific citizen requests. The design focuses on reducing the workload of responders, providing ample resources for informed decision-making, and fostering public trust. Recognizing the criticality of urgent situations involving undisclosed medical conditions, the research emphasizes the need to equip responders with comprehensive training that includes technical skills, effective communication, and understanding diverse medical conditions.
Challenge: Designing a comprehensive emergency response system poses multifaceted challenges. It requires creating an interface that enables responders to promptly mobilize and dispatch their team to emergency locations while balancing non-urgent citizen requests. The design must lower the workload of responders, providing ample resources for informed decision-making to promote trust in the public eye. Recognizing urgent medical situations is critical, necessitating features that help responders identify symptoms promptly.
Realization and Technology: The design software used was Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other prototype developing tools.
Operation and Interaction: This service focuses on creating a system that facilitates the prompt mobilization of emergency responders, ensuring swift and accurate responses. Balancing the interface to address non-urgent citizen requests, providing a mechanism for citizens to seek help without overwhelming responders, is crucial. The design aims to lower the workload of emergency responders through intuitive interfaces, automated support systems, and comprehensive databases, fostering informed decision-making. Establishing and maintaining trust requires conveying reliability, transparency, and efficiency.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in August 2021 in West Lafayette, Indiana and was initially completed in February 2024.
Specifications: The project's design revolves around optimizing the user experience within mobile applications, potentially expanding to desktop applications and web browsers in the future. The mobile version was designed with iOS.
Keywords: Community, Service, Emergency responders, Citizens, Safety, Honor, Volunteer