Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch by Alex Pan Yong

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch by Alex Pan Yong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Ynterface, Ynteraksje en Brûkersûnderfining Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsYnterface· 2020

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch

by Alex Pan Yong

Client: Artalex

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Ynterface Category

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The Design

About Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch

It ûntwerp fan Simple Code II is om safolle mooglik aspekten fan it libben te rjochtsjen. De trije kleurkombinaasjes, blau / swart, wyt / griis, en brún / pears, behannelje net allinich de brûkers fan ferskate leeftiden en geslacht, mar ek gaadlik foar it koppeljen fan saaklike en casual outfit. De yndieling is rjochte op in soepeler brûkersûnderfining. Yn 'e midden fan' e dial foarmje de moanne, de datum en de dei in line dy't troch it horloazjeflak yn 'e helte snijt, it fisuele lykwicht oerbringt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Simple Code II Saphire Smartwatch foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Simple Code II has a unique feature that the components, such as weather and step count, shift their position to avoid overlapping the blue hands. It is an easy-to-read watch face. The blue translucent hands not only shows the beauty, but also maintain the readability. The date is the center of the whole dial so that user can find out what the date is in a glance. In the middle, the month, the date and the day form a line which cut through the dial in half to create the visual balance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Smartwatch face, 400 x 400px. Support Android watch and Samsung watch. Available for download from Facer app and WatchMaker app.
Tags: stylish, modern, precise, casual, business, calm, sapphire
Production Technology: It's from the first version of a prototype called Simple Code which was done in WatchMaker app. After a few trials and changes, the ideas are getting more and more confirmed. Eventually the ideas became the second version, Simple Code II.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge is to convey the modern beauty, the comfort for eyes, the hands cannot block the information behind yet still have good looking.
Research: Started with a very simple idea: make it easy to read. That's why it's called "Simple Code". After done the first prototype, put in more ideas such as translucent hands and still with ease telling time.
Inspiration: The Simple Code II is from the first version which is just a prototype. The idea is to put the date in the center of the dial, so user can find the date effortlessly. That's it. That's where inspiration came from. After that, for further convenience, the hands became translucent so that they will not obstruct the other information behind them. Every effort is for readability while still maintain the neat.
Project Duration: I started designing the prototype in May 2018. It was done in June 2018 in Singapore.
Operation Flow: The dial is in dark tone with pattern as background. The hands are in translucent blue sapphire colour. The entire watch face gives a calm, modern and stylish feeling. It fits both casual and business outfit.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Pan Yong, 2019.
Team Members: Pan Yong (myself)
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #2: Photographer Pan Yong,
Image #3: Photographer Pan Yong,
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Image #5: Photographer Pan Yong,