Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Innealan Didseatach agus Dealanach Competition Category.

IarannDealanais Luchd-cleachdaidh· 2022

Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Dealanais Luchd-cleachdaidh Category

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The Design

About Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach

Is e clò-sgrìobhadair didseatach a th' ann am Flowo a chaidh a dhealbhadh airson sgrìobhadh gun bhacadh. Tha an cruth a' cur nar cuimhne clò-sgrìobhadair clasaigeach, le prìomh chorp dubh sìolandaireach a tha a' faireachdainn nan car-phàipear. Tha sgrion e-ink lùbte a' sealltainn an teacsa clò-sgrìobhte, agus tha cuimhne a-staigh a' stòradh nan sgrìobhainnean. Tha meur-chlàr le solas-cùil a' sìneadh a-mach às a' phrìomh chorp. Tha dà chnag air an dà thaobh a' dol an àite nan seann chnagan-pàipeir: tha an cnag chlì a' gluasad tro'n chlàr-taice, agus tha an cnag dheas a' sgroladh tron sgrìobhainn loidhne air loidhne, no duilleag air duilleag. Tha am prìomh chorp air a dhèanamh de phlastaig ath-chuairtichte tro mhùnladh in-stealladh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Flowo Clò-sgrìobhadair Didseatach airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flowo's design is inspired by the main parts of a classic typewriter, thus the keyboard, the paper roller and the side knobs that allow by rotation, to insert the paper and move it forward. The device consists of a main body which is black and cylindrical and recalls the old roller plus two side control knobs that are use as follows: the left knob allows navigation on the device's menu, while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.the main body expands with a backlit keyboard that allows typing. Text is displayed on an e-ink screen located on the main body.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 330 x 165 x 40mm
Tags: flowo, typewriter, keyboard, e-ink display, recycled, eco-sustainable, e-paper
Production Technology: Recycled plastic injection molding for main body, e-ink display and other eco-plastic materials.
Design Challenge: The greatest difficulty was to give a new design to an object (the typewriter) by now consolidated over time but also no longer used. the main idea was to keep some parts of the flowo design that recalled the old typewriter but at the same time have a modern and functional design. the keyboard is very minimal, the display is curved to remember the old roller where the paper slides while the side knobs that were used to slide the paper are now used to navigate the menu and scroll the pages.
The materials used for the production of flowo are all eco-sustainable and the plastic used is recycled plastic to have a minimal environmental impact.
Research: the research that has been done for the Flowo design is essentially based on giving a modern and functional design to an object now in disuse like the old typewriter. the basis of the project was taken into account the simplicity of use like the old typewriter but at the same time using modern technology (e.g. paper was eliminated and an e-ink display and an internal memory were used to store documents ).
Inspiration: The idea at the foundation of Flowo (Flow Word) is to give new life to a tool such as the old typewriter that is no longer used nowadays. Thanks to computer, tablet smartphone we have never ending solutions to type and save our texts, notes or books. The issue when using these devices to type is that the quantity of information, inputs, notifications they can send affects the writer's ability to concentrate, even the more disciplined one's.Flowo is the concept of a modern typewriter intended for a sole purpose: type without distractions.
Project Duration: Location: Azzano Decimo (PN) - Italy
Procject duration: 1 month
Operation Flow: Works like an old typewriter. You type on the keyboard and the text is displayed in the curved e-ink display.
The left knob allows navigation on the device's menu (create new document, save document, open document ect.), while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.
Team Members: Jody Del Bianco