ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula by Anastasia Klimova

ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Kayayyaki Masu Dorewa Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeKayayyaki Masu Dorewa· 2021

ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula

by Anastasia Klimova

Client: Anastasia Klimova

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Kayayyaki Masu Dorewa Category

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The Design

About ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula

ReCover sabis ne na tunani wanda ke bawa masu wayar salula damar mayar da wayoyin da suka tsufa zuwa na'urori masu amfani kamar kyamarar yanar gizo, kyamarar tsaro ko na'urar taɓawa (touchpad). Manhajar ReCover tana bincika kayan aikin waya (hardware) da tsarin sarrafawa (firmware) na wayar, sannan ta ba da shawarwarin da suka dace bisa la'akari da yanayin wayar. Ana yin odar wani kayan aiki (kit), sannan sabon tsarin aiki (operating system) yana shirya wayar don sabon aikinta. Ana sanya wayar a cikin akwati da aka yi da robar ABS da aka sake sarrafawa ta hanyar zubawa (injection moulded recycled ABS plastic). ReCover yana kiyaye tsofaffin wayoyi daga zubar da su a wuraren shara, tare da bayar da kayan aiki masu amfani a farashi mai rahusa.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen ReCover Sabis na Sake Amfani da Wayar Salula saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ReCover is a conceptual service offered by smartphone manufacturers that helps non-tech-savvy users to repurpose obsolete phones into useful devices. Intelligent ReCover app allows user to find a suitable repurpose solution. The service helps users to save phones from the landfill and acquire new useful hardware for less. ReCover is intended to be offered directly by device manufacturers who can profit from old devices by providing subscription-based services without developing new hardware.
Dimensions & Packaging: 132.5 x 181.5 x 22 mm (webcam),
171.5 x 45.5 x 80 mm (touchpad),
109 x 181.5 x 44 mm (security camera)
Tags: sustainability, technology, smartphone, e-waste, recycling, upcycling, service, affordable, webcam, security camera
Production Technology: ReCover hardware was designed to be extremely affordable and is made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic, using off-the-shelf elements such as bi-coloured LED panels. On the inside, memory foam was used to make sure phones of a wide range of thicknesses can be secured. Other materials such as 70% transparent optical beamsplitter glass and extra thick 200gsm vellum were used to discretely conceive the smartphone inside the ReCover webcam and touchpad cases respectively.
Design Challenge: Fitting a wide range of phones of different sizes, camera and charging port locations was a significant challenge during this project's form development. Additional challenges included software integration across various phone manufacturers. Research conducted into complexities of jailbreaking and rooting led to the conclusion that the service will have to be offered by the company that released the original OS, which has opened up a possibility of a dedicated OS that would tailor the phone's system for the chosen repurpose solution.
Research: Market analysis, user interview and survey were used to gain research insight. My goal was to determine what kind of users were most likely to have old phones and what their needs were. Research has revealed that users in developed countries were more likely to hoard old technology devices. Millennials, this project's target market, were found to need simple and affordable repurpose solutions the most due to the combination of financial challenges, higher environmental awareness, and being the most DIY-averse demographic.
Inspiration: 7.1 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. In the UK, only 12% of those went on to be recycled. 57% of Britons have old phones lying around, which amounts to staggering 125m devices. Most brands strive to offer more recycling options, but according to Ellen McArthur Foundation, repurpose is more sustainable since materials remain in use longer and less additional energy is spent. Old smartphones remain powerful electronic devices, and their potential inspired me to create ReCover.
Project Duration: This project has started in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 03 October 2020 and finished on 11 December 2020.
Operation Flow: User downloads ReCover app and launches intelligent hardware and firmware scan after which app gives user options of what their phone can become based on its condition. User orders the ReCover kit of their choice. When it arrives, the app erases current OS and installs new OS that optimises phone for its new role. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the phone in the ReCover case, set it up and start using as an entirely new product.
Team Members: Anastasia Klimova
Image Credits: Anastasia Klimova