ʻO Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele na Jiaxing Yu and Wenqi Wu he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2025 A' Design Award Hao ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Hoʻonaʻauao, Mea Kōkua Aʻo a me ʻIke Hoʻomaʻamaʻa.
HaoHoʻonaʻauao· 2025
Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele
Mea Kūʻai: Zhejiang University
Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Hao ma ka Māhele Hoʻonaʻauao
Mea Lanakila i Hōʻoia ʻIa
Hōʻoia i ke Kūlana Makana no #170188Ka Hoʻolālā
E Pili Ana iā Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele
Ma nā wa he nui, ua ho'opaupau ka a'o mele ma'amau i nā haumāna ma o ka mana'o ku'ina'ina a me nā hana lohe, a hō'emi i ko lākou makemake a me ka mana haku. Hō'ano hou ka Architone i ka mana'o ku'ina'ina o ka mele i loko o nā pōhaku mele a me nā hale i ma'a ka na'au ia, e kōkua i nā haumāna e lo'a ma'alahi ai ka 'ike ma o ka hui pū ho'oikaika 'ana a hiki i ka ho'omana iā lākou e haku i ka mele nani. 'O kāna hoahana 'ano pa'alua, ka 'Ano A'o a me ka 'Ano Haku, ke kāko'o nei i ka ho'omohala hana ma nā māhele li'ili'i a e ho'oulu ana i ka mana haku. Ke ho'ohana nei ka Architone i ka mana o ka hoahana e ho'olilo i nā haumāna a pau i mau kālai hale mele.
Ka Hoʻomaikai
E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Hao
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Architone 'Āpilikeikana A'o Mele no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.
Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā
ʻEke Nūhou
Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.
- Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa
- ArchiTone innovatively transforms abstract music theory into intuitive musical blocks and buildings to help learners naturally acquire knowledge through engaging interaction and ultimately empowering them to create beautiful music. Its dual-mode design, Learning Mode and Creation Mode, supports incremental skill development while fostering creativity. ArchiTone uses the power of design to make every learner a musical architect.
- Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili
- This application takes iPad Pro 13-inch as the template and refers to the official interface design specification of iOS. It is adaptable to many different resolutions and kinds of screens.
- Nā Lepili
- Music education, Learning platform, Music learning, App, Music
- ʻEnehana Hana
- We carried out interviews with both music educators and music learners. After the interviews, we first created the interface prototype and low-fidelity design on Figma software and iterated through user testing. Then, we developed ArchiTone as an iPadOS application using SwiftUI that enables adaptive layouts and smooth animations.
- Pilikia Hoʻolālā
- The most significant challenge in designing ArchiTone is bridging the gap between abstract music theory and intuitive, engaging learning experiences. In our interviews, we found that educators and learners alike desired a way to visualize music that would lower barriers to teaching and learning. Aiming at the above problems, we designed a visualization scheme for core music concepts in ArchiTone, representing them as interesting musical blocks and buildings. After more than 20 iterations, we are confident that we have done great things.
- Noiʻi
- At present, music education plays an important role in many aspects, such as reducing stress, enhancing creativity, and fostering collaborative skills. However, traditional methods often struggle to effectively convey abstract concepts and aural skills to learners. Through interviews with both educators and learners, we found three major challenges with existing learning softwares: the abstractness of music theory, the monotony of repetitive training, and the lack of integration between theory and practice. Therefore, we designed the ArchiTone, a platform for music theory learning and music praxis.
- Hoʻoulu Manaʻo
- Music education has long been recognized for its profound impact on cognitive development, emotional regulation, and social inclusion. However, traditional approaches to music education often leave learners confused by abstract theories and aural skills. According to our formative interviews with educators and learners, we found three key pain points: the abstractness of music theory, the monotony of repetitive training, and the lack of purpose-driven integration. These challenges inspire us to design ArchiTone, an App for music theory learning and music praxis.
- Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana
- The project started in Hangzhou, China, in October 2023 and was completed in October 2024.
- Kaʻina Hana
- ArchiTone includes two modes: Learning Mode and Creation Mode. Learning Mode is designed to progressively introduce chords and harmony structures. In this mode, there are multiple levels, starting with the fundamental chords and advancing to the more complex chords. In each level, learners first learn a new chord block alongside previously learned chord blocks through a musical composition, and then reinforce their understanding by reconstructing the musical building from shuffled blocks. Creation Mode allows learners to freely use the chords they have already learned to create new musical works. By customizing blocks and forming the building, they can apply the music theory flexibly to music praxis and achieve the goals of music education.
- Nā Palapala Kuleana
- The above material comes from our own team.
- Nā Lālā Hui
- Creative Director: Jiaxing Yu
Designer: Wenqi Wu
Designer: Yuxuan Gao
Tutor: Kejun Zhang - Nā Kuleana Kiʻi
- Image #1: Creator, Jiaxing Yu, ArchiTone Main Image, 2025.
Image #2: Creator, Jiaxing Yu, ArchiTone All Modes, 2025.
Image #3: Creator, Jiaxing Yu, ArchiTone Learning Mode, 2025.
Image #4: Creator, Jiaxing Yu, ArchiTone Creation Mode, 2025.
Image #5: Creator, Jiaxing Yu, ArchiTone Learning Mode Details, 2025.
Kākoʻo ʻIa
ʻImi ma ʻō aku o Designers.org
E ʻimi i nā huahana, nā lawelawe a me nā manawa mai kā mākou mau hoa hoʻolaha.
Hou Aku e ʻImi Ai
Nā Hoʻolālā Pili
E ʻimi i nā hoʻolālā lanakila hou mai ka māhele like, i koho ʻia ma ka waiwai.
