Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Khoom Siv Hluav Taws Xob Competition Category.

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Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Khoom Siv Hluav Taws Xob Category

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The Design

About Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital

Flowo yog ib lub tshuab ntaus ntawv digital tsim los rau kev sau ntawv yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam. Tus qauv rov qab ua kom nco txog lub tshuab ntaus ntawv qub, nrog rau lub cev tuab hlau dub uas zoo li lub voj voog uas suab paus ntawv. Muaj ib lub screen e-ink khoov nyob rau saum kom pom cov ntawv ntaus, thiab muaj lub chaw khaws ntaub ntawv sab hauv los khaws cov ntaub ntawv. Muaj ib lub keyboard uas muaj teeb ci tuaj ntawm lub cev tshuab. Muaj ob lub khob nyob ntawm ob sab hloov chaw rau cov khob paus ntawv qub: sab laug khob siv los taug qab lub menu, thaum sab xis khob siv los rov saib cov ntaub ntawv ib kab ib kab lossis ib nplooj ib nplooj. Lub cev tshuab yog tsim los ntawm cov yas rov siv dua los ntawm txoj kev tso yas rau hauv daim duab (injection molding).

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Flowo Kev Ntaus Ntawv Digital tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

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