GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj by Yu Hiraoka

GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwá Dijitalụ na Eletronikị Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaNgwá Eletronikị· 2016

GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj

by Yu Hiraoka

Client: Yu Hiraoka Design

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwá Eletronikị Category

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The Design

About GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Ekwentị GrandWizard na-agbasa ike egwu nke ekwentị smartfon nkịtị site n'ịtụgharị ngwaọrụ ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ọdụ ngwakọta DJ nke a na-ebugharị ebugharị. Njikwa aka ekpe na aka nri nke doro anya, nke ọ bụla raara onwe ya nye egwu dị iche iche, na-enye ohere ịgwakọta na ịmepụta remix n'oge dịrịị. Sistemụ ejikọtara ọnụ na-enye ohere ka a gwakọta ma gwakọtakwaa egwu n'oge ọ bụla na ebe ọ bụla mmụọ nsọ na-abịa.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. GrandWizard Ọrụ Isi: Ekwentị Smartfon Dj bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: GrandWizard smartphone goes beyond the MP3 playing functionality of other phones, turning the user into a real life mixmaster DJ!
Sure, there’s an app for that… but this is way more fun! The portable mixing station makes it possible to manipulate and produce remixes using intuitive right and left controls, each dedicated to a track. Make your own remixes while you’re on the go or at any time you’re inspired!
Bring it to a club or a party, or anywhere and play the remixes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size: (close) 165 x 60 x H16 mm / (open) 165 x 115 x H16 mm
Tags: Smartphone, Dj, Music, Sound, Contemporary, High tec
Production Technology: Material: aluminium
Design Challenge: The trend of digital devices is less physical switches, and more utilisation of touch panel.
However, these things make users feel less dynamism of utilisation. In order to realise more authentic djing performance, I designed the interface and layout based on a real dj turntable, but the interface is not as complicated as a dj turntable and they are very interactive with click wheels and touch panels. Since a dj set consists of three components and each of them has different function, I also designed this device which has three different components and three different main screens. It is a combination of both classic and contemporary interfaces, and it gives users a pleasure to learn and master it.
I made a mock-up model and had DJs to try it out. Based on their feedback, I modified the design in the process of development.
Research: In the beginning of the project, I did research about new smartphone concepts and smartphone technologies for music.
Inspiration: Smartphones have taken the cell phone industry by storm. Coming packed with apps and features that make things seem just a touch away, it’s becoming an integral part of our life with each passing day. All these gadgets come packed with a great music player and speaker options, and many users enjoy listening tracks with them when they are out. And now there are even djing apps for music lovers to play remixes.
But there was one question which came to my mind. Do those apps really satisfy authentic DJs?
I have many DJ friends and they are all heavy smartphone users, but none of them play any of those djing apps even though they love performing in front of people.
I asked them why and they said they don’t like djing with smartphones because they don’t get the dynamic and authentic feelings of djing with them. But they wish to have a portable djing device to bring it to parties instead of bringing a big and heavy djing set.
Project Duration: This work was developed in Milan in 2013.
Operation Flow: Click wheels can be used for mixing, while the screens on the side will lay out tracks for you to edit. There’s also the touch panel at the bottom that can bring an equalizer. This is basically a portable mixing station and if you slide the fader to the left you will manipulate one track on the left screen and doing that on the right will take your music making to the right side. And, the middle screen is where the magic of remixing happens.
GrandWizard is a great item for people who want to show off their expressions and stand out!
Even though the shape specialises in djing, it still is fully functional as a smartphone with touch panels on the upper body.
Also, these three screens enable you to manipulate three different applications at the same time.
Image Credits: Yu Hiraoka Design