Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn by Daniel Lau is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award í járni in Hönnun ungbarna-, barna- og barnavara Competition Category.
JárnBarnavörur· 2019
Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn
by Daniel Lau
Client: emagine A
A' Design Award í járni Winner in Barnavörur Category
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About Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn
Tikk Takk Skjaldbakan er hönnuð fyrir börn á öllum aldri. Börn geta auðveldlega skilið tímans gang með því að fylgjast með upplýstu punktunum á skelinni sem einnig virka sem stigvaxandi sólarupprásar vökunarljós. Þegar vekjarinn fer í gang fylla ljósin allan yfirborðið eins og þau væru plötur á skjaldbökuskelinni. Skelið virkar jafnframt sem hnappur fyrir börn til að kveikja á rauðu næturljósunum á meðan hinir stillihnappar foreldra eru faldir undir aftaganlega skelinu. Neðri helmingur skjaldbakanna er úr mjúku silíkoni í matvælagæðum og festist örugglega við rúmið að nóttu.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í járni
Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn vann A' Design Award í járni, virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er góðum hönnunarverkum sem uppfylla þær faglegu og iðnaðarlegu kröfur sem gerðar eru til vel hannaðra sköpunarverka. Sigurvegarar í járni sýna mikla færni, mikla sérhæfingu, sérfræðiskilning og skapandi getu höfunda sinna. Þess er vænst að Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn sé mjög metið, dáð og elskað sköpunarverk sem er hagnýtt og nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í járni sameinar bestu starfsvenjur greinarinnar og hefur hæfa tæknilega eiginleika tengda þekkingu og hæfileikum. Tick Tock Turtle Vekjaraklukka fyrir börn er virt fyrir nákvæmni sína og er hannað til að veita lífsgæðabætur sem hjálpa til við að gera heiminn að betri stað.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Tick Tock Turtle is a fully modular design that can be outfitted with various child friendly outer appearances. The patent pending inner design allows an array of parental settings buttons to be hidden away from view inside its shell which also a button for kids. When the sunrise lights are activated, the plates of the shell illuminate one by one slowly getting brighter form a fully lit shell.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 200 mm x 200 mm x 76 mm
0.47 kg - Tags
- Kids clock, sleep trainer, learn time, sleep aid, light alarm, sleep cycle alarm, portable alarm, activity timer
- Production Technology
- A significant amount of time was spent prototyping to account for the optics of the shell light effect. Varying shapes of the lenses needed to be adjusted to produce a rounded circle on the shell when lit up. Different finishes on the lenses and translucency on the shell were experimented with to reach the desired illuminated soft dot effect.
- Design Challenge
- Based on user survey, it was unanimous that a two tone design was the favored as opposed to a single tone design. The most difficult challenge of this design was ensuring the two tone silicone outer housing was reproducible in a production environment at a cost that would support retail of the product. After multiple trials, it was found that double injection of plastic to produce a two tone silicone product could not meet the product target costs and quality requirements. The final product uses a single tone color injection mold with a silicone paint spray overlay to produce the desired design.
- Research
- The design of the clock originated based on market survey and patent research where the goal was to implement all of the key health and learning features of existing clocks in a new kids friendly design. Market surveys were done based on online retail analysis tools and patent research was outsourced prior to design. The design was further validated by going through a successful crowdfunding campaign.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration behind the design was it had to be beautiful yet functional. The shape and pattern of the clock naturally led to a turtle as a child friendly design. The design was created with the thought that the display and the clock numbers needed to be large enough for children to easily see while keeping all parental buttons completely hidden away. Considerations were made that physical buttons must be included for ease of use as opposed to a wireless approach.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2017 and was finished in May 2018
- Operation Flow
- Tick Tock Turtle was designed to be the all-in-one sleep companion. With a wide range of functions, its key features include wake up lights and sleep cycle detection, both of which require the clock to be placed on the mattress next a sleeping child. The silicone material allows the unit to securely stick to the mattress even through child movement on the bed. Settings are made by parents in a hidden layer under the shell. Throughout the night the child can press the shell as a button to activate the night light function of the clock. This also shows the progression of time throughout the night.
- Patents
- Patent Pending. 29616289. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patent Pending. 29616301. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patented. ZL 2017304632325. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China
Patented. ZL 2017304621458. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China - Team Members
- Daniel Lau, Sabrina Chen, Allen Wang, Jax Liao, Tilin Li, William Liu, Kelly Chow, Archo Yeh
- Image Credits
- Image Credits: Duncan Longden Photography
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