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Silver A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design Goes to P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX X1 Multifunctional Power Bank by Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui for digital and electronic device design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Digital and Electronic Device Design category for P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX X1 Multifunctional Power Bank by Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui, designed for P.T Starlink. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX X1 Multifunctional Power Bank
PowerTRONEX X1 is a multifunctional power bank that combines a power bank, a charger and a Type C cable in one device. The shell is made of fireproof polycarbonate with a touch-friendly coating, and the oval shape improves resistance to drops. A light strip, activated by a touch sensor, shows the power state: red indicates power being used and blue indicates power available in the battery. A small light at the base turns on when the plug is rotated, which helps when a socket is used in the dark. The output is 18 watts.
About Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui
Harry-HongWei Yang is a designer who sees through things in a unique perspective. He always thinks different about relationships between product and users.The forms are often defined following functions and emotions.He is awarded by several awards for his innovative design.And because of the brand new product the brand survives among the market as a newly start-up.
Award Record
Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award
The A' Consumer Electronics Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good consumer electronics designs by leading brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to consumer electronics designers, consumer electronics brands, consumer electronics manufacturers and electronic product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, laptops, televisions, cameras, headphones and smartwatches. The awarded consumer electronics designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/consumer-electronics
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/100140
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100140
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100140
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/269599
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.ptstarlink.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX X1 Multifunctional Power Bank
- Function
- Multifunctional Power Bank
- Category
- Digital and Electronic Device Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Black and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- P.T Starlink
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Harry-HongWei Yang and Pat-Zheng Cui
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100140
Credits
- Team
- Harry-HongWei Yang, Pat-Zheng Cui, JingJing Zheng, HuiJie Xu, Chen Wang, XiaoHui Zhang and Jacky-HongJun Liu
- Image Credits
- 5: Photographer / Rendering Harry-HongWei Yang, P.T Starlink PowerTRONEX X1, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- PowerTRONEX X1 combines the functions of a power bank, charger and Type C cable into a single product. It adopts an innovative indicator design—the light strip which conveys the new concept to show the electricity: red indicates dissipating power and blue indicates available power in the battery. It's beautiful and it differs from any other products in the market. Also, a small light on the bottom will light up when rotating the plug, this is convenient when plugging it in the dark.
- Inspiration
- The product contains all components people need to charge, that’s how the frame comes from. The light strip design is inspired by a new version to the charging process. Charging and discharging are two opposite states of the device and are in a constant change and conversion to make the whole system be in harmony. The light strip and the changing color are designed to reveal the process. Also, other functions are inspired by behaviors of people when they charge.
- Research
- A survey towards the market and users was carried out through the Internet and filed investigation.As the users carry a power bank, usually they need a cable and a charger as well. Market research shows more notebooks can be charged by power banks with PD technology. While the product in the market usually show electricity in 4 lights or a digital display, we designed an innovative one that differs others. We found that users in low light situation should be considered, so we designed an auxiliary light which is activated in a way conform to their behaviors.
- Challenge
- It’s hard to integrate the whole system. The product is in an appropriate size of a normal 5000mAh power bank but we fused another two functions in it. It’s hard for the designers and engineers to work together to seek a solution that contains all the components in such an oval shape which is no bigger than those single square-shaped power banks. The hardest part contains the way we achieve the effect of the power indicator in gradual changing color. Also we tested a lot to ensure the light at the bottom activated well by the a Hall Sensor.
- Realization and Technology
- Its shell is made of fireproof PC with a touch-friendly exterior coating to provide safety and a touch of comfort to hold. Also the material with the oval shape brings an enhancement of anti-to drop performance. The light strip is activated by touch sensor and the light at the bottom is activated by a Hall Sensor.
- Operation and Interaction
- By plugging in the cable or touching the light strip, the light strip will light up and the device is power-on. The small light at bottom will light up and help the users lighten the power socket as they rotate the power plug. By plugging the pins of the power plug into the socket, the device itself will be charged together with the external devices. Users can pull the built-in Type C cable out to charge other devices like phones or tablets. It can charge a notebook as well.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2017 and finished in May 2019 in Shanghai.
- Specifications
- Product Size：70*80*35 mm Battery Type: Cylinder Battery. Compatible with PD/QC 3.0/QC2.0. Output: 18W. Power Input: Charge through Type C. Light Strip: Activated by touch sensor around the light strip. Show ON/OFF status and electricity of battery left. Light at bottom: Activated by a Hall Sensor.
- Keywords
- Power Bank, Charger, Multifunctional, Cable, Minimalism
