Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Goes to Piggy Money Saving Mobile Application by Ziyi Zhou
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ziyi Zhou for mobile technologies, applications and software design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Piggy Money Saving Mobile Application by Ziyi Zhou, designed for ArtCenter College of Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Piggy Money Saving Mobile Application
Piggy Money Saving is a mobile application for money management and saving, created for young people. The application prepares different saving plans based on each user's financial management ability. During registration, basic information is collected and a small deposit goal is set. A short test then checks the financial skills of the user, and a suitable saving plan is recommended. The main screen shows deposits, goals and suggested plans. Rewards are given when a saving goal or plan is completed. The application was made for the iOS system.
About Ziyi Zhou
Hi, I am Ziyi Zhou. I was born in Jinan. Currently Base in LA. Now I am studying B.S interaction design at ArtCenter College of Design. Expected to graduate in spring 2022. I combined UX, UI, product and 3D design to create advanced, interesting and tangible products and experiences that enable us to move towards the digital future.In my spare time, I love singing and have been performing on stages with lots of people. I also like drawing, skateboarding and travel all over the world. These life experiences always spake my innovation and deepen my understanding of human being.
Award Record
Ziyi Zhou is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award
The A' Mobile Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good design in mobile industry by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to mobile designers, application developers, software engineers and user interface designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. The awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile
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/109495
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/109495
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!109495
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/284487
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Piggy Money Saving Mobile Application
- Function
- Mobile Application
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Royal Blue, White Smoke, Gainsboro, Medium Purple and Medium Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ArtCenter College of Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ziyi Zhou
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #109495
Credits
- Image Credits
- 5: smartmockups.com, iPhone X - Free Mockup
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This app is a money management & saving app for young people. For each user's different financial management capabilities, we will make different financial savings plans for them. Help users to set saving goals. This App encourage users to manage and save money and achieve their personal savings goals by using this App.
- Inspiration
- Young people are the future of a country.It is important to cultivate young people's awareness of saving money. Ziyi did further surveys and interviews. The report showed that there is no APP to help young people manage their money. Many young people want financial help.But they don't know how to start. So Ziyi created this app.
- Research
- Ziyi first conducted background research and used many research tools such as Google surveys to conduct interviews. The results show that most young millennials, which GBR defines as those between 18 and 24 years old, had less than 1,000 dollars in their savings accounts. Nearly half had nothing saved at all. There are relatively few apps on the market for saving money and young people. Young people’s awareness of saving money needs to be cultivated. Therefore, this app helps users make a good saving habit, cultivate financial knowledge, and invest in their own future.
- Challenge
- The difficulty of this project is how to provide users with a deposit plan that suits them and make users really like using this app. The target users are mainly young people. Therefore, I have done a lot of surveys on young people’s financial habits and researched young people’s psychology. In the end, I added a reward mechanism to the APP. Users can get additional rewards offered by the APP when you complete the small goals and the saving plan. At the same time, a relatively young and energetic style is also adopted in the design style.
- Realization and Technology
- Mainly use XD to make user interface, AI is used to make illustrations.
- Operation and Interaction
- When the user downloads the app, during the registration process, the app will collect the user's necessary information, and set up a small deposit goal for the user to provide users with better services. After logging into the main interface, the user will see his deposit, goals, and recommended saving plans. Before turning on the saving function, the user will conduct a test to check the user's financial management ability. After the test is completed, the user can immediately see their feedback, and the app recommends the user a suitable saving plan for them. When the deposit plan or saving goals are achieved, users can get dividends in the app.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in April 2020 and was finished in August 2020 in Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design.
- Specifications
- Designed for the iOS System
- Keywords
- Mobile Application, Interaction, UX, UI, User Centred, Mental Health, User Research, Design Thinking
