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ListSmart Application by Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil Receives the A' Design Award in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that ListSmart Application by Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil, designed for Purdue University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About ListSmart Application
ListSmart is a smart shopping list application. Features include advanced budgeting, a shared platform, and smart recommendations which are aimed at helping the user to buy the best deals for various items. The List Marketplace allows users to upload and download lists uploaded by others. ListSmart can also be used as a service to stores to help enhance the shopping experience. With the ListSmart kiosks, users can access their lists at certain stores and can obtain store maps through NFC.
About Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil
Jung Joo Sohn is an assistant professor of industrial and interaction design at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, Sohn spent more than eight years as a UX (user experience) designer in the Corporate Design Center at Samsung Electronics and was a visiting scholar with the Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI) at Georgia Institute of Technology. As a multidisciplinary designer, he contributed emerging devices, new mobile services (e.g., artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and health care), and related user interfaces with cutting-edge technologies in growth markets. Sohn’s research interests lie in the fields of industrial design, interaction design, and user experience.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. Awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/127578
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/127578
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!127578
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/303221
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- ListSmart Application
- Function
- Application
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- White, Lavender, Silver, Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Purdue University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #127578
Credits
- Team
- Jung Joo Sohn and Abhay Sunil
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- ListSmart is an intelligent shopping list application and service design. Features include smart item suggestions, budgeting, and a collaborative platform. These aim to create a new perspective on shopping for the user and to encourage better spending habits. ListSmart can also be applied as a service to grocery stores to help enhance the shopping experience. With the implementation of ListSmart kiosks users can access their lists at certain stores and can obtain store maps through NFC.
- Inspiration
- Several studies have shown that people who use shopping lists have spent less and bought fewer items than those who did not. Based on an initial survey conducted with 58 residents in major metropolitan areas, it was obersved that many only occasionally use shopping lists and they usually use their default notes application. Some reasons for the participants’ answers stem from the ease of a notes application and that many find it too complicated to plan out their purchases.
- Research
- The ListSmart team conducted various surveys and user tests to refine the design topic. In the early stages of the project a survey was released with over 50 participants in the target demographic regarding their spending and shopping habits. The team figured out key features through prototyping and user testing. These methods combined with prior research on the target demographic of millennials living in metropolitan areas enabled the team to fully realize the project.
- Challenge
- The first challenge was understanding how to optimize people’s spending and shopping habits through a mobile application solution. Another major challenge was creating a list application which is unique and has a define unique value proposition. The ListSmart team made sure to not overcomplicate the graphical user interface which is a common issue with list applications and to make a clear user flow.
- Realization and Technology
- The design software used was Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, and other prototype developing tools.
- Operation and Interaction
- ListSmart is simple and easy to use for anyone. The home screen has a summary of the user’s budget shown through weather conditions with their lists shown below. The next screen is the List Marketplace where users can upload and download lists uploaded by others. All lists are shown in a grid layout and have thumbnail previews. Screens like the budget screen and list creation screen are shown through sheets on the screen. Having information shown on cards allows for a dynamic user experience.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana at Purdue University and was initially completed in March 2021.
- Specifications
- This project was designed for iOS and web screen sizes. The mobile version was designed with iOS in mind while the kiosk interface was designed to fit most web formats (1920 x 1080px).
- Keywords
- Interaction design, Smart shopping lists, Budgeting applications, Service design, Intelligent recommendations, UX design, UI design
