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Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri Receives the A' Design Award for Clexi Secure Flash Drive in Computers and Peripheral Devices Design
Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri of Clexi Drive recognized for computers and peripheral devices design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Clexi Secure Flash Drive by Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri of Clexi Drive, designed for Clexi, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Computers and Peripheral Devices Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 A' Design Award Explained
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 Clexi Secure Flash Drive
Clexi is high security encrypted flash drive, a combination of secure storage space and biometric technology via bluetooth to prevent unauthorized users malicious access to your data. The world’s 1st smartphone controlled encrypted flash drive!Using military grade security, data will be stored on Clexi at the highest level of security. No additional software or program is needed on your system for running it. Clexi is extremely user friendly, fast and easy to use; plug, tap and play.Sharing Clexi is also possible; Through the app, the owner can authorize other users for sharing data.
About Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri
She got full scholarship for her Master’s degree. She is talented and creative and A’design past winner year 2017 (wearable technologies design category). She has so many successful projects on her resume; including ranked 6th in industrial design Olympiad nationwide. She involved in the design of 2 successful campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. She was the graphic designer of Ted talk show for the first time in Iran. (TEDXuniversity of Tehran). She was a member of Iran’s National Elites Foundation.
About Clexi Drive
Clexi specializes in multi factor authentication software and hardware to reduce fraud for enterprises, using convenient proximity based smartphone login. We provide smartphone and USB key authentication solutions that provide proximity based login to Win
Award Record
Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri of Clexi Drive is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Computers and Peripheral Devices Design Award
The A' Computer Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good computer and peripheral designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to computer designers, industrial designers, computer hardware engineers and computer accessory designers from all countries. Entries typically include laptops, desktop computers, workstations, servers, tablets and mainframes. Awarded computer designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/computer
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/99092
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99092
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99092
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/270936
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://clexi.co/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Clexi Secure Flash Drive
- Function
- Secure Flash Drive
- Category
- Computers and Peripheral Devices Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Black, Dim Gray, Sienna and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Clexi
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Clexi Drive
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99092
Credits
- Team
- Maryam Heydarian and Bahram Piri
- Image Credits
- creator Maryam Heydarian, Clexi, 2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Clexi is a smartphone controlled encrypted flash drive which feels like a standard un encrypted one. no password needs to be required. no software needs to be installed. the USB drive security is managed on the mobile device just tap and go. Clexi app is compatible with both android and ios. Clexi flash drive is extremely user friendly highly secured and durable. also it has a unique and trendy design combining technology with a new look of USB drives and LED lights.
- Inspiration
- For the design we have inspired from the letter x as a sign of privacy rivets as security from roman imperial helmets. we have chosen rose gold and gray colors for a classic and trendy look for everyone. also LED light running around the USB plays a main role in user experience by changing colors. we brought security convenience and a delightful design all together in a small and slim and fast USB drive.
- Research
- we have always had a challenge with managing and security and privacy the first step was to analyse best practices find security bugs and also thinking about what will improve user experience. we were searching for a meaningful relationship between aesthetic and function. actually we use design thinking methodology and used some tools like market research user analysis brain storming and also a deep dive in problem have been our main tools in our design process.
- Challenge
- Using the right material based on the design and the market Bringing the technology to the real world programming the app
- Realization and Technology
- The main material that we have used is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic ABS based on the bluetooth technology that we use.
- Operation and Interaction
- Clexi operates based on bluetooth connection as a secure storage. user should get the app and plug the Clexi flash drive into the USB port Clexi will be blinking blue and looking to pair with a smartphone. a bluetooth pairing request dialog box will pop up on your smartphone and you need to select the pair button. Clexi get the biometric like face id and the light on the Clexi will turn into solid light. it is ready to use.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project has been started in August 2019 and will be finished in September 2020.
- Specifications
- 16x7x50 mm Bluetooth base
- Keywords
- USB, Security, Flash memory, Encryption, Secure flash drive, Technology
