HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェア by Shiyu Duan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ソフトウェアデザイン Competition Category.

鉄ソフトウェア· 2026

HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェア

by Shiyu Duan

Client: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in ソフトウェア Category

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The Design

About HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェア

HighFleetは、ネットワーク接続されたスピーカーシステムを管理するためのWebベースのソフトウェアプラットフォームです。管理者は全体ポリシーを適用できるほか、ゾーン、優先度、スケジュール、アラート動作といったパラメーターを用いて個々のデバイスを設定できます。バーチャルサイトマップには各スピーカーの位置が表示され、アナウンスやアラートを選択したゾーンに向けて配信できます。システム概要画面では、スピーカーの状態、接続状況、アラートを確認できます。スケジュール設定された音声イベントやベルシステムが日々の運用を支えます。空間的なビューにより設定の正確性が向上し、設置時のミスを削減します。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェアは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェアは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。HighFleet スピーカー管理ソフトウェアは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: HighFleet’s core strength lies in its ability to manage speaker systems at both macro and micro levels. Administrators can apply global policies while also configuring individual devices with precise parameters such as zones, priorities, schedules, and alert behaviors. A key differentiator is its virtual site mapping feature, which visually aligns speakers. This spatial clarity improves configuration accuracy, reduces installation errors, and significantly
alleviates cognitive.
Dimensions & Packaging: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform.
Tags: Saas
Production Technology: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform optimized for managing network-connected speaker devices. The system relies on secure device communication protocols, real-time status synchronization, and scalable cloud infrastructure. Its modular architecture supports extensibility for different speaker models and configurations while maintaining reliability and low latency for time-sensitive alerts and announcements
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was integrating the needs of multiple stakeholders—administrators, installers, and operators—each with different responsibilities, priorities, and levels of system
access. Speaker management workflows involve complex hierarchies across devices, zones, sites, and tasks. Designing a single interface that could support detailed configuration, rapid action, and long-term system oversight.
Research: Research focused on two primary stakeholders: system administrators and installation professionals managing speaker-based communication systems in schools and large facilities.
Administrators expressed a need for per-device configuration, rapid alert deployment, and clear system status during emergencies. Installers highlighted challenges around spatial accuracy,
configuration errors, and post-installation handoff.
Inspiration: HighFleet was inspired by the operational challenges of managing distributed speaker systems, where the reliability, precision, and speed for both the configuration and maintenance are critical. Existing tools often lack fine-grained device control or spatial context, forcing administrators to rely on fragmented workflows, manual blueprints that lack real-time information. HighFleet reframes speaker management as a fleet-level operation.
Project Duration: Project Duration: 8 months
Location: United States
Operation Flow: Users begin with a system-wide overview displaying speaker status, connectivity, and alerts.

From this view, administrators can select a single speaker or group to adjust detailed configurations, trigger announcements, or diagnose issues. Alerts can be broadcast system-wide or targeted to specific zones through spatial selection on the site map. Scheduled audio events and bell systems further support daily operational workflows.
Patents: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Team Members: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Image Credits: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan