Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계 by Daniel Lau is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award 철상 in 유아, 어린이 및 아동용 제품 디자인 Competition Category.

철유아용품· 2019

Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계

by Daniel Lau

Client: emagine A

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 유아용품 Category

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The Design

About Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계

틱톡 터틀은 모든 연령대의 어린이를 위해 설계되었습니다. 어린이들은 등껍질 위의 발광 점들을 보면서 시간의 흐름을 쉽게 이해할 수 있으며, 이 점들은 점진적 일출 기상 조명의 역할도 합니다. 알람이 작동하면 조명이 마치 거북이 등껍질의 판처럼 전체 표면을 가득 채웁니다. 등껍질은 어린이가 빨간색 야간 조명을 활성화할 수 있는 버튼으로도 기능하며, 나머지 부모 설정 버튼들은 탈착식 등껍질 아래에 숨겨져 있습니다. 거북이의 하단부는 부드러운 식품등급 실리콘으로 만들어져 밤에 침대에 단단히 부착됩니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Tick Tock Turtle 어린이 알람시계, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tick Tock Turtle is a fully modular design that can be outfitted with various child friendly outer appearances. The patent pending inner design allows an array of parental settings buttons to be hidden away from view inside its shell which also a button for kids. When the sunrise lights are activated, the plates of the shell illuminate one by one slowly getting brighter form a fully lit shell.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200 mm x 200 mm x 76 mm
0.47 kg
Tags: Kids clock, sleep trainer, learn time, sleep aid, light alarm, sleep cycle alarm, portable alarm, activity timer
Production Technology: A significant amount of time was spent prototyping to account for the optics of the shell light effect. Varying shapes of the lenses needed to be adjusted to produce a rounded circle on the shell when lit up. Different finishes on the lenses and translucency on the shell were experimented with to reach the desired illuminated soft dot effect.
Design Challenge: Based on user survey, it was unanimous that a two tone design was the favored as opposed to a single tone design. The most difficult challenge of this design was ensuring the two tone silicone outer housing was reproducible in a production environment at a cost that would support retail of the product. After multiple trials, it was found that double injection of plastic to produce a two tone silicone product could not meet the product target costs and quality requirements. The final product uses a single tone color injection mold with a silicone paint spray overlay to produce the desired design.
Research: The design of the clock originated based on market survey and patent research where the goal was to implement all of the key health and learning features of existing clocks in a new kids friendly design. Market surveys were done based on online retail analysis tools and patent research was outsourced prior to design. The design was further validated by going through a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Inspiration: The inspiration behind the design was it had to be beautiful yet functional. The shape and pattern of the clock naturally led to a turtle as a child friendly design. The design was created with the thought that the display and the clock numbers needed to be large enough for children to easily see while keeping all parental buttons completely hidden away. Considerations were made that physical buttons must be included for ease of use as opposed to a wireless approach.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 and was finished in May 2018
Operation Flow: Tick Tock Turtle was designed to be the all-in-one sleep companion. With a wide range of functions, its key features include wake up lights and sleep cycle detection, both of which require the clock to be placed on the mattress next a sleeping child. The silicone material allows the unit to securely stick to the mattress even through child movement on the bed. Settings are made by parents in a hidden layer under the shell. Throughout the night the child can press the shell as a button to activate the night light function of the clock. This also shows the progression of time throughout the night.
Patents: Patent Pending. 29616289. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patent Pending. 29616301. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patented. ZL 2017304632325. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China
Patented. ZL 2017304621458. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China
Team Members: Daniel Lau, Sabrina Chen, Allen Wang, Jax Liao, Tilin Li, William Liu, Kelly Chow, Archo Yeh
Image Credits: Image Credits: Duncan Longden Photography