Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Vy in Famolavolana Fitaovana Nomerika sy Elektronika Competition Category.

VyElektronika ho an'ny Mpanjifa· 2022

Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

A' Design Award Vy Winner in Elektronika ho an'ny Mpanjifa Category

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The Design

About Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika

Ny Flowo dia fitaovana fanoratana nomerika natao ho an'ny fanoratana tsy misy fahasahiranana. Ny endriny dia mampahatsiahy ny fitaovana fanoratana mahazatra taloha, misy vatana lehibe silindra mainty izay maneho ny fikodiavana ny taratasy. Misy fàntsona e-ink miolika izay mampiseho ny lahatsoratra voasoratra, ary misy fitahirizana ao anaty izay mitahiry ny antontan-taratasy. Misy fitendry misy jiro miala amin'ny vatana lehibe. Misy vovoka roa eo an-daniny izay solon'ny vovoka taratasy taloha: ny vovoka havia dia mamindra amin'ny lisitry ny safidy, fa ny vovoka havanana kosa mamindra amin'ny antontan-taratasy tsirairay na pejy tsirairay. Ny vatana lehibe dia vita amin'ny plastika naverina ampiasaina amin'ny fomba fanaovana injection molding.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Vy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ny famolavolana Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika, fankasitrahana malaza omena ny famolavolana tsara izay mahafeno ny fepetra ara-barotra sy ara-indostria andrasana amin'ny famoronana natao tsara. Ny mpandresy Vy dia mampiseho fahaiza-manao lehibe, fahaizana manokana ambony, fahatakarana manam-pahaizana ary fahaizana mamorona an'ireo mpamorona azy. Andrasana ho famoronana ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana izay azo ampiharina sady vaovao ny famolavolana Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ity dia mampiray ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny indostria ary manana toetra ara-teknika mahomby mifandray amin'ny fahalalana sy ny talenta. Ny famolavolana Flowo Fitaovana Fanoratana Nomerika dia hajaina noho ny fitandremany ary natao hanome fanatsarana ny kalitaon'ny fiainana izay manampy hahatonga ny tontolo ho toerana tsara kokoa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flowo's design is inspired by the main parts of a classic typewriter, thus the keyboard, the paper roller and the side knobs that allow by rotation, to insert the paper and move it forward. The device consists of a main body which is black and cylindrical and recalls the old roller plus two side control knobs that are use as follows: the left knob allows navigation on the device's menu, while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.the main body expands with a backlit keyboard that allows typing. Text is displayed on an e-ink screen located on the main body.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 330 x 165 x 40mm
Tags: flowo, typewriter, keyboard, e-ink display, recycled, eco-sustainable, e-paper
Production Technology: Recycled plastic injection molding for main body, e-ink display and other eco-plastic materials.
Design Challenge: The greatest difficulty was to give a new design to an object (the typewriter) by now consolidated over time but also no longer used. the main idea was to keep some parts of the flowo design that recalled the old typewriter but at the same time have a modern and functional design. the keyboard is very minimal, the display is curved to remember the old roller where the paper slides while the side knobs that were used to slide the paper are now used to navigate the menu and scroll the pages.
The materials used for the production of flowo are all eco-sustainable and the plastic used is recycled plastic to have a minimal environmental impact.
Research: the research that has been done for the Flowo design is essentially based on giving a modern and functional design to an object now in disuse like the old typewriter. the basis of the project was taken into account the simplicity of use like the old typewriter but at the same time using modern technology (e.g. paper was eliminated and an e-ink display and an internal memory were used to store documents ).
Inspiration: The idea at the foundation of Flowo (Flow Word) is to give new life to a tool such as the old typewriter that is no longer used nowadays. Thanks to computer, tablet smartphone we have never ending solutions to type and save our texts, notes or books. The issue when using these devices to type is that the quantity of information, inputs, notifications they can send affects the writer's ability to concentrate, even the more disciplined one's.Flowo is the concept of a modern typewriter intended for a sole purpose: type without distractions.
Project Duration: Location: Azzano Decimo (PN) - Italy
Procject duration: 1 month
Operation Flow: Works like an old typewriter. You type on the keyboard and the text is displayed in the curved e-ink display.
The left knob allows navigation on the device's menu (create new document, save document, open document ect.), while the right one allows to scroll the document moving from one row to the other or from one page to the following.
Team Members: Jody Del Bianco