Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro by Kaiwei Tang

Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro by Kaiwei Tang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Pūrere Matihiko me Hiko Competition Category.

RinoHiko Kiritaki· 2020

Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro

by Kaiwei Tang

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Hiko Kiritaki Category

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The Design

About Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro

Ko te Light Phone II he waea pūkoro i hoahoatia kia iti rawa te whakamahi. Ko tāna e whakarato ana ko ngā taputapu matua anake, tae atu ki te waea, te karere me tētahi karaka whakaoho, i te mea kei te whanaketia tonu ētahi atu taputapu pēnei i te ara whakatere, te kaitatau, te kaipūoro me te tiri waka. He mata pepa hiko mā me te mangu, he iti tana pūngao e hiahiatia ana, he kaha te rerekētanga (contrast), ā, ka noho mārama tonu ki te wā e pā tonu ana te rā ki runga. He māmā te tinana, he aukati mō te maringi wai, ā, he iti kia uru pai ki roto i te pūkoro. Kāore rawa he pāpāho pāpori, īmēra, me te whakatutuki raraunga i whakaurua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Light Phone II Waea Pūkoro mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Light Phone II is a simple, 4G LTE phone with a beautiful black & white E-ink display. Light Phone II is designed to be used as little as possible, featuring essential features such as calling, messaging, and an alarm clock (with more tools to come like ride-sharing and music), allowing us to leave our smartphones at home more often. Light empowers us to gain freedom from endless feeds and alerts and will never have social media, emails, or data-tracking.
Dimensions & Packaging: 95.85 x 55.85 x 8.75mm
Tags: “Minimalistic phone”, “intentional design”, “go light”, “designed to be used as little as possible”, “thoughtful interface”, “a phone for humans”, “light”
Production Technology: The Light Phone II is available in both black (night) and light gray (light) matte colors, which match the lightest and darkest shade of the E-ink, or electronic paper display. The E-ink display is comparable to other e-reader devices and is characterized by its low power requirements, strong viewing contrast and durability. It eliminates the need for a backlight / harmful blue light of traditional LCD phone screens, easing eye strain and is fully legible in direct sunlight. The screen automatically illuminates the interface when viewing in low light.

Light designed the phone to be lightweight, splash-resistant, and small enough that it fits in your pocket. It uses a custom Light OS operating system with a Micro USB charging port and headphone jack.
Design Challenge: Light rethinks the phone experience by taking advantage of the latest technologies through a timeless and refreshing design. All of the tools are custom designed for the Light OS and built with intentionality to accomplish specific tasks. Using the web-based Dashboard, users have full control over adding or removing tools they deem essential. So that users can “go light” more often (or forever), tools in development include: directions, calculator, music player and ride-sharing.
Inspiration: Born as an alternative to the apps and products from tech giants fighting for our attention and data, Light creates products designed to be used as little as possible. People are inundated with apps, feeds and phones engineered to distract us from our lives, and Light Phone II offers the freedom to decide when and how we connect by empowering people to regain sovereignty over digital spaces.
Project Duration: Launched Light Phone II Indiegogo in March 2019 - Light Phone II began shipping on September 4th, 2019
Light is based in Brooklyn, NY
Operation Flow: The Light Phone II is foremost a phone; instrumental in today's world. Light is not a method of memorializing experiences but rather a method to enjoy them in the moment. Light provides a way out from the constant consumption we are inundated with to get back to appreciating tangible experiences and regain meaning and purpose in our day-to-day. It encourages us to leave our smartphones behind from time to time as a refreshing and freeing tool, without feeds or notifications. It’s not about an object to acquire, but a methodology to be exercised daily.
Team Members: Kaiwei Tang
Joe Hollier