Alex Pan Yong · CLIENT: Artalex
The Simple Code IV is a striking blend of minimalism and exoticism. The use of a vibrant accent colour against a neutral background adds a touch of excitement to the design, effortlessly capturing the user's attention. The unique layout, which forms a spiral shape by connecting the day mark and the time index, creates a fresh and exotic look for the watch, enhancing the user experience in a distinctive way.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This design incorporates a bold accent color not only adding visual interest but also highlighting the date and day-in-week mark, which run in an arch connecting to the time index, creating a visually striking spiral effect. In addition to the accent color, the watch features a second counter in the center, providing an alternative way to read the seconds in addition to the traditional second hand.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The dimension of this design is 512 x 512px on Android watch, 400 x 400px on Samsung watch. It supports both round and square smartwatches.
- Tags
- gold, red, blue, elegant, casual, minimal, business, metal, metalic
- Production Technology
- The design is produced on Facer.io. It has a design tool to let designers fulfil their ideas. Once the design is finished, just publish it directly from there, and the user can sync the design from Facer.io.
- Design Challenge
- No challenge. When the inspiration arrives, everything was running smoothly.
- Project Duration
- The project started and finished in February 2024 in Singapore.
- Operation Flow
- The design is released on Facer.io. To download it, go to www.facer.io/u/artalex. Look for the name starting with “Simple Code IV“, and click the big blue button to sync into your smartwatch (You need to have Facer app installed on your smartwatch).
- Research
- Not much research. It is evolved from the previous design, the feeling comes out promptly.
- Inspiration
- The design evolved from the previous generation called Simple Code II. In this design, I not only simplified more on the elements, keeping it more towards minimalism, but also added one complication which allows user customization, meanwhile, I want to make it easier to catch attention and also easy to read the time.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Pan Yong, Main image, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2024.
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