Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Ibikoresho bya Elegitoroniki Competition Category.

IcyumaElegitoroniki· 2022

Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Elegitoroniki Category

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The Design

About Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale

Flowo ni umwandiko wa digitale wagenewe kwandikaho udahangayikishijwe n'ibindi bintu. Imiterere yayo yibutsa umwandiko gakondo, ifite umubiri munini w'umukara ufite imiterere y'agasongero ugereranywa n'igikoresho cyazingiraga impapuro. Ecran y'e-ink igoramye yerekana inyandiko yanditswe, kandi ubwiherero bwo mu mutima buhagarika inyandiko. Ubwuzuzo bufite urumuri rusohoka ku mubiri munini. Impeta ebyiri ziri ku mpande zisimbuye izasanzweho zo guhindura impapuro: impeta y'ibumoso ijya mu bice bitandukanye by'urutonde rw'amahitamo (menu), mu gihe impeta y'iburyo isunika inyandiko umurongo ku murongo cyangwa urupapuro ku rupapuro. Umubiri munini ukorwa mu mavuta ya pulasitiki asubijwe mu myanya (recycled plastic) binyuze mu buryo bwo gushyira mu gikoresho binyuze mu ntambwe ya "injection molding".

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Flowo Umwandiko wa Digitale yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

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