HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ by Shiyu Duan

HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ by Shiyu Duan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ Competition Category.

ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ· 2026

HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ

by Shiyu Duan

Client: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan

A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ Category

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The Design

About HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ

ᱦᱟᱭᱯᱷᱞᱤᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱣᱮᱵᱽ-ᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ ᱯᱞᱮᱴᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱱᱮᱴᱣᱟᱨᱠ-ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱮᱰᱢᱤᱱᱤᱥᱴᱨᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱞᱚᱵᱟᱞ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱜᱩᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱ, ᱯᱨᱟᱭᱚᱨᱤᱴᱤ, ᱥᱮᱰᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱚᱨᱴ ᱵᱮᱦᱮᱵᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱤᱵᱷᱟᱭᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱱᱯᱷᱤᱜᱚᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱚᱨᱪᱩᱭᱟᱞ ᱥᱟᱭᱴ ᱢᱮᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱚᱨᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨᱵᱷᱤᱭᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱴᱮᱴᱚᱥ, ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱚᱨᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱥᱮᱰᱩᱞᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱚᱰᱤᱭᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱞ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱤᱱᱟᱹᱢ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱥᱯᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱱᱯᱷᱤᱜᱚᱨᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱴᱷᱟᱹᱠ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱩᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱢᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ HighFleet ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱽᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱭᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: HighFleet’s core strength lies in its ability to manage speaker systems at both macro and micro levels. Administrators can apply global policies while also configuring individual devices with precise parameters such as zones, priorities, schedules, and alert behaviors. A key differentiator is its virtual site mapping feature, which visually aligns speakers. This spatial clarity improves configuration accuracy, reduces installation errors, and significantly
alleviates cognitive.
Dimensions & Packaging: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform.
Tags: Saas
Production Technology: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform optimized for managing network-connected speaker devices. The system relies on secure device communication protocols, real-time status synchronization, and scalable cloud infrastructure. Its modular architecture supports extensibility for different speaker models and configurations while maintaining reliability and low latency for time-sensitive alerts and announcements
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was integrating the needs of multiple stakeholders—administrators, installers, and operators—each with different responsibilities, priorities, and levels of system
access. Speaker management workflows involve complex hierarchies across devices, zones, sites, and tasks. Designing a single interface that could support detailed configuration, rapid action, and long-term system oversight.
Research: Research focused on two primary stakeholders: system administrators and installation professionals managing speaker-based communication systems in schools and large facilities.
Administrators expressed a need for per-device configuration, rapid alert deployment, and clear system status during emergencies. Installers highlighted challenges around spatial accuracy,
configuration errors, and post-installation handoff.
Inspiration: HighFleet was inspired by the operational challenges of managing distributed speaker systems, where the reliability, precision, and speed for both the configuration and maintenance are critical. Existing tools often lack fine-grained device control or spatial context, forcing administrators to rely on fragmented workflows, manual blueprints that lack real-time information. HighFleet reframes speaker management as a fleet-level operation.
Project Duration: Project Duration: 8 months
Location: United States
Operation Flow: Users begin with a system-wide overview displaying speaker status, connectivity, and alerts.

From this view, administrators can select a single speaker or group to adjust detailed configurations, trigger announcements, or diagnose issues. Alerts can be broadcast system-wide or targeted to specific zones through spatial selection on the site map. Scheduled audio events and bell systems further support daily operational workflows.
Patents: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Team Members: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Image Credits: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan