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Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente by Alex Pan Yong

Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente by Alex Pan Yong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award in Dizajni i Ndërfaqes, Ndërveprimit dhe Përvojës së Përdoruesit Competition Category.


HekuriNdërfaqe· 2021

Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente

by Alex Pan Yong

Client: Artalex

Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award Winner in Ndërfaqe Category

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The Design

About Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente

Muse është një faqe ore inteligjente që nuk duket si një orë tradicionale. Sfondi i tij totemik është elementi kryesor për të treguar orën, dhe së bashku me një goditje të ngjashme me shkëlqimin për të vënë në dukje minutën. Kombinimi i tyre përcjell me mirësjellje ndjenjën e rrjedhës së kohës. Pamja e përgjithshme e gurëve të çmuar jep shumë një përvojë ekzotike të përdoruesit.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award

Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente është fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award, një njohje prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të mira që plotësojnë kërkesat profesionale e industriale që priten nga krijimet e dizajnuara mirë. Fituesit e Hekurt shfaqin aftësi të madhe, specializim të lartë, kuptim ekspert dhe kapacitet krijues të autorëve të tyre. Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente pritet të jetë një krijim shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, praktik dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award integron praktikat më të mira të industrisë dhe ka karakteristika teknike të afta, të lidhura me njohuri dhe talent. Muse Fytyra E Orës Inteligjente respektohet për përpikërinë e tij dhe është dizajnuar për të ofruar përmirësime të cilësisë së jetës që ndihmojnë ta bëjnë botën një vend më të mirë.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Muse is a smartwatch face that tells the time while doesn't look like any traditional watch face as we usually thought. It looks more towards the combination of stone and gem. The feeling it conveys is more close to the nature while still keeps the beauty of gem.
Dimensions & Packaging
The dimension of this design is 400 x 400px on Android watch, 360 x 360px on Samsung watch. It supports both round and square smartwatches.
Tags
gem, nature, stone, ancient, gemstone, nostalgia, luxury, informative
Production Technology
I aimlessly drew a sketch on my iPad. The sketch turned out to be the main element of the design. The app I used on iPad is Procreate. Once finished the drawing, exported into Photoshop, separate different layers for different hours. Then, export these layers (12 layers) into png images. After that, import these 12 layers into Facer (watch face making app), use programming to control which layer should be highlighted in which hour. For example, layer 1 will be highlighted when 1 am/pm. So, that's how to tell the hour. For the minute, I use a glare-like stroke to represent the glare from the light (the beauty of nature). At the centre of the watch face, I put those essential information such as date, step count, battery level, so that the user can still grab the information really quickly. For the numbers around the watch face, I use roman numerals to give the sense of antique, as well as add on different colours to make the overall looking more like ancient gemstone.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of this design is to make the overall looking "less-look-like-watch", and feels ancient. I want to make it look more like a gemstone rather than a watch, meanwhile it still tells you the time and other information.
Research
Nothing much about the research. The idea just came out suddenly from my aimless sketch. At that moment, I had the feeling of making it a non-traditional watch face. Just follow the heart.
Inspiration
The inspiration came from a casual sketch that I was aimlessly drawing on my iPad when I sit in a bar. As the strokes went on, the sketch became a kind of totem. Then, the idea came out. Let this totem-like graphic tells the time, combining the feeling of nature. Let it be the main element of my smartwatch face. Make it looks like a kind of gemstone.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2020 in Singapore and finished in September 2020, and is released on Face app and WatchMaker app in September 2020.
Operation Flow
The design is already released on Facer app. Go to Facer app or website (facer.io), search "Artalex", and look for the name "Muse". Click the "send to watch" button to sync the design into your smartwatch. You need the Facer app installed on your smartwatch.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Alex Pan Yong, 2020
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Pan Yong, Main image, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Pan Yong, Single shot, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Pan Yong, Group shot, 2020.

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