Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vifaa vya Dijitali na Elektroniki Competition Category.
ChumaElektroniki za Watumiaji· 2022
Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali
Client: Jodinskylab
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Elektroniki za Watumiaji Category
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About Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali
Flowo ni kifaa cha kuchapisha cha kidijitali kilichoundwa kwa ajili ya uandishi bila usumbufu. Umbo lake linakumbusha mashine za kuchapisha za kikale, likiwa na mwili mkuu wa silinda yenye rangi nyeusi unaoakisi ile roli ya karatasi. Skrini ya e-ink yenye mviringo huonyesha maandishi yaliyochapwa, huku kumbukumbu ya ndani ikihifadhi hati mbalimbali. Kibodi yenye mwanga wa nyuma hutokeza kutoka kwa mwili mkuu. Vitufe viwili vya pembeni vinachukua nafasi ya vile vitufe vya zamani vya karatasi: kitufe cha kushoto huhamisha kupitia menyu, wakati kitufe cha kulia husogeza hati mstari kwa mstari au ukurasa kwa ukurasa. Mwili mkuu umetengenezwa kwa plastiki iliyorejelezwa kwa njia ya ung'aushaji wa sindano (injection molding).
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Flowo Kifaa cha Kuchapisha cha Kidijitali inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
Behind the Design
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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
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