Flowo Makinilyang Digital by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Makinilyang Digital by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award na Bakal in Disenyo ng Digital at Elektronikong Aparato Competition Category.

BakalElektronikong Pangkonsumo· 2022

Flowo Makinilyang Digital

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

A' Design Award na Bakal Winner in Elektronikong Pangkonsumo Category

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The Design

About Flowo Makinilyang Digital

Ang Flowo ay isang makinilyang digital na dinisenyo para sa pagsulat nang walang mga abala. Ang hugis nito ay gumugunita sa klasikong makinilya, may itim na silindrikal na katawan na umaalingawngaw sa taga-gulong ng papel. Isang paikot na e-ink display ang nagpapakita ng nai-type na teksto, at isang panloob na memorya ang nag-iimbak ng mga dokumento. Isang keyboard na may ilaw sa likod ang lumalabas mula sa katawan. Dalawang knob sa gilid ang pumapalit sa dating mga knob ng papel: ang kaliwang knob ay gumagalaw sa menu, samantalang ang kanang knob naman ay nag-i-scroll sa dokumento linya-kada-linya o pahina-kada-pahina. Ang pangunahing katawan ay gawa sa recycled na plastik sa pamamagitan ng injection molding.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bakal

Ang Flowo Makinilyang Digital ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal, isang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga mahuhusay na disenyong tumutugon sa mga propesyonal at pang-industriyang kinakailangang inaasahan sa mga mahusay na pagkakadisenyong likha. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bakal ay nagpapakita ng dakilang husay, mataas na espesyalisasyon, dalubhasang pag-unawa at kakayahang malikhain ng kanilang mga lumikha. Inaasahang ang Flowo Makinilyang Digital ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na likhang praktikal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan ng industriya at may mahuhusay na katangiang teknikal na may kasamang kaalaman at talento. Ang Flowo Makinilyang Digital ay iginagalang dahil sa kaingatan nito at idinisenyo upang maghatid ng mga pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay na tumutulong gawing mas mabuting lugar ang mundo.

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