Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali by Jody Del Bianco

Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali by Jody Del Bianco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in I-Elekthronikhi Yabathengi Competition Category.

InsimbiI-Elekthronikhi· 2022

Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali

by Jody Del Bianco

Client: Jodinskylab

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in I-Elekthronikhi Category

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The Design

About Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali

Flowo iwumshini wokuthayipha wedijithali owakhelwe ukubhala ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka. Isimo sawo sikhumbuza umshini wokuthayipha wakudala, onombili omnyama oyisilinda oyinhloko okhumbuza irola lephepha. Isikrini esigobile se-e-ink sikhombisa umbhalo othayiphiwe, futhi imemori engaphakathi igcina amadokhumenti. Ikhibhodi ehlunyeleliswe ngemuva inyathelisa iphuma emzimbeni oyinhloko. Amaqhosha amabili asohlangothini abuyisela emuva amaqhosha aphephe adala: iqhosha lasenxele lihamba ngokusebenzisa imenyu, kanti iqhosha lasokudla lishuqula idokhumenti umugqa ngamunye noma ikhasi ngekhasi. Umzimba oyinhloko wenziwe ngeplastiki esetshenziswe kabusha ngendlela yokufaka kumshini yokuthenyiswa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Flowo Umshini Wokuthayipha Wedijithali iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

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