Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘 by Daniel Lau is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 嬰兒產品設計 Competition Category.

鐵嬰兒產品· 2019

Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘

by Daniel Lau

Client: emagine A

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 嬰兒產品 Category

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The Design

About Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘

滴答龜專為各年齡層嘅兒童而設計。小朋友可以透過觀察龜殼上嘅發光點嚟輕鬆理解時間嘅流逝，呢啲發光點同時兼具漸進式日出喚醒燈光功能。當鬧鐘響起時，燈光會佈滿整個表面，猶如龜殼上嘅甲片。龜殼本身亦係一個按鈕，讓小朋友可以啟動紅色夜燈，而其他家長設定按鈕則隱藏喺可拆式龜殼下面。烏龜嘅下半部分採用柔軟食品級矽膠製造，可以喺夜間穩固地黏附喺床上。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Tick Tock Turtle 兒童鬧鐘因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tick Tock Turtle is a fully modular design that can be outfitted with various child friendly outer appearances. The patent pending inner design allows an array of parental settings buttons to be hidden away from view inside its shell which also a button for kids. When the sunrise lights are activated, the plates of the shell illuminate one by one slowly getting brighter form a fully lit shell.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200 mm x 200 mm x 76 mm
0.47 kg
Tags: Kids clock, sleep trainer, learn time, sleep aid, light alarm, sleep cycle alarm, portable alarm, activity timer
Production Technology: A significant amount of time was spent prototyping to account for the optics of the shell light effect. Varying shapes of the lenses needed to be adjusted to produce a rounded circle on the shell when lit up. Different finishes on the lenses and translucency on the shell were experimented with to reach the desired illuminated soft dot effect.
Design Challenge: Based on user survey, it was unanimous that a two tone design was the favored as opposed to a single tone design. The most difficult challenge of this design was ensuring the two tone silicone outer housing was reproducible in a production environment at a cost that would support retail of the product. After multiple trials, it was found that double injection of plastic to produce a two tone silicone product could not meet the product target costs and quality requirements. The final product uses a single tone color injection mold with a silicone paint spray overlay to produce the desired design.
Research: The design of the clock originated based on market survey and patent research where the goal was to implement all of the key health and learning features of existing clocks in a new kids friendly design. Market surveys were done based on online retail analysis tools and patent research was outsourced prior to design. The design was further validated by going through a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Inspiration: The inspiration behind the design was it had to be beautiful yet functional. The shape and pattern of the clock naturally led to a turtle as a child friendly design. The design was created with the thought that the display and the clock numbers needed to be large enough for children to easily see while keeping all parental buttons completely hidden away. Considerations were made that physical buttons must be included for ease of use as opposed to a wireless approach.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 and was finished in May 2018
Operation Flow: Tick Tock Turtle was designed to be the all-in-one sleep companion. With a wide range of functions, its key features include wake up lights and sleep cycle detection, both of which require the clock to be placed on the mattress next a sleeping child. The silicone material allows the unit to securely stick to the mattress even through child movement on the bed. Settings are made by parents in a hidden layer under the shell. Throughout the night the child can press the shell as a button to activate the night light function of the clock. This also shows the progression of time throughout the night.
Patents: Patent Pending. 29616289. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patent Pending. 29616301. Daniel Lau. 2017. USA
Patented. ZL 2017304632325. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China
Patented. ZL 2017304621458. Daniel Jiarmin Lau. 2018. China
Team Members: Daniel Lau, Sabrina Chen, Allen Wang, Jax Liao, Tilin Li, William Liu, Kelly Chow, Archo Yeh
Image Credits: Image Credits: Duncan Longden Photography