China Design CompetitionThe "China Design Award" was launched in 2007. It was a national professional design award jointly organized by the Beijing Chinese and Foreign Academy of Visual Arts, the Chinese and Foreign Design Research Institute, and the China Creation Alliance. Its purpose was to showcase the latest achievements in the field of creative design in China and promote the popularity of Chinese design talents.
In 2024, the 18th "creative China" design award received a total of 5721 design works and 149 academic papers from mainland China and overseas. The competition focused on the combination of design, art, technology and ecology, and adhered to the standards of diverse and integrated. Under the careful guidance of professional teachers, the participating students showed positive innovative thinking and excellent professional skills in the competition. The works were not only highly innovative and practical, but also reflected the deep thinking and solutions to social problems.
The award represented the current level of design research and creation. It had an important practical impact on the contemporary design ecology due to its pioneering, academic, and large-scale nature. For example, the 17th edition, which was held in 2023, covered five major design categories: graphic design, industrial design, environmental design, clothing design, and comprehensive design. It was a comprehensive communication between all levels of the design industry. It was aimed at further promoting the creative thinking and design expression of new and cutting-edge designers, exploring new trends in the development of creative design, and promoting the continuous development of China's creative industry.
Future smart home designSmart home design was going to have many developments in the future.
In terms of device function design, more attention would be paid to solving existing problems and integrating lifestyle needs. For example, the " Blooming out " Routers, through an innovative fan-like folding structure design, visually responded to signal strength, solving the problem of invisible cables and outdated antennae in traditional Routers. The Tile Bluetooth tracker meets the needs of tracking functions, while integrating a family-friendly concept, using a variety of form size to meet the needs of different scenarios, and adding emotional value through candy-inspired aesthetic design.
In terms of home entertainment, the Village projector was an example. It was specially designed for single-person families and was easy to carry. It could project in multiple directions and interact with the environment to sense the weather and provide information. BoAt Stone Lumos wireless speakers combined a Bluetooth speaker with an LED projector, bringing a new audio and visual experience.
In terms of safety and convenience, the Yale Approach smart door lock only needed a simple installation to make traditional door locks intelligent, while the now:here smart home device provided travelers with a convenient way to stay, including a smart projector and speaker, as well as a controller that could control all household appliances.
In terms of control and interaction, the OMNi smart slightly made the control of home appliances more simple and intuitive through a simple and modern design and integrated auxiliary display. It provided clear real-time visual feedback to avoid confusion of voice commands.
In addition, smart lights can be matched with smart lamps to achieve more functions, such as adjusting brightness and color temperature, slowly turning on and off to create light and shadow effects; smart central control can use idle tablets or purchase central control screen switch to control home equipment; smart temperature control can make traditional air conditioner intelligent, different types of air conditioner have corresponding intelligent control equipment; In terms of intelligent shade, a variety of curtain forms can achieve intelligent control, but pay attention to the width of the curtain box, the power supply, and the selection of the correct motor.
At the same time, designs like Overlay proposed the concept of the next generation of home monitors. As lifestyle and space evolved, smart home design would continue to share new insights into space and propose new ways of display.
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Research on the Future of Smart Device DesignFrom the perspective of the home industry, there are the following hot topics and trends in the future of smart product design:
- ** Multi-functionality and material innovation **: The future home market will pay more attention to multi-functional design and material innovation, promoting the transition of design concepts from simple decorative to practical and emotional value. For example, multi-functional, space-saving furniture was a hot spot in the American home market. This trend would also affect the design of smart products, making smart products more functional and innovative.
- ** Simple and intelligent design with user experience as the core **: Under the trend of future home optimization theory, simple and intelligent product design is the main focus, emphasizing functionality and user experience as the priority, and making daily life more convenient and comfortable through the use of technology. This meant that smart product design would move in the direction of simplified operation and improved user experience, focusing on solving practical problems in life through technological means.
- ** Satisfy the individual needs **: As consumers pay more attention to the individual experience, smart product design also needs to meet the individual needs of different consumer groups. For example, in the future, consumers would be divided into different portraits such as "truth-seeking faction","self-consistent faction","shimmer faction", and "collaboration faction". The design of smart products should be based on the values and lifestyle of these different consumer groups, providing customized functions and services.
From an interaction design perspective:
- ** In-depth implementation of the principle of user centric design **: emphasize that the design should be based on the needs and behavior of users. In the design of smart products, designers needed to understand the user and conduct user research to ensure that the product met the user's expectations, making the smart product more suitable for the user's needs and improving the user experience.
- ** High Usable and Easy-to-Use **: This is the standard to measure the ease of use of a product. Smart products with high Usable can allow users to learn quickly and reduce learning costs. By improving the product's practicality, smart products could be accepted and used by a wider range of users.
- ** Information architecture optimization **: A good information architecture can improve the user's navigation experience, allowing the user to find the target content faster. This required smart products to be more reasonable in the organization and structure of information, such as clear classification and intuitive navigation path design.
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Smart Home Lighting Control DesignThe following are some smart home lighting control designs:
** 1. Equipment Selection **
1. ** Switch type selection **
- ** Zero fire smart switch scheme **: If the water and electricity in the rough house have zero lines, this scheme can be used. It can be matched with smart lights and ordinary lights at will. High-quality wall-hanging devices such as tablets, scene panels, background music hosts, and knob switches would have better stability and high selection if this scheme was adopted.
- ** Single fire switch plus wireless switch solution **: When the switch box does not leave a neutral line and the lamp is an ordinary lamp, the power range of the single fire switch is generally 5 - 800 W.
- ** Smart switch and smart lamp solution **: If there is no neutral line left in the switch box and you don't want to use the wireless switch that requires regular battery replacement, you can choose this solution. However, please note that the lamp needs to support the smart function.
2. ** Selection of sensor **
- You can choose door and window sensors, human body sensors, and so on. For example, the door and window sensors were installed at the door, and the human body sensors were installed at the entrance and stairwell. These sensors could provide trigger conditions for the light control.
3. ** Other Equipment **
- It could be equipped with a security camera to monitor the situation in the room and link it with the lighting control.
** 2. Function Realization **
1. ** Basic Control Function **
- ** Remote control **: The lights can be switched on and off through cloud platforms such as touch screens, PDAs, mobile phones, computers, and other terminal. For example, people in the pool can also control the lights in their homes.
- ** Soft start function **: When the light is turned on, the light will gradually turn bright. When the light is turned off, the light will gradually turn dark. This can protect the human eye from the stimulation of sudden brightness changes, and also protect the lamp's incandescent and prolong the life of the lamp.
- ** Lighting brightness adjustment **: You can adjust the brightness of the lights by pressing the local switch and using the central controller or remote control to meet the lighting needs of different scenes such as receiving guests and watching TV, creating different ambiances.
- ** Full-on/Full-off Function **: All lighting devices can be turned on or off with one button, which is convenient to operate when sleeping or leaving home.
2. ** Advanced Control Function **
- ** Time Control **: Set the timing rules on the cloud platform. For example, turn on the bedroom lights at 7:00 every morning and automatically turn off all the lights at home at 23:00.
- ** Scene Setting **: The system comes with a variety of lighting modes that can be switched. You can also set the scene mode yourself and set the lighting effect on the cloud platform. It can be used to control the switching time, lighting effect, or color change of a group of lights or a certain lamp with one button to switch between multiple lighting scenes.
- ** Color Change Control **: For lamps with color change effects such as LED strips, the color change effect can be adjusted to achieve cool lighting effects such as disco, bar, light show, etc.
- ** Linkage Control **: It can control lighting with door magnetic cards, door magnetic sensors, touch screens, and other devices. It can also be used with heating, security, curtains, and other control systems to share data and manage them in a central manner to meet the needs of home lighting.
** 3. Connection and architecture **
1. ** System architecture composition **
- ** Control object **: Including lighting appliances (such as light panels, lamps), etc.
- ** Controller (Executor)**: The lighting controller controls the controlled object according to the pre-designed program command or sensor signal. It can be integrated into the controlled object or exist independently.
- ** Gateway/Routers **: Transferring or converging the control signals of the controller to the server or intelligent controller, and converting the communication protocol.
- ** Intelligent Lighting Service Platform **: The server stores and processes the control system data, analyses the data, and provides remote control functions.
- ** Intelligent lighting control terminal **: By running the control software on a smartphone or PAD, you can control the object on site or remotely.
- ** Switch panel **: It can be used to control the control system on the spot, such as switching on and off and dimming the lighting of a single lamp or a group of lighting appliances. It can be installed on the wall or used as a mobile remote control.
- ** sensor **: Receives environmental conditions (such as light, human presence, door and window opening and closing, etc.) and provides input to the control system. It can be connected to the gateway/gateway or controller (executor) to enable the system to automatically control according to the environmental conditions.
2. ** Connection Agreement **
- ** Device internal connection protocol **: The lighting controller and the lamp power supply are interconnected through the Ia interface. In the smart home connected lighting lamps, the connection between the power supply and the single lamp controller is an internal interface. The current 0 - 10V or Pulse width Modulating (PM) protocol can provide switching and current or voltage change functions.
- ** Equipment local connection protocol **: Lighting controllers, sensors, switch panels, and gateway/routers are connected to each other through the network of the port. The intelligent control terminal can also be connected to the lighting controller through the port. The sensor can also be connected to the single-light controller or gateway/router through a separate ID port. The port of the port generally uses a wireless short-distance communication protocol.
- ** Device remote connection protocol **: The network between the intelligent control terminal (APP), gateway/gateway, and server is interconnected through the Ic interface, including the gateway/gateway connecting to the remote server or cloud server through the wireless communication protocol and the intelligent control terminal (APP) connecting to the remote server or cloud server through the wireless communication protocol.
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What are the smart interaction design schools?Some of the schools that offered intelligent interaction design majors were Beijing Jiao Tong University, Beijing University of Post and Television, Nanjing Institute of Art, Zhejiang University's Zhejiang Institute of Technology, Shandong Institute of Arts and Crafts, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Wuxi Taihu College, and Shandong Huanghai College.
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Fashion China 2015 Underwear Design CompetitionI can only find information about the 2015 Fashion China's " Ordina Cup " China Underwear Design Competition, but there is not enough information about the details of this competition. Sorry, I can't provide more information.
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2024 Smart City ConferenceSeveral smart city conferences were held in 2024. The following is some relevant information:
- On September 25 - 29, 2024, the Smart City Conference was held in Hangzhou, bringing together the world's top experts, scholars, industry leaders, and government officials to discuss the latest development trends, innovative technologies, and success stories of smart cities. The conference featured cutting-edge technology, expert speeches, case sharing and exchange, and interaction.
- October 31st, 2024 was World Cities Day. The 10th International Smart City Conference was held in Pattaya, Thailand, with the theme of "Smart City-Human Revolution". Smart city experts, global researchers, practitioners, and professional scholars from all over the world gathered together and participated in various professional activities including keynotes, plenaries, group discussions, industry exhibition, paper exchange, and so on.
- The Global Smart City Conference was held in Barcelona, Spain, on November 5 - 7, 2024. This was the largest exhibition in history, with the theme of "Better Life" to explore the strategies needed to transform the metropolis into a sustainable and efficient livable space. It is expected to attract 1,100 exhibiting companies, representatives from 850 cities, and more than 600 experts. During the conference, representatives from major cities around the world shared projects and experiences, promoted advanced technologies, and many global leading companies demonstrated solutions and technologies. In addition, there were conference programs around eight major topics, the Global Smart City Awards, the Tomorrow Transportation World Conference, the Tomorrow Construction World Conference, and the Tomorrow Blue economy.
- On July 25 - 26,2024, the 7th Smart City Conference and the 1st Baiyun Smart City High-Quality Development Conference were held in the Design Capital of Baiyun District, Guangzhou City. More than 400 relevant personnel from all over the province attended the conference. They discussed the theme of "2024 Smart City Operation", set up an achievement exhibition, set up an exchange and cooperation platform, held a signing ceremony and an industry alliance establishment ceremony, etc.
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National University Electronic Design Competition AwardsThe awards for the National University Electronic Design Competition were:
National College Student Electronic Design Competition Champion
First prize of the National College Student Electronic Design Competition
3. Second prize of the National College Student Electronic Design Competition
Third Prize of the National College Student Electronic Design Competition
5. National College Student Electronic Design Competition Outstanding Organization Award
City photography competitionThe following is some content related to the urban photography competition:
- "This is the North Bund" urban photography competition: Since January of that year, a submission channel was opened in the "Shanghai Hongkou" APP, attracting photography enthusiasts from all over the country to participate. As of the end of June, more than 50,000 works had been submitted. In July, the preliminary evaluation was organized, and 1500 works were selected to be shortlisted for the semi-finals. In August, five judges from Shanghai City Photographers Association, municipal mainstream media, North Bund Development Office, Hongkou District Internet Information Office and other units participated in the re-evaluation. The shortlisted works were evaluated in terms of theme, technology, creativity, expressiveness, etc. Finally, 365 excellent works were selected, of which 50 were special prize works.
- "Top 10 Street Photographer: 2024 Street Photographer of the Month Competition": This was a photography competition that took the streets of the city as the stage. It was jointly organized by the upstream news and the Blue Image Center, and co-organized by the Street Image Society. The time for submission was from April 1 to December 31, 2024. Before the 5th of each month, the organizing committee will evaluate ten excellent street photography works of the previous month. The Bilan Image Center will award a prize worth 100 yuan, and the upstream news will issue a monthly award certificate; At the beginning of January 2025, the top ten street photography works of the year will be selected from the monthly award-winning works. The Bilan Image Center will award a prize worth 200 yuan, and the upstream news will issue the annual top ten photographer certificate. The rules of the competition included not accepting urban landscapes, organizing activities, pre-set posing, photoshop synthesis, and AI generated photo submission. The participating photo was a single piece of work, and the shooting time was required to be within 2024. His works should reflect street culture, characters, daily life moments and other elements, cover public space, have the characteristics of contingency, authenticity, story, observation, improvisation, humane care, aesthetics and so on. The selection criteria included expression, creativity, and technique, and focused on the story and emotional expression of the street shot.
- Beijing Chaoyang Culture and Travel Group launched the "Beautiful Life in the Mirror" theme photography competition. Among them was the "Exploring the City Vein" track, which was aimed at people who liked to sweep the streets and punch cards in the city. This was also a competition related to urban photography.
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