DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
SYYZ : The main idea behind Digiverse is to make digital asset inheritance simple, secure, and accessible. In today’s digital age, people hold significant value in online accounts, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and digital documents, but there’s often no clear way to pass them on since they exist only in digital form. Digiverse was inspired by the need to protect these assets and ensure they can be safely transferred to loved ones, preserving meaningful digital legacies for future generations.
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
SYYZ : We focused on making digital asset inheritance as smooth, secure, and user-friendly as possible. Since the platform handles highly sensitive information, such as bank accounts, personal documents, and cryptocurrency wallets, Our priority was to build trust through robust security measures and clear, intuitive design.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
SYYZ : Our future plan is to bring Digiverse to life, as it is currently a conceptual design. We aim to develop it into a fully functional platform that can help individuals securely manage and transfer their digital assets.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
SYYZ : The design process for this concept took roughly three months, from initial user research and ideation to finalizing the user experience, interface design, and overall platform concept.
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
SYYZ : One of our team members came up with the idea, and we were inspired to bring it to life. It wasn’t commissioned. We pursued it out of shared interest and a belief in its potential impact.
DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
SYYZ : Since the design is still conceptual, we haven’t made any concrete plans for production or licensing. However, we’re open to collaboration and would love to hear from anyone interested in bringing it to life with us.
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
SYYZ : In today’s digital era, people own countless digital accounts and assets, from financial platforms to personal files. A key question showed up: What happens to all of this if something unexpected happens to me? That concern sparked the idea for Digiverse.
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
SYYZ : The design of Digiverse was primarily shaped by collaboration within our own team. Rather than looking outward, we inspired each other, sharing ideas, challenging assumptions, and refining concepts together.
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
SYYZ : The target customer for this design is anyone who owns digital assets, whether that’s online accounts, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, or important digital documents. Digiverse is designed to be accessible to all, including those who aren’t tech-savvy.
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
SYYZ : What sets this design apart is its emphasis on robust security combined with simplicity. Unlike many similar concepts, Digiverse was conceptualized with third-party collaboration, such as potential integration with banks and trusted platforms to enhance the protection of sensitive data like bank account information.
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
SYYZ : Digiverse = "Digital" + " Universe", reflecting our vision to create an ecosystem where users feel a sense of ownership, access, and inheritance over their digital lives. The name evokes a connected, secure space—your own digital universe—where every asset is thoughtfully managed and passed on with confidence.
DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
SYYZ : We were using multiple design tools, such as Figma, Adobe Illustrator and Premiere Pro.
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
SYYZ : As a product of our generation, we designed Digiverse by deeply empathizing with a reality few dare to address, the digital afterlife. In today’s world, each person owns at least a dozen digital accounts. But what happens to them when we’re gone? Our design stands out because it thoughtfully answers that question—bridging technology and legacy with care, foresight, and respect.
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
SYYZ : Although this design is conceptual, we invested significant time in early-stage research and feedback collection.
We distributed surveys through school organizations and social platforms to gather insights on how people feel about their digital accounts after death. Additionally, we conducted interviews with 5–6 individuals from various industries.
Their biggest concerns were data security and system integration—and many agreed that if those issues were addressed, this would be an incredibly valuable and needed solution.
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
SYYZ : Yes, our design was strongly influenced by both qualitative and quantitative research. We conducted a survey distributed through university channels and social platforms to understand public attitudes toward digital inheritance. We also performed interviews with individuals from various professions to explore their specific concerns—mainly around security and account integration. To further shape our information architecture, we used card sorting to test how users group and understand different types of digital assets. In addition, we carried out field research by reviewing existing digital platforms and estate tools, identifying gaps in how digital legacies are currently managed.
These insights directly helped the structure, priorities, and user flows of our concept.
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
SYYZ : One of the main challenges we faced was addressing users’ strong concerns about security, especially around sensitive data like bank accounts. During our initial user survey, this issue consistently emerged as a top priority.
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
SYYZ : At first, we submitted with a simple mindset—just to give it a try. But more importantly, we’ve always enjoyed sharing our ideas, even if they’re just early inspirations. We truly believe this concept has the potential to benefit people in a meaningful way, and that belief motivated us to share it with a wider audience through the A' Design Award.
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
SYYZ : One of the biggest lessons we gained was how to approach the design of a complex system while staying grounded in human needs. Digital inheritance involves emotional, technical, and legal layers, and balancing those required empathy as much as structure. This project pushed us to think beyond interfaces, to consider trust, timing, and the responsibilities users carry, especially in sensitive moments.
