We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Pan Yong about their original and creative Smartwatch Face design work. Pan Yong is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original smartwatch face works.
Pan Yong ("PY") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Simple Code II Smartwatch Face. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
PY : The design is inspired by the very first watch face I did for my first smartwatch. It is called "Simple code". It is just a prototype for a test. It does not even look like the Simple Code II now. However, the prototype gave me the inspiration. For example, the date number is to be at the center of the watch so that the user does not need to look for where the date is.
PY : The main focus is to make the user check the time, date, and other information more easily. Check the date of the current month without aiming where the date number is, besides, the date at the center does not occupy other space so the dial does not look crowded.
PY : Maybe more color combinations will come out. Make it a flagship category of my future designs.
PY : The concept is from the prototype. I did not spend much time to get the ideas, maybe about one or two days.
PY : After I got the prototype done, I started thinking about how to put more information into a small dial while keeping it from looking crowded.
PY : This design is done for me. Currently, I don't have plan to sell it. If any company wants to buy it, I would like to hear.
PY : Ease of using. The speed of checking time. To make people's life easier.
PY : No, no other designs. The influence is from my prototype.
PY : From casual user to business user, basically, everyone.
PY : The elements in the dial (eg. step count) shifts its position to avoid being overlapped by the hour hand. For example, at 8 am or 8 pm, the hour hand overlaps the step count numbers. So the step count shifts its position to elsewhere so user can still check step number easily.
PY : The name is from the prototype name, Simple code. This design is considered as an upgraded version. So I named it Simple Code II.
PY : I use the app called Watchmaker.
PY : The Aesthetic and the user experience.
PY : No, I didn't collaborate with others.
PY : This design is more focused on the user experience. For the technical part, there is not much to deal with.
PY : I didn't do any research. The idea is from the prototype.
PY : The challenge is to shift the elements on the dial from being overlapped, meanwhile to still keep the overall aesthetic.
PY : The last year winning gave me confidence in my design so I know where I can go in to. Besides, I want this Simple Code II design to earn its international recognition.
PY : I usually use it by myself for a while to get the insight of which part can be improved, and then gradually make some changes to the design.
PY : You can download this watch face from the Samsung galaxy store, from the Watchmaker App, and from the Facer app.
