Jinaga Subway Pass by Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Social Design

Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW recognized for social design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Jinaga Subway Pass by Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW, designed for Garin Co. Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Social Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Jinaga Subway Pass

Jinaga is a contactless subway pass system created for passengers with disabilities and for elderly passengers. The system consists of a small key fob, worn as a necklace, and a module attached to the ticket gate. The gate opens automatically when a passenger carrying the key fob passes through, so card tagging is not needed. Recognition uses low frequency and radio frequency signals, in the manner of a car smart key, which limits reading errors. The attachable module upgrades a regular ticket gate to a smart pass gate, and passenger information is sent to the station office.

About Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW

When I think of a design, I think it should go beyond simple styling and capture the user's convenience and the intention of the creator who developed it. Of course, design is important for its appearance, its styling. Also, I think it's good to have a witty design that expresses the designer's brilliant idea well. Such things are good if they are added incidentally in a situation where the user's convenience and the manufacturer's intention are well met. Among the many unique designers in the world, I tend to value functionality and user-friendliness. If the above two important conditions are met, it would be nice to naturally add to it the pursuit of fun.

Award Record

With this recognition, Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Social Design Award

The A' Social Design Award is an international design competition recognizing excellence in social design by social impact designers and think-tanks worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to social designers, social brands, social manufacturers and social design professionals from all countries. Entries typically include community projects, social campaigns, public installations, educational programs, sustainable initiatives and healthcare solutions. Awarded social designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/social

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://desingers.org/149122
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149122
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149122
Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/340279
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3mgQ8pe

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Jinaga Subway Pass
Function: Subway Pass
Category: Social Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Social Impact
Colors: Dark Gray, Silver, Light Gray, Lavender and Gray
Images: 5
Client: Garin Co. Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate: Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim and Ara Shin - IDW
Country: Republic of Korea
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #149122

Credits

Team: Junsoo Choi, Sungmin Kim, Ara Shin
Image Credits: Copyright @ Garin Co. Ltd. (Client) Designed by Infinite Design Works. (Design Agency)

Design Details

Unique Properties: The system allows people with disabilities to pass through subway ticket gates without a card tag. With only a small keyfob in hand, the blocked door opens automatically when passing through the ticket gate. The system recognizes it without malfunction in the way of a car smart key. Currently, this system is being implemented on the subway in the city of Daejeon, South Korea. Easily upgrade regular ticket gates to smart pass ticket gates with attachable system modules.
Inspiration: It seemed very inconvenient and dangerous for the disabled and the elderly to enter or exit by tagging their cards at the subway ticket gate. So, I thought of improving it so that you can pass through the turnstile easily by carrying a personal device without the inconvenient operation of tagging the card. Currently, the service is for the disabled in the initial stage, but we plan to expand it so that the general public can use it conveniently in the future.
Research: We developed a smart ticket gate pass system to solve the inconvenience of people with transportation disabilities having to take a card and pass through when using the subway. The subway pass system was built using the interaction technology between the smart key and the car, and the product was completed by requesting technology and design. The technology was created by Garin System and the design was made by IDW, and it was applied to some subways in Korea from December 2022.
Challenge: When passing through the subway ticket gate, there are frequent recognition errors when using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. in the part where people must be recognized. I thought about applying it to the high-pass system. So, we combined technology and design with a smart key manufacturer to create a subway high-pass system.
Realization and Technology: The key fob contains the PCB with the LF/RF signal attached, and the system module contains the LF/RF signal, mini PC for data processing, and the PCB with the antenna attached. The production of the product is manufactured by plastic injection through a mold and is produced by spray painting. Key Fob is shipped in the form of a necklace with a necklace line added.
Operation and Interaction: Since the key fob and system module are equipped with LF/RF type modules, when a person possessing the key fob passes through the ticket gate, the system module recognizes the key fob signal and enters the station office through the mini PC for data processing in the system module. Information is transmitted to recognize passers-by, and the ticket gate opens automatically, enabling quick and convenient entry and exit without having to swipe a card.
Project Duration and Location: - Starting from the Daejeon Subway Corporation in August 2022, the Garin System worked and IDW designed and installed it at Daejeon Station in December 2022 to distribute and use it to the disabled.
Specifications: -Key Fob : 37*62.6*12mm -System Module Front : 173*167.2*41.3mm -System Module Back : 173*16732*42.5mm
Keywords: Subway, Smart, Pass, Service, Comfortable, Product, socialdesign