Press Release
Yale and Dolmen Design Agency Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Yale Smart Video Doorbell in Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
Yale and Dolmen Design Agency of Yale recognized for security, safety and surveillance products design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Yale Smart Video Doorbell by Yale and Dolmen Design Agency of Yale has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Yale Smart Video Doorbell
Yale Smart is a video doorbell designed for home entrances. The doorbell has rounded corners and a discreet form that suits different architectural styles. The camera provides a 1080p full high definition image, a 154 degree field of view and night vision for clear footage. The footage is viewed in the Yale Home app, which sends a call when the doorbell rings and detailed notifications when motion is detected. Human detection is included, and parcel detection is available with a subscription. Durable materials allow outdoor use.
About Yale
At 180 years strong, Yale is a leading security brand that protects the people, places and things we love most. We secure millions of homes and businesses worldwide with our innovative mechanical locks, alarms, safes and smart locks for front doors, inter
Award Record
With this recognition, Yale and Dolmen Design Agency of Yale is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2023 - 2024 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design Award
The A' Security Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing good security products by best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to security products designers, industrial designers, security equipment manufacturers and surveillance products manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include CCTV cameras, alarm systems, access controls, biometric scanners, surveillance drones and security locks. The awarded security products designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/security-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/157717
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/157717
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!157717
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/347598
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://yalehome.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Yale Smart Video Doorbell
- Function
- Video Doorbell
- Category
- Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Social Impact
- Colors
- Gold, Wheat, Black, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yale and Dolmen Design Agency
- Country
- Great Britain
- Brand
- Yale
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #157717
Credits
- Team
- Dolmen Design and Innovation agency
- Image Credits
- Yale, ASSA ABLOY group
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Yale Video Doorbell has a bespoke Yale design with organic and rounded corners. It offers a crisp 1080p full HD image, a 154° field of view and night vision for clear footage that can be viewed in the Yale Home app. Get a “call” on your phone when the doorbell rings, and detailed notifications when the motion sensors are triggered. The doorbell also offers AI monitoring features such as human (out of the box) and parcel (with a subscription) detection to never miss a delivery or guest again.
- Inspiration
- The doorbell lets you keep an eye on your doorstep and know what's happening, regardless of the time or the weather, while ensuring you never miss a visitor or delivery. It aims to reduce trigger notifications sent to users thanks to built-in AI capabilities to provide you with up-to-date information regarding the security of your doorstep and driveway. It integrates with other Yale smart products so you can check who is at the door in the app and if safe unlock the door with a Yale Smart Lock.
- Research
- We interviewed all the market regions to understand what features were most important to them in a smart doorbell, and to determine how competition looked in their region using market research, surveys, and interviews. We tested and evaluated a lot of competitive devices to understand the areas we saw a need for improvement on, like the mounting solution support of multiple power solutions to perfect these shortcomings within our own device.
- Challenge
- Here we needed to create a solution that would give the user three options for how to power the doorbell so that they could ensure that their device was always powered in a way that best suited them. We needed to have a mounting solution that was able to support the different power options, while at the same time giving the user the possibility to angle the doorbell if needed. We used a fake wall to test the different design iterations until we developed a solution we were happy addressed this.
- Realization and Technology
- We wanted a discrete and elegant design that provided a premium look and feel to the hardware. Our video doorbell is a blend of aesthetics and function. We focused on an intuitive design, making it easy to use, so anyone can feel secure without sacrificing style and chose durable materials to withstand outdoor exposure. The use of 3D design tools and printing enabled us the create the perfect curves, giving it a neutral and soft appearance that blends well with different architectural styles.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Video Doorbell can easily connect directly to the Internet and then be operated from anywhere in the world with a single application, the Yale Home app, using a mobile phone for smarter monitoring of your doorstep and driveway. It will detect motion and then light up the doorbell button to easily guide visitors where to press, homeowners will also get a "call" to notify them of a guest's presence. If anyone tries to steal the doorbell, a tamper alert will be sent to users' phones.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2022 in Malmö, Sweden. We first exhibited the new smart camera range at IFA Berlin in September 2023 and then launched the device in January 2024.
- Specifications
- Camera features: • 1080p Full HD • Digital Pan & Zoom (up to 8x) • Night Vision (6m) • Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) • IP65 (Weatherproof) • Tamper Alert Viewing angle 154° Communication Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz Audio features: Microphone and Speaker for two-way audio. Full duplex audio, echo cancellation and AAC audio codec.
- Keywords
- Security made simple, smart video doorbell, advanced security, surveillance camera, smart security, smart home, smart security ecosystem
