UNIST Wins One of the World's Top 3 Design Awards

Urination Management App 'Previ' and Sustainable Life Assistant App 'Sullai'
Win Design Awards at IDEA2020 Hosted by the American Designers Association

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Junho] Two smartphone applications designed by researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) won design awards at IDEA 2020, an international design competition hosted by the Industrial Designers Society of America.

According to UNIST on the 17th, Professor Kim Hwang from the Department of Design and Professor Jung Dooyoung from the Department of Biomedical Engineering each received awards for innovative app designs in the communication category. IDEA is considered one of the world's top three design awards, along with Germany's iF Award and Red Dot Award.

The awarded apps this time are the digital urination diary app "Previ" and the app "Sulrai," which helps promote sustainable living.

"Previ," designed by Professors Kim Hwang, Jung Dooyoung, and graduate students Kim Dokyung, Lee Jiyoung, and Jin Hyojung, is a digital platform that assists patients in managing their urination health. For diagnosis of urology patients, it is necessary to keep a urination diary recording volume, date, time, pain, etc., manually, and this app converts that process into a digital format.

Professor Jung Dooyoung said, "Through interviews with actual medical staff and patients, we identified difficulties in the treatment process and worked to improve them," adding, "I am pleased that our work on digital healthcare, which anyone can easily and conveniently access, received excellent evaluation."

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"Sulrai" is an app that helps consumers pursue a sustainable lifestyle. This design project involved Professor Kim Hwang, graduate student Jin Hyojung, and students Heo Namcheol, Choi Hyemin, and Lee Jinbaek.

Sulrai provides indicators that allow consumers to easily analyze the sustainability of each product. Users can compare, analyze, and select products using these indicators, which are created based on elements frequently used in daily life. Based on users' activities, the app offers a visualization menu to view individual efforts at a glance, and also provides a space for users to communicate with each other, enabling collective efforts toward sustainable living.

Professor Kim Hwang stated, "Sulrai offers an opportunity to intuitively understand and choose products, helping consumers practice sustainable living on their own," and added, "We will continue to work on improving user convenience through various convergent designs in the future."

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