Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

The Bless-you Barf Bag

Posted: 11 Jul 2016 12:10 PM PDT

Simple and elegant, the Sickness Bag designed by Zanwen Li comes with a unique design that integrates a tissue paper into the flap/lid of the bag. Feeling sick? Just use the bag normally, and the tissue is easily accessible for you to wipe up and look presentable again once you feel better. The tissue being located in the lid/flap, keeps it from being soiled while you use the bag, but still manages to be quickly accessible! Bon Voyage!

Designer: Zanwen Li

Imagine having an all-powerful third eye

Posted: 11 Jul 2016 07:51 AM PDT

Cameras are much more of a necessity today than ever. On most days I talk about how awesome a product is, but today’s about how appropriate it is. Being able to capture video/images, record content, and share it with the world, all this definitely has social networking applications, but lives can be saved with the correct video or photo footage at the correct time. The Perfect Memory Camera is by all means a complete end-to-end solution for capturing media on the go. The camera is a sleek, svelte looking monolithic block that makes it almost a fashion statement, than a technological device. At just 2 inches long it just about fits anywhere, and can be strapped to a necklace, your belt, or even a keychain. It records immaculate video and captures great images at 12mp, and with its six glass lens assembly.

The Perfect Memory comes with a brilliant feature, allowing it to record video continuously, and save what you want, deleting the rest. The minute you want to save a highlight, just double tap the camera and it highlights the pre-recorded footage. This literally means you can record video of an event AFTER the event is over! Imagine being able to record that entire EDM concert without having to hold your phone up and worry about the video getting captured! Most people would be struggling to take their phones out, unlock them, switch the camera, aim, and then shoot, missing the moment 99% of the time! The camera can stream video and images to your phone on demand, allowing you to edit them and share them to social media instantly. Sit back and think of what a life-saver that can be!

The Perfect Memory clearly paves the way for the future of personal cameras. It comes with 128 gigs of space (microSD) and a 1000mAh battery. You can record your entire day in videos, images, or even timelapse. The Perfect Memory comes with the ability to be mounted on rigs of all sorts, making it your Action Camera when you need it to be, and your personal vlogging device/CCTV at other times. Even with its unbelievably pure design, it comes in two classic contemporary color variants – Anodized Silver and Rose Gold. With the Perfect Memory Camera, all you’re required to do is just live in the moment. The Videos and Images will be there where and when you need them. Photograph your live, without having to be the ever-prepared photographer. That way, life will always be candid, and amazing!

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Bye Bye, Bogus Bank Notes

Posted: 11 Jul 2016 06:00 AM PDT

Not all banknotes are as easy to identify as bogus with only a counterfeit detection marker and even that doesn’t always work. Not only that but fakers are developing fast than the paper technology can keep up! Until now…

Verus D is a compact desktop counterfeit protection system for polymer banknotes. The devices in this range have been designed to detect the unique physical and optical characteristics of Clarity C film. This means that if the note inserted into the device does not match these features, Verus D will display a red light and produce an audible alert. The device is therefore able to detect and confirm Clarity C film, and identify unknown or suspicious film types for further checking.

Verus D offers a high level of validation of the substrate and can be used as part of a broader security strategy. This in turn can build public and banking confidence in banknotes printed on Guardian substrate – the most sophisticated banknote substrate in the world that allows advanced security features to be embedded, currently issued on 78 denominations in 24 countries worldwide.

Internally, the Verus D device scans the window of the note by reading the birefringence of the material. This is achieved using a pair of polarising films, a series of paired LEDs and detectors that take readings from either side of the note being scanned.

Clarity C film has specific values due to the unique “bubble” process in which it is produced, and the Verus D can verify whether the note is genuine or not by looking for specific criteria. To scan the note, the user simply lowers it into the slot on the top face of the Verus D, ensuring a window is in the portion of the note being scanned. The device then gives the user a simple LED signal, accompanied by an audible alert.

Designer: Innovia Systems

Glass Smash Made Easy

Posted: 10 Jul 2016 09:00 PM PDT

There are a number of disastrous scenarios in which you might need to escape the inside of a bus. Currently, exit points are generally limited to the front and rear doors so it is occasionally necessary to break a window, however, it can be difficult. The Corner Breaker is one simple, smart solution that makes it easy to break a window in emergency situations. By pulling the handle, and then releasing it, the elasticity of the returning spring provides the strength to break the window. To make sure this mechanism is not carelessly used, an alarm sounds whenever the handle is pulled. In this way, breaking windows in an emergency is intuitive, safe and requires less effort. It’s particularly useful for children or the elderly who may lack strength to break a normal window.

The Corner Breaker is a 2015 Red Dot Concept Award winner.

Designers: Deng Pei-Chih, Yang Jhu-Ting, Lin Kuan-Wen, Chang Ken-Tzu, & Chiu Kai-Shin

The Atlas of Benzes

Posted: 10 Jul 2016 02:00 PM PDT

Mercedes Benz is equally well known for it’s construction sector as it is luxury automobiles and the Saviour is no exception! Designed for digging operations, the Mercedes Benz Saviour is aptly named for its effectiveness in preventing cave-ins and protecting those working on excavation. The robust rover’s high clearance makes it capable of traversing rock and rough terrain in construction sites, however, inside the tunnel is where it really shines. Set in place, it’s weighted on one side to anchor the rockfall protection unit which extends out automatically from within the rover’s body. Highly maneuverable and sized perfectly to navigate through tight tunnels, it can easily be moved where protection is needed while retaining features are built.

Designer: Seyoon Jeong