Design award win for Papercast e-paper passenger information displays
The graphical travel information on Papercast e-paper displays has been awarded Silver in the Traffic and Public Transport category of the IIID Awards 2020
LONDON, June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Design award win for Papercast
The graphical travel information on Papercast e-paper displays has been awarded Silver in the Traffic and Public Transport category of the IIID Awards 2020
Papercast, the world's leading provider of solar powered e-paper passenger information displays, today announced that its design system has been recognised in the Traffic and Public Transport category of the International Institute for Information Design (IIID) Awards 2020. Held every three years, this is the fourth edition of the awards to recognise the very best in information design – the most prominent accolade in its field.
Papercast was selected for the award only months after it revealed enhancements to its design capabilities, allowing customers to show clear and visually striking graphical travel information on Papercast e-paper displays.
Working in collaboration with some of the sector's most prominent public transport providers, the improvements go one step further in taking full advantage of the highly versatile technical scope of e-paper. The design system creates an intuitive and universal system for presenting a wide range of complex real-time and static travel information.
Customers can layout information in a style that suits their transport system requirements, while improving the clarity and relevance of information for the end-users. It offers a comprehensive library of easy-to-use, visually impactful and fully customisable layouts, templates and design features that meet best design standards.
E-paper mimics the qualities of real paper, and so transport authorities and operators benefit from a self-sustainable electronic display, yet still have the freedom to display a wide range of detailed travel information. The key attributes highlighted in the award entry include:
- A quick glance offers basic service information such as route number and first arrival time, additional info is progressively visible with further attention.
- A dedicated set of vehicle attribute icons display occupancy and accessibility as well as on-board services.
- Icons, patterns and micro-animations emphasize important information, also offering integrated hybrid and multi-modal transport options in a single view.
- The modular information components allows quick prototyping and is a basis for custom solutions, with all newly developed components easily re-used.
- The system is adaptable to various applications, placement, size and orientation such as overhead, bus stop, flagpole or wayfinding displays.
Papercast is revolutionising the way operators provide passenger information at the bus stop. With deployments in more than 40 countries worldwide, Papercast is already in use with operators including Flixbus, Transport for London (TfL), Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) and CITYBUS.
The unique attributes of e-paper make it ideal for outside use, with unbeatable screen visibility, even in direct sunlight. Couple this with wireless connectivity and the exceptionally low power consumption achieved by Papercast's engineers, and the displays can be continuously solar powered without changing the battery – no power or connectivity cables are required. Additionally, Papercast's sophisticated cloud-based management system offers simple integration with open data standards, as well as the ability to control all aspects of the display and its content remotely. Transport authorities can now provide live arrivals and other information to passengers at bus stops where previously it would not have been feasible.
The online award ceremony will take place on 28 July, and Papercast will feature in the fourth edition of the IIID Award book and the upcoming IIID Award world tour, covering more than ten countries.
Over the last 30 years, IIID has become one of the best-known names for developing the information design discipline worldwide, passionate about creating better information in many applications. It is a globally recognised organisation, also associated with UNESCO, OECD, ICOGRADA, among other international and national institutions, universities, research laboratories and design companies.
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Papercast's next generation bus stop passenger information solution uses wireless solar powered e-paper displays, with a comprehensive content management system developed exclusively for public transport needs. The platform enables transport providers to effortlessly keep passengers informed on real-time and advance service information at bus stops in a clear and user-friendly format.
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