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Sound Memory Achieves Notable Recognition

The innovative audio capture application, Sound Memory, developed by veernca, has garnered remarkable recognition by winning the prestigious Best of the Best award in the Design Concept category at the Red Dot Design Award 2025. Established in 1955 in Germany, the Red Dot Design Award is one of the most celebrated international product design awards, ranked among the world's top three design accolades, along with Germany’s iF DESIGN AWARD and America’s IDEA Award.

About Red Dot Design Award

The Red Dot Design Award honors creativity, quality, and functionality across various design categories including product design, design concept, and brand communication design. The evaluation process involves a panel of design experts from around the globe, ensuring that each award represents the highest standards of design excellence. This year’s award ceremony for the Red Dot Design Award 2025 in the Design Concept category is set to take place on October 15, 2023 in Singapore, marking a significant moment for innovative design worldwide.

Understanding Sound Memory

Sound Memory operates as a unique camera and album app that preserves memorable moments through sound. Traditionally, there have been limited tools available for visually impaired individuals to capture fleeting moments effectively. Common techniques like recording or video can often lead to missing important instant emotions during their operation. Additionally, current social media platforms predominantly favor visual content, leaving fewer spaces for solely sharing audio experiences.

As a solution to this challenge, veernca collaborated with visually impaired individuals to develop a universal tool that anyone, regardless of whether they have visual impairments or not, can use. Sound Memory introduces an entirely new concept termed 'sound capturing' instead of 'photo capturing'. By advocating for this original concept, the app aims to empower everyone to express their individuality and enjoy their everyday life more profoundly.

With this app, users can simply capture the essence of a moment through sound, creating a rich archive of auditory memories that can evoke feelings of joy and nostalgia. The project’s goal is to build an inclusive world where all individuals can celebrate their unique experiences, breaking down barriers that often exist in conventional media sharing.

The Development Team

Sound Memory was developed by a team of talented members including Keita Mitomi, Nanako Abe, Hironori Sato, Kenji Fujii, Masashi Hommi, Noriyuki Tomita, Rintaroh Takahashi, and Yusuke Sato. This diverse group demonstrates the inclusive values of veernca, combining talents from different backgrounds to achieve a common goal of innovation and accessibility.

About veernca

Veernca LLC is based in Shibuya, Tokyo, and operates as an inclusive organization embracing both members with disabilities and those without. Founded in January 2020, veernca aims to eradicate stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding disabilities, focusing on leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives that individuals with disabilities bring to product development and corporate training. The inception of veernca was inspired by a workshop centered on disability themes conducted while its founders were enrolled in the graduate program at Keio University.

For additional details about Sound Memory, please visit their official website.

Contact Information

For inquiries related to this announcement, please reach out to:
Nanako Abe at veernca LLC
E-mail: [email protected]
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