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nominated 2023

Phont

Frederik Merkel

Assistive System & Technology Media & Entertainment

Phont is an innovation for audiovisual media that contributes to a more immersive user experience and accessibility. Part of the design process was a study in which synesthetic perceptual phenomena were observed. The derived type design is displayed by a speech-analyzing AI. In addition to the usual users of subtitles, the hearing-impaired in particular benefit of the product. Phont's mission is to make subtitles as diverse as speech itself.

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Designers

Frederik Merkel

Year

2023

Category

New Talent

Country

Germany

School

Hochschule Mainz

Teacher

Philipp Pape, Johannes Bergerhausen, Petra Eisele, Florian Jenett