The ABC has taken out not just one, but two Good Design Awards this year.
The triple j app won a Good Design Award in the Best in Class category, which represents the highest level of design excellence and is limited to the Top 30 entries.
Earlier this week, the ABC’s Kids app received a Good Design Award in the category of Digital Design Apps and Software.
The triple j app, which was relaunched in 2018, connects with the ABC’s youth audience, allowing them access to live radio, podcasts and catch-up episodes and segments from across the triple j, Double J and triple j Unearthed networks.
Key features include up-to-the minute playlists for all music that appears on the stations, and the ability to add these songs directly to Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music streaming services. There is also a suite of listener engagement tools that allow audiences to interact with live radio, including polls and emoji reactions.
Since relaunching, the triple j app has grown its average weekly users by more than 70%, and it regularly appears as one of Australia’s most popular music apps in the Apple and Android app stores, especially during peak usage periods such as the Hottest 100 or events like Requestival, Splendour In The Grass and Ausmusic Month.
The Good Design Awards’ Jury evaluated entries according to a strict set of design criteria covering “good design”, “design innovation” and “design impact”. The panel jury praised the triple j app, saying it was “a brilliant example of the role of design in driving strategy for a brand (triple j) and then also using this to drive change inside a wider organisational context”.
ABC Chief Digital & Information Officer Helen Clifton said receiving two Good Design Awards was a great industry acknowledgement and reflected the ABC’s commitment to providing innovative, forward-thinking design and accessibility solutions to meet audience needs and expectations.
“The Good Design Awards are the highest honour for design and innovation in the country. We are so proud to be recognised with two Good Design Awards this year for our ABC Kids app and our triple j app. Winning these awards represents the concerted efforts of our ABC digital, production and engineering teams in developing and delivering exceptional experiences for our audiences, so I am thrilled their efforts have been recognised in this way.”
The Good Design Awards is one of the oldest and most prestigious competitions for design excellence in Australia, celebrating the country’s best new products and services in architectural design, engineering, fashion, and digital and communication design, with a history dating back to 1958. Over 830 design submissions were evaluated in this year’s awards, which is a record number.
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