Apple Announces Design Awards 2022 Winners

Apple has announced the winners of the annual Design Awards, which honor the most outstanding apps available on the App Store. Traditionally, the editors have chosen two winners in six categories.

Inclusion

This category recognizes applications that work to support a wide variety of people, regardless of their capabilities, experience and language. This year, editors highlighted the Procreate tool for artists and designers, which supports VoiceOver and other ways to interact with content to enable more creative people to express myself. Second Winner - Game Wylde Flowersdedicated to identity, accepting others and supporting your community (not available in the Russian region).

Enjoyment and fun

Apps that offer an enjoyable and memorable experience made possible by Apple technology. Here we singled out a non-standard habit tracker (Not Boring) Habits with game elements and a criminal game Overboard! with an unusual plot twist: you play not as a detective, but as a criminal. The game has many endings, so you want to replay it several times to see all the content.

interactivity

In this category, there are applications with an intuitive interface and convenient controls that are well adapted to the "apple" platform. This year, Apple highlighted A Musical Story, an unusual take on the rhythm game, and the Slopes skiing app. It provides a wealth of race data in a user-friendly format and is easy to navigate.

social impact

Apps and games in this category help people improve their lives and highlight meaningful issues. The winners this year were the Gibbon: Beyond the Trees adventure game with an emphasis on environmental issues in the plot, as well as the Rebel Girls app, offering inspiring audio stories of great women including Frida Kahlo, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai and more.

Design and graphics

As the name implies, projects with an outstanding visual style, well-thought-out animations, and high-quality interface are celebrated here. Here the jury honored the Halide Mark II camera app and the LEGO Star Wars: Castaways game.

Innovation

Apps that stand out in their genre. In 2022, they are Marvel Future Revolution, which offers "a technological breakthrough worthy of Stark Industries, and the audio app Odio, which offers the most realistic ambient sounds with Spatial support. audio.

For more details and the list of finalists, please visit Apple website.