{"id":5335,"date":"2022-05-12T22:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T20:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T22:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T20:15:29","slug":"no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/en\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/","title":{"rendered":"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"source-title\">No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-text\">\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you think about it, the back of your phone is really its defining visual element. Virtually every phone looks identical on the front, but flip it over and you\u2019re faced with an empty canvas that most phone designers use to set their phones apart. Designers do this using a few proven techniques, namely color palettes, and the shape\/placement of the camera lenses. The Polychromatic Mobile Phone ups this ante.<\/p>\n<p>Using patterns and light to define how unique your phone looks, the Polychromatic Mobile Phone comes with a rather Mondrian-inspired grid of pearlescent swatches that change colors based on whether it\u2019s exposed to UV light or not. At first glance, the Polychromatic phone instantly reminds one of Google\u2019s Project Ara\u2026 however as Google quietly killed that endeavor citing complex issues, the team at Tecno Camon looked at the Ara\u2019s distinct design (courtesy NewDealDesign) and noticed how incredibly captivating that grid pattern was. Combining that with inspiration from French painter Edouard Manet, who brought light into painting and is credited with creating the Impressionist art movement, Tecno Camon created the Polychromatic Mobile Phone\u2019s design \u2013 a striking grid-based rear design that\u2019s also UV light-responsive, changing colors\/tints when exposed to ultraviolet light.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Tecno Camon 19 Pro Design Team<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"0f2902da623bca3bfd04d59f-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"0f2902da623bca3bfd04d59f-text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Polychromatic Mobile Phone looks like a plain white grid when in normal light, but as soon as it\u2019s exposed to any form of ultraviolet light From the sun or a tube light, the colors dramatically shift, giving the phone a wash of pink and blue. \u201cMulti-color photoisomer technology, which means the cell phone battery cover appears white when it is not exposed to UV light under interior area,\u201c mentions the Tecno Camon design team. \u201dWhen the mobile phone is taken outdoors and exposed to sunlight, the color of the mobile phone battery cover shows different color blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"0f2902da623bca3bfd04d59f-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"0f2902da623bca3bfd04d59f-text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Achieving this unique technique took 500 different iterations, and the final outcome was the result of a painstaking 22-step process performed on the nanometer level. This process breaks through the technical limitations of what\u2019s really possible with smartphone design. Having a phone\u2019s color and finish react to UV light is surely no small feat, and as a result, you get a phone that transcends contemporary smartphone design, bordering into technological art!<\/p>\n<p>The Polychromatic Mobile Phone is a winner of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/adesignawards\">A\u2019 Design Award<\/a> for the year 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_5.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_6.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-379699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5' style=\" margin: clear: both>\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-image\">https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/05\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/polychromatic_mobile_phone_1.jpg<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-link\">https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/05\/12\/no-this-isnt-a-modular-project-ara-phone-its-grid-based-design-was-inspired-manet-and-mondrian\/?rand=374<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No this isn\u2019t a modular Project Ara phone \u2013 its grid-based design was inspired Manet and Mondrian If you think about it, the back of your phone is really its defining visual element. 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