NetBramha Wins Red Dot 2024 for accelerating global research

We are truly thrilled to announce that NetBramha Studios has won the world’s most prestigious design award, Red Dot, 2024 in the Brands & Communications category. This award comes to us for a project super close to our hearts, Springer Nature: Nature Navigator. Winning one of the world’s most prestigious design awards is an incredible achievement. 

However, winning it for a product that democratizes scientific knowledge is profoundly fulfilling! We feel truly honored to have partnered with Springer Nature, world’s  leading academic publishing platform, to reimagine research intelligence with their product, Nature Navigator. This collaboration has empowered scientists and researchers globally by providing an intuitive, seamless, and hassle-free experience, thereby accelerating global research efforts.

(Explore our work for Springer Nature: Nature Navigator here)

Why the Red Dot Design Award matters

The Red Dot Award holds immense importance for design agencies as it signifies a prestigious recognition of their craftsmanship, quality, and creativity. Winning this award showcases an agency’s ability to produce exceptional and innovative designs that stand out in the competitive market. 

It validates work of design companies such as us, through a rigorous selection process, judged by an international jury of experts, ensuring that only the highest standards of design are honored. This not only boosts our  credibility and trust among clients but also highlights our commitment to pushing the boundaries of design excellence.

The rigorous evaluation process, which involves detailed scrutiny by experienced professionals, underscores a creative agency’s capability to deliver outstanding work. For us, winning a Red Dot Award is not just an accolade but a testament to our relentless pursuit of innovation and craft, impacting global users, elevating & empowering them.

This award holds a special place in our hearts because it comes after years of focused work & deep collaboration with the world’s leading academic publishing platform, Springer Nature. Our painstaking efforts in reimagining research intelligence & analytics for Springer’s Product Nature Navigator gave us a golden opportunity to leverage our design expertise to accelerate global research, making research easy, hassle-free, & quick for academicians worldwide.

“Being recognized for our work for accelerating global research is both an honor and a privilege. This comes as a testament to our pursuit of excellence & our passion for results with design. When Springer Nature approached us in improving product experience for Nature Navigator, we realized the crucial role this platform plays in shaping how research is conducted everywhere. Making this platform hassle-free & user-friendly meant easing the lives of millions of researchers worldwide. I dedicate this award to our teams at NetBramha for constantly delivering value with design. Thank you Red Dot & we promise to continue to create from India, for the world.”

– Aashish Solanki, CEO & Founder, NetBramha Studios 

PS: This is our 2nd Red Dot Award! We won our 1st Red Dot for building a pandemic-proof omnichannel maternity experience design for Cloudnine Hospitals. 

The Red Dot Gala 2024: “In Search of Good Design”

As goes the timeless motto of Red Dot, “In Search of Good Design”, the Red Dot Jury is committed to recognize & award boundary-pushing, groundbreaking designs across – Product, Brands & Communication, & Design Concept. This year, on Nov 1st, Red Dot got winning designs & designers from over 35 countries together under a single (stunningly decorated) roof, celebrating creativity for the good of humanity, at Konzerthaus, Berlin.

Notable moments included the announcement of the Red Dot: Grand Prix winners and the recognition of PepsiCo Design and Innovation as the Red Dot: Agency of the Year 2024. (We did get a selfie moment with Mauro Porcini, more on this later!) The presentation of the Red Dot: Junior Prize also garnered significant attention, with Chuantao Zhu from the Macau University of Science and Technology receiving the top honor in the junior category for his impressive project “La Divina Commedia.”

We were privileged to get ring-side seats, quite literally, to witness the entire award ceremony – replete with insightful talks from industry leaders such as Peter Zec (Founder & CEO of Red Dot), Irene AU (Design Partner),  Réka Bucsi, and Holger Windfuhr, & the Red Dot Grand Prix Winner Mauro Porcini.

Alongside NetBramha Founder, Aashish Solanki,  were Patrick Schaal (Head of Product, Nature Navigator) & Ines Pote (Research Intelligence & Strategy, Nature Navigator), our esteemed clients, representing Springer Nature Team at Konzerthaus,  Berlin, the Red Dot Gala Venue.

“ I wouldn’t classify it as the typical vendor client relationship. It’s really a true collaboration for from my perspective where, they do also feel attached to the project that they are working on and that that’s really helpful for us to actually drive things also forward with a certain continuity which is important for us. Design for me is absolutely essential if you want to build a product that either tries to break patterns that already exist or to actually make things that are complex and complicated easy to digest for people with less experience.”

– Patrick Schaal (Nature Navigator, on design collaboration with NetBramha Studios)

Here are a few glimpses from the star-studded event

Red Dot Win for Democratizing Scientific Knowledge with Nature Navigator 

Teaming up with the world leader in academic publishing & transforming research analytics for Nature navigator enabled us dig deep into the complex world of research & academic publishing, understand existing pain points of an average researcher, build a data-driven product strategy, & implement design thinking in creating interfaces that are 

• Accessible 
• Evoke curiosity 
• Engaging
• Warm & friendly 
• Simple
• And provide instant gratification (in an otherwise time-taking, slow process)

(Explore detailed Springer Nature: Nature Navigator transformation case study here)

Right from the get-go, Team Springer Nature was always involved in the product strategy & design process, from discussing the mission & vision for Nature Navigator on a macro level, to collaborating with Team NetBramha on a regular basis, enabling us to bring the very best to the table. What we really loved about Team Springer Nature was the clarity & aspirations they had for their product, and unstoppable passion for making scientific discoveries & knowledge be easily accessible to anyone & everyone across the globe.

We are truly thankful to Darren Howell, Patrick Schaal, Ines Pote, & the entire Team of Springer Nature for this winning collaboration & the trust they placed on us.

Red Dot Gala: Ushering the Future of Design today 

The Red Dot Gala night was indeed an unforgettable evening, the most inspirational aspect being the coming together of design leaders & dignitaries from all over the world, & sharing their unique thoughts & intriguing insights on the present & future of Design.

Some of the most notable talks belonged to Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer, Pepsico, (Red Dot: Agency of the Year 2024, PepsiCo Design and Innovation), whose insights on the power of designers in shaping the future was truly inspiring. From being perceived as mere torch bearers of aesthetics to now taking a much deserved seat at the executive table, designers are playing a pivotal role in how humans experience technology. 

In addition to the above, the powerful speech by Irene Au on every (successful) company will invariably become all about user-centered product design was an eye opener. Her insights on how teams & brands become great only when they put the user at the center of all their decisions, was both inspiring and much aligned to our mantra at NetBramha. 

Vote of thanks to our team, clients, & supporters!

Our team is thrilled to receive the Red Dot Award, a global recognition of our commitment to exceptional design. We’re grateful to our clients, supporters, and the incredible team behind this achievement. Together, we’ve not only won a prestigious award but also made a significant impact on global research.

We are eager to impact more brands, products, & industries with our depth of expertise & breadth of craft. If you are a product company looking to enhance your product experience, gain loyal customers, & outperform your competitors, we would love to hear from you!

Connect with us here & let’s get started building your product!