Opera wins the Red Dot Award for good design of the world’s first gaming browser, Opera GX
September 05 2019 - 7:39AM
Opera GX launched during the E3 gaming convention in Los
Angeles to much acclaim from the press and gamers alike. Now it is
also receiving professional recognition in the form of one of the
world’s most prestigious design awards: the Red Dot.
Opera’s (Opera Limited (Nasdaq: OPRA)) newest browser is
tailored to the specific needs of PC gamers. It lets them control
their computer’s CPU and memory usage to make their gaming and
streaming smoother. It also features Twitch integration, a
gaming-inspired design and numerous customization options.
“We built Opera GX for people who play games and spend a lot of
time building their setups,” said Krystian Kolondra, EVP at Opera
browsers. “We wanted to give them a browser to perfectly match
their beautiful machines.”
The competition for the Red Dot Award was fierce. An
international jury took several days to discuss and assess a total
of 8,697 entries to ultimately select the best ones for an award.
Opera GX was awarded a Red Dot in the Interface and User
Experience Design category.
“We are thrilled that people who love games also love our
browser. One million downloads is an amazing number for an early
access program, but we are just getting started. We’re also glad
that we now have the official seal of approval from a panel of
design experts,” said Maciej Kocemba, product director at
Opera.
Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of the Red Dot Award,
explains that, “For around 65 years, the Red Dot Award as one of
the world’s largest design competitions has been providing a
platform for designers, agencies and companies to evaluate good
design. I want to congratulate the laureates sincerely on their
distinction, which both bears testimony to their convincing
performance and highlights their quality and design leadership.
Anyone who succeeds in such a strong and international bunch of
competitors deserves to be proud of themselves and of their
achievements.”
The Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2019 will
celebrate its culmination and with it, this year’s best works and
brands on 1 November 2019. The Opera GX team will receive their
certificate at the award ceremony in Berlin. Roughly 1,400
international guests will be able to experience firsthand the
winning browser, Opera GX, as part of the Designers’ Night in EWerk
in Berlin. The winners exhibition Design on Stage
will be shown there for one night only and will showcase the
award-winning communication design works and brands. Opera’s
achievement will also be featured in the International Yearbook
Brands & Communication Design 2019/2020, which comes out on 14
November and will be available for sale worldwide.
About Opera GX - the world's first gaming
browser
Opera GX features a new, gaming-inspired design and an array of
features that let people not only customize the look of their
browser but also limit their computer’s CPU and memory
usage.www.opera.com/gx
About OperaOpera is a global web innovator.
Opera’s browsers, news products and fintech solutions are the
trusted choice of more than 350 million people worldwide. Opera is
headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the NASDAQ stock
exchange (OPRA).
About the Red Dot Design Award:In order to
appraise the diversity in the field of design in a professional
manner, the Red Dot Design Award breaks down into the three
disciplines of the Red Dot Award — Product Design, Brands &
Communication Design and Design Concept. With more than 18,000
entries, the Red Dot Award is one of the world’s largest design
competitions. In 1955, a jury convened for the first time to assess
the best designs of the day. In the 1990s, the Red Dot CEO,
Professor Dr. Peter Zec, created the name and brand of the award.
Ever since, the sought-after Red Dot distinction has been the
revered international seal of outstanding design quality. The award
winners are presented in the yearbooks, museums and online. More
information is available at www.red-dot.de.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/444cf81a-49bb-4cb0-8db9-36edfa101c2d
Press contact Opera
Julia Szyndzielorz
Senior PR Manager, Opera
julia.szyndzielorz@opera.com
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