Press Release
Light or Dark Board Game by Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang honored for toys, games and hobby products design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Light or Dark Board Game by Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Light or Dark Board Game
Light or Dark is a two player children's board game set against the background of the world energy crisis, including cards, dice, hourglass, chess board and other related components. Players need to complete the task of curbing the spread of pollution and building new energy stations with limited time and energy. The purpose is for children to develop a sense of time, concentration and comprehensive strategy in cooperation and problem solving, and to experience a sense of crisis, a sense of urgency, a sense of mission and a sense of victory in challenging and interesting games.
About Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang
The designers are two young people who are passionate about life. In daily life, they are full of curiosity and exploratory desire for new things, and like to pay attention to and think about some social topics. They believe that meaningful design can establish a connection between people and people with the specific environment, and designers should shoulder more social responsibilities, like a bridge connecting people with the world.
Award Record
This recognition makes Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. The awarded toy designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/150191
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150191
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150191
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/339006
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Light or Dark Board Game
- Function
- Board Game
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Light Gray, Chocolate, Tan and Peru
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150191
Credits
- Team
- Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang
- Image Credits
- Lan Zhou & Xinlu Yang, Light or Dark, 2023
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A two-player board game based on the background of the world's energy crisis, guides children to complete tasks in a cooperative way under a variety of constraints through various element settings. During the game, children need to look at the overall situation and plan rationally when facing and solving a series of problems. This tests and develops the child's sense of time, concentration and comprehensive strategy.
- Inspiration
- The problem of energy shortage and environmental pollution has a long history. In 2022, due to the combined effects of multiple factors, the global energy supply and demand was seriously out of balance. While looking for and developing more sustainable alternative energy sources, the concepts of energy saving, emission reduction and sustainable living should also be instilled in everyone's daily life.
- Research
- After the preliminary formation of the rules of the game, children over the age of 7 were invited to conduct a playtest. Light or Dark get their feedback on the game design itself and their rich emotional feedback. Some of them won the game by thinking calmly and adjusting their strategies in the face of the tense situation, while others failed in panic. But this also made them realize the necessity of environmental protection, which made the winning and losing of the game equally meaningful.
- Challenge
- We spend most of our time developing the rules of the game, thinking about how to project the serious and complex energy crisis issues into a children's board game, so that children can experience a sense of crisis, a sense of urgency, a sense of mission and a sense of victory, making the game educational, challenging and fun.
- Realization and Technology
- The base block of the game board is made of colored beech, and the rest of the components are mainly ABS or PMMA.
- Operation and Interaction
- After randomly drawing a map card and completing the assembly, place the hourglass to start the game. Players need to use limited raw energy to plant trees, withstand storms, control the spread of pollution and complete the task of building new energy stations to win the game. Every time the hourglass lights up, it warns of the spread of pollution, and when the energy stations light up, it means the generation of new energy. Players can get random raw energy supplies by rolling dice, and can also share new energy generated by new energy stations with partner.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2022 in Milan and finished in February 2023 in Milan.
- Specifications
- 330 mm (w) x 235 mm (d) x 53 mm (h)
- Keywords
- children's board game, educational design, strategy, consideration of reality
