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I Really Like Math Interactive Textbook by Jaehun Kim Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

Jaehun Kim of Visang acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ I Really Like Math Interactive Textbook by Jaehun Kim of Visang has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

What the Golden A' Design Award Means

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

About I Really Like Math Interactive Textbook

I Really Like Math is an interactive mathematics textbook for school students. The textbook presents mathematical concepts through infographics to support clear reading and focus. Students can insert film or attach magnets to the pages and learn principles through direct handling. The cover is designed to be operated by students. The binding allows learning materials to be reconfigured for different curricula and additional materials to be stored. The page layout follows user experience research, with the line of sight, colors and images applied in a systematic way.

About Jaehun Kim

In order to enable the children to lead diverse learning activities by themselves, VISANG has been endeavoring to make the perfect study materials. As a result, VISANG workbooks recorded the sales of over 100 million copies until now. By doing so, VISANG workbooks have become located as a perfect partner ideal for self-learning. In order to enable everyone who desires to learn without settling for textbooks, VISANG offer equal opportunity for our education without any conditions. It's fame continued by introducing the masterpiece textbooks, which contain the Ministry of Education's vision and the values of VISANG based on the know-how of VISANG only.

About Visang

With the independent spirit of seeing the ordinary in different perspective, VISANG creates the new global educational culture.

Award Record

Jaehun Kim of Visang is a winner of 7 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award

The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
I Really Like Math Interactive Textbook
Function
Interactive Textbook
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Royal Blue, Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Blue, Steel Blue and Dark Slate Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Jaehun Kim
Country
Republic of Korea
Brand
Visang
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#99184

Credits

Team
Sanghyun An, Minyoung Lee and Seonmi Seo

Design Details

Unique Properties
The education contents are designed for a good user experience. Students use various tools to experience and naturally learn mathematical principles. The concepts are expressed using infographics to enhance focus.
Inspiration
This project is an interactive math textbook for the digital native generation, which processes visual objects and information more quickly. It was designed based on this to provide learning experiences for mathematical concepts.
Research
An experiential math textbook was designed to enhance smart education curricula for the digital native generation. This project was designed using the results of this research that was based on user experience.
Challenge
The key objective of the research was to balance fun and learning effects. Learning content and effectiveness needed to stay constant even while learning in an enjoyable manner, and as such a thorough image planning was required. Various design attempts and reviews were made to achieve a perfect harmony of contents and design.
Realization and Technology
The cover of this interactive math textbook was designed to allow students to operate it. Unlike conventional textbooks, the product binding allows them to reconfigure learning materials for different curricula to allow them to conveniently store additional materials.
Operation and Interaction
Students can insert film or attach magnets to the pages of the textbook, with page design in particular based on user experience design research. The page layout considers the line of sight of the user with colors and images used in a systematic way.
Project Duration and Location
This project was started in June 2018 and finished September 2019 in Seoul, Korea.
Specifications
Width 235mm X Depth 29mm X Height 297mm / Weight: 925g / Paper material: Montblanc Extra white 105g
Keywords
Math Education Program, Enjoyable, Fun, Experience, Digital Native Generation.

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