Press Release
Powerbox Wanja Learning Materials by Jaehun Kim Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design
Jaehun Kim of Visang honored for education, teaching aid and training content design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design category for Powerbox Wanja Learning Materials by Jaehun Kim of Visang. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
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.
More About Powerbox Wanja Learning Materials
Powerbox Wanja is a study book series designed for elementary school students. The series applies the Powerbox Learning Method, in which learning concepts are split into small parts placed inside square frames. Twenty books cover all elementary school grades, and each subject is given a separate color for easier recognition. Cube-shaped characters appear on the covers, and four books form a large cube shape when combined. Paper toy kits are included, so learners can build cube figures, an activity that supports spatial cognition and holds interest.
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
With this recognition, Jaehun Kim of Visang is a winner of 8 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design Award
The A' Education Design Award is an international competition recognizing good education products and projects by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to education designers, teaching aid designers, training content creators and curriculum developers from all countries. Typical entries include textbooks, e-learning platforms, educational games, training manuals, instructional videos and interactive whiteboards. The awarded education designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/education
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/99196
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99196
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99196
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/228780
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://book.visang.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
###
Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Powerbox Wanja Learning Materials
- Function
- Learning Materials
- Category
- Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Education
- Colors
- Deep Sky Blue, White, Sandy Brown, Lavender and Green Yellow
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jaehun Kim
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Brand
- Visang
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99196
Credits
- Team
- Young Hyun Kim, Ji Sun Park, Jae Yeon Jeon and Youn Seok Choi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Wanja is a brand that enhances the learning skills of elementary school students using the Powerbox Learning Method, a learning system that splits concepts into digestible bits that are put into boxes to help children learn them more quickly, and to motivate them to do so. Making various box-shaped paper toys provided with the study book not only captures the learners’ interest but also improves their spatial cognition skills.
- Inspiration
- The paper toys are designed using various cube-shaped characters, which are also allocated in different forms on the cover of the textbook. The four study books are designed such that a large cube shape can be shown when they are combined together. The text inside the book also makes use of square design elements to complete a consistent brand identity.
- Research
- Digital natives are unique in being used to consuming short frame-based content items. Using this idea, we developed a system called the Powerbox Learning Method in which learning concepts are split into bits that are organized into square frames. The series also provides paper toy kits of cube-shaped characters to deliver the smile and enjoyment brand value. Twelve different types of toys attract the interest of learners, and collecting them provides learners another level of entertainment.
- Challenge
- We researched what elementary school students are interested in, while at the same time studying the graphic motifs that can best represent the Powerbox Learning Method. As a result, we selected the cube as the graphic motif, as it can be changed and expressed in different ways. We then selected cube-shaped game characters preferred by elementary school students, which were implemented in the cover design and paper toy kits to complete a consistent brand design.
- Realization and Technology
- Wanja makes active use of orange colors, with a symbol design showing a child who is smiling to deliver a brand atmosphere that is bright and fun. The graphic motif of the character design is the cube, which is used throughout to pique the interest of learners. Academic subjects are assigned different colors to make the materials easier to recognize. Areas on the cover design of the study book in particular were coated with glossy material to maximize the visual effect.
- Operation and Interaction
- From cover designs using cube-shaped characters as graphic motifs to the Powerbox Learning Method used in the text and cube-shaped paper toy making activities, Wanja provides a consistent brand experience. The vivid colors in the cover design provide a bright brand image, while paper toy making delivers an enjoyable brand experience.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project began in Seoul, Korea in August 2019 and wrapped up in January 2020. The series will be sold in Korea beginning in March 2020.
- Specifications
- Wanja is a study book series for all elementary school grades and is composed of twenty books. Each book is 230mm by 304mm by 15mm, with paper toy specifications that differ by unit.
- Keywords
- Elementary School Study Book, Powerbox Learning Method, Learning Confidence, Child’s Smile, Polyhedron, Cube, Curiosity, Creativity, Paper Toy
