Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf by JiaYi Cai

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf by JiaYi Cai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Material d'Art i Papereria Competition Category.

FerroMaterial d'Art· 2020

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf

by JiaYi Cai

Client: Macau University of Science and Technology

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Material d'Art Category

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The Design

About Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf

Music Pen Cap és un conjunt de tapes per als retoladors d'aquarel·la que fan servir els nens d'entre set i dotze anys. Cada tapa produeix un to diferent, de manera que les dotze tapes formen conjuntament una escala musical senzilla. Els punts sonors varien en gruix, i la superfície està acolorida i acabada amb una capa de vernís. Una punta sobresortint permet posar i treure la tapa amb el polze. El disseny pretén reduir la pèrdua de tapes de bolígraf i mantenir viu l'interès per la pintura. Es poden imprimir petites sèries en resina fotosensible, mentre que les tirades més grans es poden emmotllar en polipropilè o plàstic ABS.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígraf és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: It's a set of pen cap that can produce different sound levels.
This product is mainly aimed at children aged 7 to 12. As the first choice for children to draw, However, that fact that the misplacing and discarding of watercolor pen without cover after use up troubles people. Our product optimize the cover of watercolor pen.It can be served as musical instrument with the combination of tumbler pen cap and gamut. our products not only have longer service life but also increased various functions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Its dimension is 18*18*53(mm).
Tags: Tumbler,pen cap,emotional design,function,Life,aesthetics
Production Technology: In the design of the pen cap, we use a special color material with different thickness.Colour the surface of the Pen Cap and add a coat of varnish.Small quantities can be processed using 3D printing techniques using photosensitive resin materials. When mass production is determined, PP or ABS plastic materials can be used for batch production using molds.
Design Challenge: The process of turning thinking into design.
Research: I observe and think about the way people use products in their life, and try to find the behavior or emotional transition between people subconsciously. Then, I will have subliminal emotional reinforcement conducive to product experience, and bring people suitable and novel products.I believe that products designed in accordance with people's subconscious can not only meet people's use habits, but also make people feel that such novel experience can resonate.
Inspiration: Pen and the pen cap are always used together, "Tumbler" pen cap combines the design of scale through visual sense, tactile sensation and auditory sense to redefine a new way of communication, to let people rethink the meaning of "paint". The tip of the cap will jut out, so you can use your thumb to push it with less energy and you can also easily unload or put on it. In the design of the pen cap, we use a special color material with different thickness.
Project Duration: The project began in Macau in January 2019 and was completed in Macau in April 2019.
Operation Flow: The Music Pen Cap is arranged according to the different collocation of colors. When the pencil lightly crosses,some different tones of crisp sweet music will come out. According to the different thickness of the pronunciation point, 12 pens will have 12 different caps with different colors. The "music" pen cap can not only exercise the player's patience,stimulating their auditory development, developing their perception of music, and maintaining their interest in painting.
Patents: 201930744732.5 JiaYi Cai 2019 Guangdong ShenZhen
Team Members: JiaYi Cai is the main designer.
JiaLiang Cai : Multidisciplinary Designer
ZhiPing Chen: Material Engineering Department at UBC
ShaoShi Yan is the instructor.
Image Credits: Image #1: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #2: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #3: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #4: CAI JIAYI, 2019
Image #5: CAI JIAYI, 2019