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Linglin Liang Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Tenki Spliced Magnetic Attraction Toy in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Linglin Liang acknowledged 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 confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category for Tenki Spliced Magnetic Attraction Toy by Linglin Liang, designed for Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Desis Lab. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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.
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.
Regarding Tenki Spliced Magnetic Attraction Toy
Tenki is a magnetic construction toy designed to teach children basic circuit knowledge. The set includes power generation modules, power consumption modules and structural connectors. Each module contains wires that are joined through magnetic connectors, so no wiring is exposed. Children assemble the modules freely and explore different ways of converting energy. In one combination, turning the handle of a hand-cranked generator supplies power to a buzzer and produces sound. The basic two-way connector measures 30 by 15 by 15 millimeters.
About Linglin Liang
Linglin Liang, female, professor, director of industrial design department of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, tutor of master students. Her main research direction is product integration and innovative design, user experience and interactive design. In recent years, she has presided over many vertical and horizontal scientific research projects at all levels, including one research project on humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, published many papers on scientific research achievements, received more than 2 million scientific research funds, and obtained more than 50 national patents, including more than 40 utility model patents, and many invention patents are pending.
Award Record
With this recognition, Linglin Liang is 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. Awarded toy designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/148593
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148593
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148593
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/338658
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tenki Spliced Magnetic Attraction Toy
- Function
- Spliced Magnetic Attraction Toy
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Seashell, Tomato, Orange Red and Dark Salmon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Desis Lab
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Linglin Liang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148593
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Tenki is a splice type digital toys for children. This design provides basic power knowledge for children through different power generation modules and combination of power modules. Magnetic suction module is built into the toy structure to bury the wire into the connector. This form avoids the hidden danger of wire exposure caused by traditional electronic toys. Tenki aims to effectively connect children with digital life in a more accessible and low-threshold form.
- Inspiration
- With the gradual popularization of digital life, children at low age have a need for digital toys. However, most of the traditional digital toys for children are suitable for high age. Because of the high threshold, children of low age usually cannot have more suitable digital toys. We developed Tenki, aiming at using simple conductive structure as a carrier to spread interesting circuit knowledge. In the form of low threshold, children are exposed to the digital life.
- Research
- Type of Research: the combination of STEAM education and digital toys. Research Objectives: This design opens up a new way of space splicing in the form of low threshold, and makes fun STEAM toys that children really need. Methodology: circuit knowledge analysis, children's psychological analysis, Material analysis, toy type size analysis. Data Collection: 6-9 years old children's user survey, market analysis, teaching material analysis. Tools Used: Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Illustrator, KeyShot.
- Challenge
- Due to the space limitation inside the connector, high-precision assembly is required when wires are built in, so that multiple wires are connected in parallel to each port.
- Realization and Technology
- This design includes power generation module, power consumption module, structural module and magnetic attraction. There are wires in each module, which are connected by magnetic attraction. The power generation module is connected with the structural and the power consumption module by magnetic attraction, and the electric energy generated by the power generation module is transmitted to the power consumption module by internally arranging wires.
- Operation and Interaction
- First of all: children can choose connectors at will and conceive building blocks. Secondly, select and assemble the appropriate power generation module and power consumption module. Finally, children can explore various combinations of energy conversion. For example, children can form a simple hand buzzer. By shaking the handle of the hand-cranked generator, the buzzer can be energized to make a sound.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2022 in China and finished in December 2022 in China.
- Specifications
- The basic size of the two-way connector is 30 mm x 15 mm x 15 mm. The base size of the six-way connector is 60 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm.
- Keywords
- Splicing toy, Magnetic attraction splicing, Circuit knowledge, STEAM education
