Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo by JiaYi Cai

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo by JiaYi Cai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Suministros de Arte Competition Category.

HierroSuministros de Arte· 2020

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo

by JiaYi Cai

Client: Macau University of Science and Technology

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Suministros de Arte Category

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The Design

About Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo

Music Pen Cap es un conjunto de tapas para los rotuladores de acuarela que utilizan los niños de siete a doce años. Cada tapa emite un tono distinto, de modo que las doce tapas juntas forman una escala musical sencilla. Los puntos de emisión sonora varían en grosor, y la superficie está coloreada y acabada con una capa de barniz. Una punta en relieve permite colocar o retirar la tapa con el pulgar. El diseño busca reducir la pérdida de los capuchones y mantener vivo el interés por la pintura. Las series pequeñas pueden imprimirse en resina fotosensible, mientras que las tiradas mayores pueden moldearse en polipropileno o plástico ABS.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Music Pen Cap Tapa de bolígrafo es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

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