Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas by Can Zhu

Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas by Can Zhu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Oideachais Competition Category.

IarannOideachas· 2022

Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas

by Can Zhu

Client: Zhejiang University

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Oideachas Category

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The Design

About Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas

Is leabhar aníos-anuas é Superhero atá deartha chun eolas faoi Covid-19 a mhúineadh do pháistí óga. Insíonn an leabhar scéal ina n-iompraíonn cealla imdhíonachta mar sárlaochra agus ina dtroideann siad in aghaidh arrachtaigh a sheasann do víris. Comhcheanglaítear struchtúir aníos-anuas páipéir le ciorcaid leictreonacha tanaí, ionas go dtugann gach leathanach aiseolas amhairc, tadhaill agus fuaime. Brúnn, tarraingíonn, rothlaíonn, cliceálann agus croitheann na páistí na páirteanna páipéir chun an scéal a leanúint. Úsáidtear gearradh léasair chun na páirteanna páipéir a dhéanamh, agus ceanglaíonn téip chopair na braiteoirí folaithe. Déanann an leabhar eolas eolaíochtúil teibí níos éasca le tuiscint.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Superhero Leabhar Aníos-anuas as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Superhero is a pop-up book for multi-sensory interactions, which is designed to publicize COVID-19-related knowledge among children. It tells how immune cells fight against viruses and protect our health through a vivid story about superheroes fighting monsters. A new form of combining pop-up paper books with electronic circuits was proposed to help children better understand abstract scientific knowledge through an audible, visual, touchable and interactive way.
Dimensions & Packaging: 260mm x 225mm x 50 mm
Tags: Education, Popular science, Childrenbook, Popupbook, Young children, COVID-19
Production Technology: Laser cutting is used for rapid production iterations of paper parts. The structure of paper to hide the thin electronic components (such as pressure sensor, photosensitive sensor, magnetic sensor, etc.). These electronic components are connected by copper tape.
Design Challenge: Paper structure stability，Circuit stability on paper
Research: The researchers conducted usability test on the first version of the product to verify the usability, interest and effectiveness of the book. Participants in the test are lower grade pupils. After completing the test, the researchers coded user behaviors based on interviews and video recordings, find out the participants’ attitudes towards the product, and sorted out the problems in this product. The researchers also collected feedback from participants’ parents and teachers through interviews. The test results verify the effectiveness and interest of the product and this new form. However, the test also found that the product has some problems in structural usability and image recognizability. Based on the feedback, the product has been iterated. Now, the new product has begun to be tried in schools and communities to obtain more user data. The new product are well-recognized by teachers and popular among young children.
Inspiration: Science popularization plays an important role in COVID-19 prevention and control. The virus can't be seen or touched, which makes it hard for teachers and parents to introduce virus-related knowledge to young children. The emergence of thin and light electronic components has enabled the realization of circuits on paper. In this context, more diverse forms of interaction can be applied to the traditional story books to add more fun and interactivity to the reading process.
Project Duration: This project was created in Ningbo, China from November, 2020. Now, it has been located in Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China since May, 2021.
Operation Flow: Each page of the book describes a scene of immune cells fighting the virus. Different paper structures and interaction methods were designed for each scene. Young children can feel the scene by pushing, pulling, rotating, clicking, shaking and other fine hand movements . And they can get visual, tactile, and auditory feedback that matches the story.
Team Members: Can Zhu
Leijing Zhou
Yue Wu
Qiuning Wu
Jiangping Zhou
Ge Yan