4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko

4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Xoguetes, Xogos e Produtos de Lecer Competition Category.

BronceXoguete· 2021

4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo

by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko

Client: 4N4 Design

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Xoguete Category

21,538

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #109048

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo

Ao crear un souvenir distintamente croata para a illa de Krk, os deseñadores crearon un puzzle que ensina aos xogadores a antiga escritura glagolítica tal como aparece na tábula de pedra de Baska (que data do ano 1100 d.C.). As pezas do puzzle están feitas de oliveiras cultivadas na illa de Krk desde a antiga Grecia. Gla Gla condensa miles de anos de cultura nun xogo que permite aos usuarios reunir fragmentos da historia croata da illa de Krk e recombinaos en novas historias e palabras en calquera idioma.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Puzzle Educativo satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Glagolitic alphabet is a script created in the middle of the 9th century, remaining in Croatian regions until the end of the 19th century, and is a significant feature of Croatian history and culture.
Puzzle is a blend of the Christian symbolism of the olive tree and the Glagolitic script. Its 25 characters are linked to the Latin letters of the alphabet, designed for industrial production.
Revive history, talk gla gla, educational puzzle for easy learning of the Old Slavic Glagolitic script.
Dimensions & Packaging: 340 x 280 x 32 mm
Tags: Puzzle, Glagolitic script, olive tree, game
Production Technology: Black MDF and olive tree boards are cut and milled on CNC machine. Boards are protected with linseed oil. MDF boards are connected together with magnetic plates.
Design Challenge: Learning Glagolitic script and designing typography for industrial production. Magnet connection.
Research: The characteristics of the olive tree as a very solid wood have been carefully selected for its durability, and its Christian symbolism connects the wooden puzzle with town of Krk and Island Krk heritage.
The waterproof MDF was chosen for its exceptional durability, but also for the visual impression of fibrous wood.
Inspiration: The Tourist Board of the Croatian town of Krk awarded the Gla Gla label of the original town of Krk souvenir and is marked with the recognition A Gift From Krk.
A Gift From Krk is a kind of representation of the town, showing a reflection of the continuity of its artistic, cultural and historical heritage, and at the same time, presenting its tangible, intangible and natural heritage.
Project Duration: Project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in Zagreb, and was exhibited in Zagreb Design Week in August 2020 in Croatia.
Operation Flow: By opening the box, 25 Glagolitic letters cut from an olive tree are revealed, under which there are Latin letters for easier memory and connection of not only the form, but also the meaning. The outlines of the letters can be drawn on paper and thus form the first Glagolitic words.
Patents: Product protected by the State Intellectual Property Office - Sector for Trademarks and Industrial Design, Croatia, #D20200084
Trademark: Gla Gla, 2021., Holder: 4N4 design
Team Members: Ana Banic Gottlicher
Ivana Peko
Image Credits: Photographer: Ivana Peko, Gla Gla, 2020