Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane by Liang Hou

Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane by Liang Hou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Ilimi Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeIlimi· 2025

Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane

by Liang Hou

Client: Zhejiang University

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Ilimi Category

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The Design

About Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane

Heritage Spark kayan koyarwa ne na aikin zane wanda ya ginu bisa Al'adar Gado Marar Ganuwa. Kayan aikin ya kunshi nau'o'in katunan guda uku. Katunan Gado suna gabatar da nau'o'in Al'adar Gado Marar Ganuwa guda goma domin sauƙin fahimta. Katunan Hali suna baiwa dama a nazarci kowane nau'in gado daga mahangogi daban-daban. Katunan Fasaha suna ba da shawarwarin zaɓuɓɓukan fasaha da za su iya haifar da sabbin dabaru. Faranti-faranti na tunani guda biyu, ɗaya na mutum ɗaya ɗaya kuma na ƙungiya, suna taimakawa aikin haɗin gwiwa. An buga katunan ta hanyar dijital a kan takarda mai kwalta sannan aka yanke su cikin siffofi na musamman. Ana nufin Heritage Spark ga ɗalibai waɗanda ba su da wani ilimin baya kan batun.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Heritage Spark Kayan Aikin Tunanin Zane saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Heritage Spark is one of the few auxiliary tools for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) designing in China. It is highly accessible to students unfamiliar with ICH, enabling them to quickly grasp its various types. Using a collaborative role-playing analysis method, it streamlines the design and creative process. Beyond being a design aid, it also plays a key role in promoting ICH.
Dimensions & Packaging: The cards measure 95mm x 133mm with a thickness of 0.3mm. The toolkit includes two thought canvases: a personal canvas (A4 size, 210mm x 297mm) and a team canvas (460mm x 960mm) for collaborative work. The packaging box measures 460mm x 320mm x 80mm, designed for convenient storage and transport. The materials and dimensions ensure durability and usability, making the toolkit suitable for various design and brainstorming scenarios.
Tags: ICH Design, Inspiration Inspired, Design Assistance, Toolkit, ICH
Production Technology: The design was created using Photoshop and Illustrator, then digitally printed on 300g coated paper and die-cut for precision. The process included user research, workshop testing, and design thinking methodologies to refine content and usability, ensuring the toolkit aligns with user needs. The cards were produced in small batches, ensuring quality and adaptability.
Design Challenge: The challenge lies in designing a set of cards that can enable ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) novices to quickly understand its value and essence, while also effectively stimulating user empathy to identify pain points from the perspective of ICH bearers. The cards must balance knowledge dissemination with thought stimulation, ultimately encouraging users to contribute innovative ideas for the future of ICH.
Research: Heritage Spark cards are designed to provide a quick entry point for users with no prior knowledge of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). This research explores how card design can effectively convey ICH knowledge, foster user empathy, and encourage users to adopt the perspective of ICH bearers. The cards guide users to identify challenges facing ICH, define problems, and utilize divergent thinking to generate innovative solutions for ICH protection and transmission.
Inspiration: In the era of rapid technological growth, the protection and promotion of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) face major challenges. Our course experience and student feedback reveal a lack of ICH awareness. To foster innovative ICH design, it is essential to quickly grasp its essence, analyze its status from various angles, and explore its fusion with new technologies. Thus, we created Heritage Spark, a toolkit to inspire creative ICH design.
Project Duration: The project started in Hangzhou, China, in January 2024.
Operation Flow: The toolkit includes ICH cards, introducing ten ICH to build a quick understanding. Character cards help users explore ICH from different roles and perspectives. Technology cards offer various tech options to inspire diverse designs through integration. Additionally, two thought canvases support process development and idea exchange, fostering collaborative design.
Team Members: Creative Director: Liang Hou, Researcher: Wenqi Wu, Designer: Qianyu Tang, Designer: Yixuan Gao, Designer: Xiaoran Zhang, Designer: Chongjun Zhong, Designer: Songruoyao Wu; Designer: Yingping Cao; Tutor: Zhibin Zhou and Tutor: Kejun Zhang
Image Credits: The above material comes from our own team.