Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe by Tianyi Qi

Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe by Tianyi Qi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Paʻalima, Polokalamu a me Lako Paʻalima Competition Category.

KeleawePaʻalima· 2022

Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe

by Tianyi Qi

Client: Tianyi Qi

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Paʻalima Category

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The Design

About Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe

Kikokikona Puke: He Reamember kahi polokalamu kelepona lawelawe i hoʻolālāʻia no nā mea aʻo ʻōlelo. Hoʻopili kēia polokalamu i ka hoʻomaopopo heluhelu a me ka hoʻolako huaʻōlelo me ka ʻole o ka hoʻopau ʻana i ke kahawai heluhelu. Ma ka pale heluhelu, loaʻa i nā mea hoʻohana nā ʻike pūnaewele e kūlike ana me kā lākou makemake. Hōʻike aku kahi puke wehewehe huaʻōlelo i loko o ka polokalamu i ke ʻano o nā huaʻōlelo ʻike ʻole ʻia i ka wā heluhelu. Mālama ʻia nā huaʻōlelo i koho ʻia i loko o kahi puke huaʻōlelo, kahi e hōʻike ʻia ai nā kikoʻī a me ka ʻatikala kumu no kēlā me kēia huaʻōlelo. Kōkua nā hoʻāʻo pōkole i kēlā me kēia lā i ke aʻo huaʻōlelo. Hōʻike aku hoʻi kahi pale kaiāulu i nā ʻatikala a me nā kumuwaiwai aʻo i kaʻana like ʻia e nā mea hoʻohana ʻē aʻe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Reamember Hana Nui: Polokalamu Kelepona Lawelawe i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Reamember is a mobile application crafted to let language learners have a smooth flow while reading content with unfamiliar words and learn these words afterward. It aims to bridge reading comprehension and vocabulary building, these two aspects of language learning, in a noninterfering way and ultimately create a holistic learning experience for users.
Dimensions & Packaging: The app is designed for iOS systems.
Tags: Learning, Language, Application, Reading, Browser, Wordbook
Production Technology: The key technical components of the app are the browser and dictionary. Besides these, the app should be able to auto-update content on the "Community" tab.
Design Challenge: I was struggling with the value proposition of the application, as it sits in between a browser, vocabulary building, and reading. I eventually decided to define it as a "language learning tool", to capture the holistic learning experience it provides to users.
Research: 5 interviews were conducted with English learners about their English reading habits, problems, and coping strategies. Key findings are:
1. Unfamiliar words is one of the bigger challenge English learners face while reading.
2. All participants commented that being too focused on unfamiliar words will break their reading flow. They might need to read one piece of content multiple times to understand.
3. If readers can get just enough information(the meaning of the word in their native language) about a word immediately, a good reading flow can be maintained.
Inspiration: In the very first days after I came to the US, I experienced a lot of language and cultural challenges. I tried to read more news and cultural content, dominantly on my mobile phone, to cope with these 2 challenges at the same time. I couldn't get into a good reading flow because of the unfamiliar words in the text. However, when I focused too much on the unfamiliar words, I would lose the reading flow as well. This experience inspired me to design this app.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2020 and finished in July 2020, in New York City.
Operation Flow: On the "Reading" tab, a user can easily find online content that appeals to their reading interest. An embedded dictionary allows them to check out unfamiliar words while reading. They can add these words to the wordbook and learn them later. After the words are collected from articles, they will be stored in the "Wordbook", where a user can check the details of the words and see the source. A user needs to take daily pop quizzes to "learn" words. Once a user completes 3 tests for 1 word, it will become a "learned" word. On the "Community" tab, a user can explore articles and other learning resources shared by other users.
Image Credits: Image #1:
Photographer by Spencer Davis on Unsplash;
Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash;
Photographer by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash;
Photographer Jeremy Yap on Unsplash;
Photographer Sincerely Media on Unsplash;
Photographer ELLA DON on Unsplash;
Photographer Matthias Heyde on Unsplash;

Image #2:
Photographer by Spencer Davis on Unsplash;
Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash;
Photographer by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash;

Image #3:
Photographer Photo by Obi - @pixel6propix on Unsplash;

Image #5:
Photographer Jeremy Yap on Unsplash;
Photographer Sincerely Media on Unsplash;
Photographer ELLA DON on Unsplash;
Photographer Matthias Heyde on Unsplash;
Photographer by Melissa McGovern on Unsplash;