Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo by Leijing Zhou

Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo by Leijing Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Huahana Pēpē, Keiki a me Kamaliʻi Competition Category.

HaoHuahana Pēpē· 2025

Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo

by Leijing Zhou

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Huahana Pēpē Category

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The Design

About Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo

ʻO Teli Tiee kahi mea pāʻani moʻolelo i hoʻolālāʻia no ka launa pū ʻana ma waena o nā keiki a me nā ʻelemakule/luahine. Hoʻokomoʻia ʻekolu ʻano poloka moʻolelo i loko o kahi ʻauwaha, a ʻike ka polokalamu i kēlā me kēia hui a hoʻokani i ka moʻolelo kūpono. Hoʻoneʻe ʻia kahi lima paʻa i ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau e hoʻololi i ka moʻolelo a i ka ʻaoʻao hema e hoʻopaʻa i kahi moʻolelo hou. Hoʻoponoponoʻia nā moʻolelo i hoʻopaʻaʻia e ka naʻauao lako ʻana a hoʻohuliʻia i mau moʻolelo kiʻi i hiki ke kaʻana like ʻia. Hana ʻia ke kino me ka pālasitika a me ka lāʻau, a hoʻokomoʻia ka near field communication, Bluetooth a me kahi pale uila.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Teli Tiee Mea Pāʻani Moʻolelo no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Teli Tiee is a story-player designed for intergenerational interaction between children and the elderly.
Equipped with three types of story elements blocks, the elderly and kids can listen colorful stories by combining different blocks. Stories come from system presets and elderly-shared ones. The elderly can share their stories or co-create new stories with kids. Recorded stories, processed by AI, are uploaded to the database and turned into illustrated stories for sharing.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300mm*180mm*184mm
Tags: Inter-generational interaction, Story player, Emotional design
Production Technology: The main body of the product is made of plastic and wood to ensure the safety of children. The product contains NFC, electronic screen, bluetooth and other modules to ensure the realization of product functions.
Design Challenge: The primary creative and research challenge was to bridge the generational gap through a single product. Designing for two distinct user groups-the elderly with their need for self-expression and reminiscence, and children with their demand for engaging and educational play-required a delicate balance. Technologically, integrating AI for story processing and illustration generation while ensuring friendliness for non-tech-savvy users was a significant hurdle.
Research: The methodology involved analyzing the needs of both groups through interviews and observations. Interviews were conducted with elderly people and children to understand their behaviors, preferences, and pain points in communication. Observation was also carried out in community settings where inter-generational interactions occurred. Research tools included questionnaires, voice recorders for interviews, and note-taking.
Inspiration: In modern society, with the increasing prevalence of inter-generational families, there is a growing need for effective communication channels between the elderly and children. Observing that the elderly often find solace in reminiscing about their past experiences, while children are naturally drawn to the vivid and imaginative world of picture-book stories, we were inspired to create Teli Tiee.We use emotional and inclusive design principles to complete the design and use AI to process the story content.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in China and finished in August 2023 in China
Operation Flow: When using the story machine, press the on key to start the device. According to the guidance, put story elements blocks into the groove, and the system senses and plays the story of the combination. Users can pull the lever to the right to switch to the next story, and to the left to record and upload their stories.
Team Members: Xinmiao Shen
Leijing Zhou
Xiaotong Guan
Menghan Li
Xiaofei Gong
Yuqi Wei
Jinjie Li
Qianyi Wang
Zihan Zhang