Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up by Can Zhu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Mmụta, Ngwá Nkụzi na Ọdịnaya Ọzụzụ Competition Category.

IgweMmụta· 2022

Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up

by Can Zhu

Client: Zhejiang University

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Mmụta Category

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The Design

About Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up

Superhero bụ akwụkwọ pop-up e chepụtara iji kụziere ụmụaka ntakịrị banyere Covid-19. Akwụkwọ a na-akọ akụkọ ebe mkpụrụ ndụ nchekwa ahụ (immune cells) na-eme ka ndị dike (superheroes) ma buso ihe oyiyi na-anọchi anya nje (viruses) dị ka mmụọ ọjọọ (monsters) agha. A jikọtara ihe owuwu pop-up nke akwụkwọ na eriri eletriki dị mfe, nke na-eme ka ibe akwụkwọ ọ bụla nye nzaghachi ọhụụ, mmetụ aka na ụda. Ụmụaka na-akwaghachi, na-adọta, na-atụgharị, na-apị pịa na-eme ka akwụkwọ ahụ maa jijiji iji soro akụkọ ahụ. A na-eji ígwè na-egbupụta ihe site na lezaa (laser cutting) iji mepụta akụkụ akwụkwọ ahụ, ebe eriri ọla kọpa (copper tape) na-ejikọ ihe mmetụta zoro ezo (sensors). Akwụkwọ a na-eme ka mmụta sayensị nke dị mgbagwoju anya ghọọ ihe dị mfe nghọta.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Superhero Akwụkwọ Pop-up maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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