Press Release
A' Design Award in Art and Stationery Supplies Design Goes to Click Traceless Stapler by Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao
Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao recognized for art and stationery supplies design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category for Click Traceless Stapler by Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao, designed for Zhejiang University. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Click Traceless Stapler
Click is a traceless stapler designed mainly for students. The stapler binds documents without making holes, using reusable metal clips that protect the integrity of the paper. Cartoon animal shapes, such as bears, monsters and piglets, give the design a playful character. The internal structure and the ergonomic form allow automatic and continuous clamping, which supports faster document organization. The enclosure is made of injection molded ABS plastic, and the patterns are applied by screen printing. The simple materials and the reusable clips make the product sustainable.
About Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao
Shaogeng Zeng is a graduate student in industrial design at Zhejiang University, he has won several design awards，participated in and led the design of several projects that have gone into production, including the design of the State Grid of China's bi-innovation brand, Visual System Design of Suzhou Research Institute of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, product evaluation system design, children's stationery design, robot workstation design, etc. He is interested in product design, service design, sneaker design, AI-assisted design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Entries typically include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. Awarded art supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/art-supplies
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/149819
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149819
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149819
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/330713
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Click Traceless Stapler
- Function
- Traceless Stapler
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Sienna, Gold, Sandy Brown, Saddle Brown and Misty Rose
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhejiang University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shaogeng Zeng and Cheng Yao
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149819
Credits
- Team
- Shaogeng Zeng, Cheng Yao, Fangtian Ying, Lei Shi, Yu Hu and Shuyue Feng
- Image Credits
- Creator Shaogeng Zeng, Click,2022; Creator Shaogeng Zeng, Click, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Click is a kind of traceless stapler. The product’s user group is mainly students, with its interesting cartoon animal shape that makes it out of the ordinary. Its main function is to blind without holes with reusable clips which protect paper integrity. The innovative structure design and full account of ergonomics enable it to complete automatic and continuous clamping to enhance work efficiency. The minimalist materials and the reusable features make the design sustainable.
- Inspiration
- Students have a great need for document organization, while there is no traceless stapler on the market that is specifically designed for and loved by students. By conducting user research such as interviews and questionnaires on campus, we identified cartoon images such as bears, monsters and piglets as the main design elements. We hope the design can increase the fun of using stationery and improve users’ learning or office efficiency.
- Research
- Investigate the needs and preferences of student user groups to determine the function, shape, and color of the product.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge is the ergonomic design of the product. Because the product is a handheld tool, the appropriate size and shape curve are required to optimize the use experience.
- Realization and Technology
- The components of this product include plastic enclosure, metal spring, and metal clips. The enclosure is made of Abs plastic injection molding and the pattern is made of screen printing at low cost.
- Operation and Interaction
- 1. Put in the reusable stainless steel clips 2. Hold the Click and align the opening with a stack of paper 3. Push the bottom forward 4. Repeat 2-3 times to complete the binding
- Project Duration and Location
- The project runs from March 2022 to February 2023 in Ningbo, China
- Keywords
- Traceless stapler, Stationery, Student supplies, Office supplies, Hand held tool
