Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカー by Himanshu Shekhar Soni

Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカー by Himanshu Shekhar Soni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 玩具・ゲーム・ホビー製品デザイン Competition Category.

鉄玩具· 2018

Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカー

by Himanshu Shekhar Soni

Client: Himanshu Soni

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 玩具 Category

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The Design

About Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカー

Tetraは子供向けのインタラクティブなおもちゃを備えた面白いカラーマーカーであり、Tetraマーカーのアイデアは、創造性を育てるだけでなく、インクが乾いた後にゴミ箱に捨てるのではなく、マーカーを再利用することを奨励します。子供達はそれらの間での再利用を開発し、意識を高める。テトラキャップの形状は、押したり引いたりしやすくなっています。子供たちは、それぞれのキャップとペンバレルを組み合わせて形を作り、新しい抽象的な形を構築するために探索することができます。想像力が規則を曲げ、新しい構造を思いつくまでです。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカーは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカーは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Tetra コネクタのカラーマーカーは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tetra is an amusing color marker with interactive building toys for kids. It’s made of interesting shape and combined form to create an opportunity for creativity extends beyond the page. The shape of a simple compound makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each compound together to form a shape and explore to build the new shape like a geometric shape, animal, flower, abstract shape etc. And it’s up to their Imagination bend the rule and come up with new structures.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tetra Cap: Height 55mm X Length 28mm X Width 28mm
Tetra Barrel: Height 128mm x Dia 9mm
Tags: Kids, Play, Color, Creative, Fun, Behavioral, Social Skill, Block puzzle
Production Technology: Tetra markers are made of HDPE plastic and injection molded part.
Design Challenge: The first challenge was to understand how to encourage children to develop social skill through a product. The second challenge was designing this cap product’s functionality as a toy to create abstract and beautiful shapes by connecting the same shape.
Research: The initial stage of online and market research showed a lack of new children stationary or toys which engage and positively impact children behavior and social skill. The next stage of research was performed on different toys which encourages interaction and helps develop social skills. I look to repurposing of the Tetra Marker cap to not only encourage children to be creative, but to encourage children to think about reuse rather than simply discarding these into the trash after ink dried up and I want to create a new paradigm for children’s products that encourage unique new behavior and a productive afterlife for the product.
Inspiration: The main inspiration for tetra markers to not only encourage children to be creative but also encourage them to think about reuse the marker pens instead of it being thrown away after ink dried up and this will help children to develop social skill and raise awareness of reuse among them starting at small ages and collecting the pens for children to play with them will have an important and enhancing role on the consumer preference.
Project Duration: The Tetra color marker concept started in Jan 2018 in Noida, India and finished in March 2018.
Operation Flow: The shape of a tetra cap makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each cap and pen barrel together through the snap-fit to foam a shape and explore imaginative crafts.
Team Members: One