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Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran by Kiwook Kim

Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran by Kiwook Kim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Emas in Desain Pendhidhikan, Piranti Ajar lan Konten Pelatihan Competition Category.


EmasPendhidhikan· 2025

Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran

by Kiwook Kim

Client: MiraeN

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Pendhidhikan Category

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The Design

About Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran

Shining Moments yaiku seri buku pelajaran kanggo siswa sekolah menengah pertama ing Korea. Beda karo buku pelajaran sing nggunakake grafis kang nglambangake saben mata pelajaran, sampule didesain kaya adegan buku komik. Ilustrasi sing anget nuduhake urip saben dinane lan paseduluran bocah-bocah, digambar nganggo werna sing alus kanthi rincian sing sengaja ora lengkap. Foil werna nyorot judhul buku, lan foil holografik ditrapake ing area putih kanggo efek sing dinamis. Seri iki kalebu rolas buku. Ancase yaiku kanggo ngurangi rasa wegah marang buku pelajaran lan narik kawigaten kanggo sinau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran menang A' Design Award Emas, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain kelas siji, nggumunake lan unggul. Pemenang Emas iku ciptaan sing inovatif banget, visioner lan sumunar nggumunake sing nggambarake kejeniusan, kawicaksanan lan kaprigelan para desainer. Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran dikarepake dadi panemuan sing dipuji banget, pelopor tren lan monumental sing nyedhiyakake nilai sing durung tau ana. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Emas iki iku proyek sing nggumunake lan dihormati sing paring manfaat gedhe lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Shining Moments Buku Pelajaran nuwuhake perasaan kekarepan sing kuwat, nggugah semangat, nyengkuyung kreativitas lan narik kawigaten kita.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This book is for middle school students in Korea. It is designed like a comic book, unlike textbooks that generally consist of graphics that contain or symbolize the content of a subject. Warm illustrations that contain children daily lives are designed to arouse interest in and feel familiar with the book.
Dimensions & Packaging
Frame: 220 x 280 (matte coated) / spine: 10mm
Post Processing: hologram foil, color foil
(This project consists of a total of 12 books, and the specifications of the books are produced slightly differently according to the
characteristics of the subject.)
Tags
Textbook, Middle School
Production Technology
It reflects students tastes with analog illustrations of soft colors and incomplete details. To enhance the visibility of the book title, colored foil was applied. Holographic foil was used for white areas, creating a dynamic effect. Additionally, partial applications of colored foil and silk epoxy were incorporated into the illustrations to create a more dramatic look. Bright and vivid Pantone colors were used for the spine and specific sections to ensure striking clarity.
Design Challenge
It was necessary to persuade people who expressed concern because they did not use symbols or graphics related to the subject like traditional textbooks. As a result, a design that reduces students’ rejection of textbooks and gives them interest and liking for learning was completed, breaking away from standardized textbook design.
It induces visual interest and encourages students to naturally become interested in books through illustrations with warm scenes or humor. It stimulates learning motivation by reflecting the tastes and trends of students who like analog elements.
Research
The cover was developed with the concept of making a textbook like a comic book that contains children’s daily lives. It creates an emotional consensus among students through warm daily scenes with friends and animals. The design of friendships with friends and everyday experiences contributes to students feeling warmer and more emotionally secure in the textbook.
Inspiration
The project began with the imagination of creating textbooks that would give children a familiar and enjoyable experience like a comic book. The illustrations on the cover contain the ordinary but warm daily lives of book users, just like a scene from a comic book. This strategic approach aims to arouse curiosity and interest, rather than academic pressure, when students see a book cover. It can also send a message to students that ordinary experiences and warm friendships are the most important
Project Duration
The project was planned and produced from January to July 2024, and will be used for middle school students in Korea from 2025.
Operation Flow
The scenes on the cover of this book symbolize children’s friendship and experiences.
The positive energy of adolescents growing up through their daily lives was expressed in various scenes. The cover design of this textbook conveys the message that ordinary daily experiences and warm friendships are the most important values
for children.
In addition, this analogue cover design can gain sympathy from different generations. It can communicate by providing nostalgia for teachers and new experiences for children.
Team Members
Creative Director: Hyunji Son
Project Manager: Kiwook Kim
Designer: Jihye Yoon
Illustrator: Jongmin Choi

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