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Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션 by Deyin Zhang

Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션 by Deyin Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 철상 in 교육, 교구 및 교육 콘텐츠 디자인 Competition Category.


철교육· 2024

Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션

by Deyin Zhang

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 교육 Category

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The Design

About Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션

Chinese Chain은 한자와 중국어 쓰기를 학습할 수 있는 모바일 애플리케이션이다. 이 애플리케이션은 아직 중국어에 능숙하지 않은 학습자를 위해 개발되었다. 단어장 기능을 통해 사용자는 한자를 추가하고 일일 학습 계획을 설정할 수 있으며, 단어 카드는 학습 숙련도에 따라 세 가지 색상으로 표시된다. 단어 카드는 쓰기 연습을 위한 템플릿으로도 활용되며, 획순과 완성도가 평가된다. 사용자는 단어장과 쓰기 작품을 공유할 수 있고, 친구 그룹, 경쟁 및 랭킹에 참여할 수 있다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Chinese Chain 언어 학습 애플리케이션, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Chinese Chain is one of the few language-learning APPs for Chinese character writing and Chinese learning in the world. Chinese Chain is extremely friendly to those who are not proficient in Chinese. Based on the characteristics of Chinese hieroglyphs, the Chinese Chain uses writing and word cards to make learning and using Chinese more interesting. This is not only a learning software but also undertakes the task of cultural exchange.
Dimensions & Packaging
This application takes iPhone 12 as the template and refers to the official interface design specification of IOS. It is adaptable to many different resolutions and kinds of screens.
Tags
Chinese writing, Learning platform, Chinese learning, APP, Chinese
Production Technology
We interviewed nearly 100 unskilled Chinese learners from around the world. After the interview, we drew several versions of paper sketches to determine the basic structure of the application. Then, the interface prototype and low-fidelity design are carried out on Figma software. After low-fidelity prototype testing and further iteration, we used Adobe XD, illustrator and Procreate software on the computer side to draw high-fidelity visual elements such as illustrations and icons, and made interactive models on Adobe XD.
Design Challenge
In our research, we have observed that unskilled Chinese learners have many common problems: they have great difficulties in writing Chinese, and it is difficult to integrate into the Chinese context. The unique polysemy and writing order of Chinese make Chinese learning full of challenges. The most difficult part of this project is to create a truly universal and efficient learning platform for Chinese writing and communication. Finally, aiming at the above problems, we designed word cards, word books, intelligent Chinese writing and other functions. After making more than 50 prototypes, we are sure that we have done great things.
Research
At present, Chinese is going international. Unlike English and other Western languages, Chinese originated from ancient hieroglyphs in the East. The way of Chinese learning is more complicated, especially in writing. After many user surveys and desktop surveys, we found that the existing learning software can not combine Chinese character writing with Chinese learning, which poses a great challenge to Chinese learning. Therefore, we designed the Chinese Chain, a platform for learning and communication, for Chinese learning and writing.
Inspiration
More than 180 countries around the world are promoting Chinese learning, and the utilization rate of Chinese has reached 16.2%. According to our extensive user interviews with unskilled Chinese learners, we found that Chinese from Eastern hieroglyphs is different from Latin languages from the West. The learning path of Chinese is more complex, and the difficulties especially lie in the writing of characters and the unique polysemy, which makes it difficult for unskilled Chinese learners to truly integrate into the Chinese context. Therefore, we design Chinese Chain, an APP for Chinese character writing and communication.
Project Duration
The project started in Hangzhou, China, in April 2022 and was completed in April 2023.
Operation Flow
Functions include Chinese word book: users can add characters to the word book and set daily learning plans. Wordbook presents word cards in three colors, indicating different learning proficiency. Users can share or view other people's word books.
Character writing: When writing, a word card can be a writing template. Chinese Chain evaluates the writing sequence and completeness. Users can frame their writing works online and share them.
In addition, it also has friend groups, competitions, and ranking functions. Chinese Chain encourages users to share or view others' word books and establish a Chinese communication platform.
Patents
The above material comes from our own team
Team Members
Creative Director: Deyin Zhang
Designer: Chengyi Shen
Designer: Wenyi Shao
Designer: Qijun Ye
Designer: Fangxu Zhong
Designer: Longyu Zhang
Designer: Herui Guo
Designer: Xiyuan Zhang
Design Researcher: Hao Li
Designer: Ping Shan
Programmer: Ze Bian
Tutor: Shijian Luo
Image Credits
Video Credits: followed by details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_9JmvPW3Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXAYJDfyFIE

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