4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko

4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Crepundium Competition Category.

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4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum

by Ana Banic Gottlicher and Ivana Peko

Client: 4N4 Design

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Crepundium Category

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The Design

About 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum

Cum artifices munusculum typice Croaticum pro insula Krk crearent, aenigma excogitaverunt quod lusores scripturam Glagoliticam antiquam docet, sicut in tabula lapidea Bascensi (anno 1100 post Christum natum exarata) apparet. Particulae aenigmatis ex oleis conficiuntur, quae in insula Krk inde ab antiqua Graecia crescunt. Gla Gla milia annorum culturae in ludum condensat, sinens utentes fragmenta historiae Croaticae ex insula Krk componere easque in novas fabulas verbaque qualibet lingua recomponere.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. 4N4 Design - Gla Gla Aenigma Educativum necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Glagolitic alphabet is a script created in the middle of the 9th century, remaining in Croatian regions until the end of the 19th century, and is a significant feature of Croatian history and culture.
Puzzle is a blend of the Christian symbolism of the olive tree and the Glagolitic script. Its 25 characters are linked to the Latin letters of the alphabet, designed for industrial production.
Revive history, talk gla gla, educational puzzle for easy learning of the Old Slavic Glagolitic script.
Dimensions & Packaging: 340 x 280 x 32 mm
Tags: Puzzle, Glagolitic script, olive tree, game
Production Technology: Black MDF and olive tree boards are cut and milled on CNC machine. Boards are protected with linseed oil. MDF boards are connected together with magnetic plates.
Design Challenge: Learning Glagolitic script and designing typography for industrial production. Magnet connection.
Research: The characteristics of the olive tree as a very solid wood have been carefully selected for its durability, and its Christian symbolism connects the wooden puzzle with town of Krk and Island Krk heritage.
The waterproof MDF was chosen for its exceptional durability, but also for the visual impression of fibrous wood.
Inspiration: The Tourist Board of the Croatian town of Krk awarded the Gla Gla label of the original town of Krk souvenir and is marked with the recognition A Gift From Krk.
A Gift From Krk is a kind of representation of the town, showing a reflection of the continuity of its artistic, cultural and historical heritage, and at the same time, presenting its tangible, intangible and natural heritage.
Project Duration: Project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in Zagreb, and was exhibited in Zagreb Design Week in August 2020 in Croatia.
Operation Flow: By opening the box, 25 Glagolitic letters cut from an olive tree are revealed, under which there are Latin letters for easier memory and connection of not only the form, but also the meaning. The outlines of the letters can be drawn on paper and thus form the first Glagolitic words.
Patents: Product protected by the State Intellectual Property Office - Sector for Trademarks and Industrial Design, Croatia, #D20200084
Trademark: Gla Gla, 2021., Holder: 4N4 design
Team Members: Ana Banic Gottlicher
Ivana Peko
Image Credits: Photographer: Ivana Peko, Gla Gla, 2020