Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala by Leijing Zhou

Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala by Leijing Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Oloa Pepe Competition Category.

UʻameaOloa Pepe· 2025

Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala

by Leijing Zhou

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Oloa Pepe Category

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The Design

About Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Teli Tiee o se masini ta'aloga fa'amatala tala na fuafuaina mo feso'ota'iga i le va o tamaiti ma tagata matutua. E tolu ituaiga o poloka fa'amatala tala e tu'u i totonu o se alāvai, ma o le masini e iloa ai lea ma lea tu'ufa'atasiga ma taina ai le tala e fetaui. E si'iina se lima fa'apau i le itu taumatau e suia ai le tala ma i le itu tauagavale e pu'e ai se tala fou. O tala ua pu'eina e faga'osia e le atamai fa'akomepiuta ma liua i ni tala fa'aata e mafai ona fa'asoa atu. O le tino o le masini e faia i le palasitika ma le la'au, ma e aofia ai le feso'ota'iga NFC (near field communication), Bluetooth, ma se lau eletonika.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Teli Tiee Fa'atinoga Autu: Ta'aloga Fa'amatala Tala ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Teli Tiee is a story-player designed for intergenerational interaction between children and the elderly.
Equipped with three types of story elements blocks, the elderly and kids can listen colorful stories by combining different blocks. Stories come from system presets and elderly-shared ones. The elderly can share their stories or co-create new stories with kids. Recorded stories, processed by AI, are uploaded to the database and turned into illustrated stories for sharing.
Dimensions & Packaging: 300mm*180mm*184mm
Tags: Inter-generational interaction, Story player, Emotional design
Production Technology: The main body of the product is made of plastic and wood to ensure the safety of children. The product contains NFC, electronic screen, bluetooth and other modules to ensure the realization of product functions.
Design Challenge: The primary creative and research challenge was to bridge the generational gap through a single product. Designing for two distinct user groups-the elderly with their need for self-expression and reminiscence, and children with their demand for engaging and educational play-required a delicate balance. Technologically, integrating AI for story processing and illustration generation while ensuring friendliness for non-tech-savvy users was a significant hurdle.
Research: The methodology involved analyzing the needs of both groups through interviews and observations. Interviews were conducted with elderly people and children to understand their behaviors, preferences, and pain points in communication. Observation was also carried out in community settings where inter-generational interactions occurred. Research tools included questionnaires, voice recorders for interviews, and note-taking.
Inspiration: In modern society, with the increasing prevalence of inter-generational families, there is a growing need for effective communication channels between the elderly and children. Observing that the elderly often find solace in reminiscing about their past experiences, while children are naturally drawn to the vivid and imaginative world of picture-book stories, we were inspired to create Teli Tiee.We use emotional and inclusive design principles to complete the design and use AI to process the story content.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in China and finished in August 2023 in China
Operation Flow: When using the story machine, press the on key to start the device. According to the guidance, put story elements blocks into the groove, and the system senses and plays the story of the combination. Users can pull the lever to the right to switch to the next story, and to the left to record and upload their stories.
Team Members: Xinmiao Shen
Leijing Zhou
Xiaotong Guan
Menghan Li
Xiaofei Gong
Yuqi Wei
Jinjie Li
Qianyi Wang
Zihan Zhang