triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang by Vladimir Zagorac

triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang by Vladimir Zagorac is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dibapadiswa, Dipapadi le Dihlahiswa tsa Boithabiso Competition Category.

SileveraSebapadiswa· 2017

triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang

by Vladimir Zagorac

Client: triX Modular Toys

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Sebapadiswa Category

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The Design

About triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang

Mongolo wa Buka: triX ke sebapadiswa se kopanngwang bakeng sa bana ba dilemo tse nne le ho feta. Sebapadiswa sena se hahilwe ho dikologa sekhutlo-tshelela sa boraro-dimensional, e leng hore dibopeho di ka atolosetswa ka lehlakoreng lefe kapa lefe. Ho sebediswa dikarolo tse tsheletseng: dikatoloso tse otlolohileng le tse kobehileng, dinodo tsa boraro-tsela le tse nne-tsela, dihokahanyo le dikwahelo. Palo e nyane ya dikarolo e ka kgothaletsa boqapi mme e tshehetse monahano wa sebaka le bokgoni ba ho sisinya mmele. Matshwao a hatisitsweng a nang le moelelo o fapaneng a thusa bana ho bontsha maikutlo le ho aha baphetwa, hobane letshwao le leng le le leng le fetola moelelo ha le sisinngwa kapa le behwa ka tsela e fapaneng. Ho bapala ka dihlopha le tsona ho ka tshehetsa bokgoni ba boitshwaro sechabeng.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. triX Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sebapadiswa se kopanngwang ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: triX is a connectable modular toy for children of age 4 plus. Devised around a complex grid, it can contribute to development of spatial thinking and motor skills. The toy can be used to create various types of structures including complex patterns, objects or animals and characters. A small number of parts can encourage creativity, while the child could get the opportunity to learn and express different emotions using funny symbols, and evolve social skills when the toy is used in a group.
Dimensions & Packaging: Straight Extension: 10 x 10 x 22.5mm,
Curved Extension: 10 x 13 x 19.5 mm,
Three axis Node: 15.5 x 13.5 x 13.5mm,
Four axis Node: 16.5 x 15.5 x 13.5mm,
Link: 5 x 5 x 12.2mm,
Cap: 10 x 10 x 11mm
Tags: Child, Play, Creative, Fun, Exploration, Expression, Socialization, Character, Symbols
Production Technology: Different technologies are currently being analyzed in order to find the most cost-effective high series manufacturing process. Non-toxic materials are planned for production: plastic for Nodes, Extensions and Links; rubber for Caps. Graphics are planned in non-toxic tampon and round silk-screen print.
Design Challenge: Determining the most appropriate pattern of growth represented the first challenge, which was made more difficult with the intent to use a minimal number of elements. Creation of universally understandable graphics for facial features and body details on Caps and Straight Extensions represented a challenge of its own. That was made even more complicated with the idea to use ambiguous symbols in order to get a different connotation depending on placement and rotation of the parts.
Research: First stage of research showed a lack of new toys on the market which engage and positively impact creativity. Initial inspiration required analysis and evaluation of different growth patterns in nature. Another stage of research was devoted to creating a familiar toy which encourages interaction and helps develop social skills. This required a research of character and comic-like expressions and minimal communication using symbols and emoticons.
Inspiration: A developing child needs a toy which enables learning trough exploration, creative expression and socialization. triX connectable concept is an open source of creativity inspired by natural growth patterns and universal communication. The basis is found in a hexagonal 3D grid derived from four axes of a tetrahedron. Using this principle, continuation of tridimensional form is always possible in any direction, while simple and versatile parts allow various possibilities of expression.
Project Duration: The project started in Belgrade, Serbia during 2015.
Operation Flow: The concept is designed around six elements, depending on the selected number of axes in the grid. Extensions are straight or curved and use one or two axes, while Nodes use three or four. Colored caps bring character and create groups of objects, while Links are used to connect two neighboring parts with female protrusions. Combining the parts in different ways and utilizing available ambiguous graphic symbols - e.g. eye-mouth, eye-nose,... - creates and endless array of interesting characters.
Team Members: Designer: Vladimir Zagorac
Mentor: Tijana Sekulic
Mentor: Dusan Nesic