Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙 by Xizi Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 美術用品設計 Competition Category.

鐵美術用品· 2021

Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙

by Xizi Wang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 美術用品 Category

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Colors

The Design

About Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙

漸變膠紙係一款為咗方便搵到膠紙開口而設計嘅膠紙。一般透明膠紙都好薄，用完之後往往好難搵到邊緣喺邊。漸變膠紙沿住長度方向帶有漸變色彩，當膠紙被剪開或撕開嘅時候，唔同層次之間會喺切口處形成明顯嘅色差。使用者只需要搵出對比最強嘅位置，就可以輕鬆揭起膠紙。呢款膠紙採用不含塑化劑嘅PVC薄膜製造，具有良好嘅低溫適應性、強勁嘅初黏力，同埋容易撕剪嘅特點。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Gradient Ramp 漸變膠紙因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a sellotape with a unique color. What is unique about it is what it does. It is a tape made of gradient. After using the tape, due to the gradient characteristics of the cut after use will form a color difference. So that users find the transparent tape incision, easy to use.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 10cm x Width 10cm x Height 1.5cm
Tags: Tape, Tape cut, Gradient ramp, Convenience, Stationery
Production Technology: No plasticizer PVC film based material, with good low temperature resistance, good initial viscosity, easy punching and cutting molding.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: In the past decade, the production of rubber belt has maintained an upward trend, with the output rising from 10.03 billion square meters in 2007 to 21.86 billion square meters in 2016. The industry scale is expanding continuously, and the market prospect is broad. Despite the forward-looking estimates, in 2017, the production of tape reached 23.80 billion square meters, a year-on-year growth of 8.88%. In such a large market, a tape that solves pain points is very promising.
Inspiration: I get my inspiration from gradient.Tape is a stationery that many people often use.Because the tape is too thin.Everyone who uses tape has a problem with not finding the cut.We combine the principle of gradient with tape.You can easily find the tape cut through the color difference.Our motivation was to design a tape that was easier to use.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First pick up the tape. Second, look for areas where the color difference is very pronounced. Third, use tape. Finally, after using the tape, the tape incision and tape will directly produce obvious color difference, convenient for people to find, so that the next use is more simple.
Team Members: Design leader: Jing Peng, Designer: Xinzhou Zhang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)