Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆 by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun

Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆 by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 美術用品設計 Competition Category.

銀美術用品· 2022

Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆

by Zhen Zhang and Yanan Sun

Client: DaoDun Design

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 美術用品 Category

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The Design

About Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆

Renew係一款設計用嚟快速更換墨芯嘅記號筆。以扭轉動作旋開筆桿，筆尖就會同墨芯分離，可以喺唔漏墨嘅情況下裝入新墨芯。扭轉機構喺筆蓋除低嘅時候，可以將筆桿固定喺原位。纖維筆尖周圍嘅坑紋令筆尖可以彎曲，保持同紙面完全接觸。筆蓋形狀顯示筆尖粗幼，而配對嘅筆蓋同筆桿顏色則顯示筆尖嘅傾斜方向。筆身以膠料製成，並設有橡膠部分。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Renew 可替換筆芯嘅記號筆是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a replaceable marker. Unlike existing markers, where refill is injected from the tip of the pen, the user can unscrew the marker, remove the refill and replace it. The pen cap of different shapes indicates the thickness of the pen cap. When fastening the thick pen cap, the color of the pen cap and the penholder can ensure the tilt direction of the pen cap, so as to avoid the pen tip upside down when using it next time.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 160mm x Depth 15mm x Height 15mm
Tags: Quick change, marker, refill, twist
Production Technology: The pen body is made of plastic, the middle gray material is rubber, and the tip is made of fiber
Design Challenge: The design challenge is how to change the refill quickly. By removing the marker, we found that the tip of the pen is inserted into the core to drain the pen water.Therefore, we decided to design the pen holder for the marker to be detachable. In order to prevent the pen holder from being pulled out when the cap is removed, the opening mode of the pen holder was designed to be twisted.Another challenge with this design is how to make sure the lines drawn by the markers are smooth. We designed grooves around the tip of the pen so that the tip can bend around to ensure that it fits the surface of the paper.
Research: By replacing the marker fluid, we found that the fluid tended to overflow. We disassembled the marker and found that the reason why the fluid flows is the pen tip is inserted into the core. Therefore, we connect the pen tip with the penholder, remove the penholder to achieve the separation of the pen tip and the pen core, to achieve the purpose of replacing the pen core.
Inspiration: Current markers are less efficient at filling pen water.The inspiration of this design comes from the replacement of the battery. Unscrew the penholder and replace the pen core. When the penholder is inserted back, the internal pen tip can be inserted into the pen core, so as to achieve the purpose of quickly replacing the supplement liquid and extending the service life of the pen.
Project Duration: The project was started in October 2021 in Beijing and finished in November 2021 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: When the pen runs out of water, the user covers the pen holder and twists it to unplug the pen and replace the pen core. In the drawing process, due to the space left for the pen tip to be bent, the complete contact between the pen tip and the paper surface can be guaranteed when the force is applied. The pen cap of different shapes indicates the thickness of the pen tip. When the pen cap corresponds to the color of the pen holder, the tilt direction of the pen cap can indicate the tilt direction of the pen tip.
Team Members: Designer:Yunsong Liu
Designer:Zhen Zhang
Designer:Yanan Sun
Designer:Xiaofan Zhou
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Yunsong Liu, Renew, 2021.
Image #2: Designer Zhen Zhang, Renew, 2021.
Image #3: Designer Xiaofan Zhou, Renew, 2021.
Image #4: Designer Yanan Sun, Renew, 2021.
Image #5: Designer Yunsong Liu, Renew, 2021.