Green Challenge 365 教育日曆 by Sung Ho Nam is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 社會設計 Competition Category.

銀社會· 2022

Green Challenge 365 教育日曆

by Sung Ho Nam

Client: Cosmo-Sloth

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 社會 Category

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The Design

About Green Challenge 365 教育日曆

《綠色挑戰365》係一套教育日曆，旨在鼓勵大家節約使用一次性木製品。呢套裝備包括一本印有光禿禿樹木嘅日曆、一個葉形印章同一個綠色印台。每當你避免使用紙杯、木筷子、紙杯套等一次性木製品，就可以每日蓋上一片葉。隨住持續參與，印住嘅樹木會逐漸長滿綠葉。呢幅慢慢生長嘅圖畫，展現咗培育一棵樹所需嘅時間同心血。呢套日曆免費派發俾各教育機構。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Green Challenge 365 教育日曆是 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Green Challenge 365 教育日曆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。Green Challenge 365 教育日曆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 product is a play-type calendar developed to encourage the saving of wooden disposables. Users will have the opportunity to put a leaf-shaped stamp on the calendar once a day for every time they save on wood disposables. As the user actively participates in saving, the tree in the calendar grows richer. In the process, participants realize how much time and effort it takes to grow a tree. This realization raises concerns about the use of disposable wood products and leads to savings.
Dimensions & Packaging: It consists of a calendar 510 mm wide and 625 mm long, with one stamp and a green ink pad.
Tags: Environmental protection, Forest, Green, Sustainability, Tree
Production Technology: Sometimes leaving the other person's role blank is effective for communication. This is because the blanks create interest and curiosity and give the other person an opportunity to fill in the blanks. With this in mind, we designed a calendar with a bare tree to be filled with a green seal. We induced the interaction between the product and the user through the medium of the seal, and wanted to keep the positive momentum of the participants through this fun element.
Design Challenge: We are also considering developing an app to reduce the burden of production costs and increase free distribution.
Research: This product is being distributed free of charge to various educational institutions. This is because we planned this project not to pursue profit, but to inform the public of the healthy values that mankind should share. The fruits of efforts to change perceptions will be as slow but clear as a tree on a calendar. And over time, people will come to realize that the dense forest that protects against natural disasters and extreme weather was for a healthy future for mankind and the earth.
Inspiration: Since the pandemic, the use of wooden disposable products has increased dramatically. The reckless use of wooden disposables can encourage logging and increase the amount of carbon dioxide produced during incineration. It can also cause natural disasters and extreme weather events. Recognizing this fact, we came to sympathize with the necessity of forest protection and initiated a small environmental campaign to induce many people to participate.
Project Duration: This project started from December 2020 and finished in March 2021. This project was conducted in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
Operation Flow: The act of stamping is like eating popcorn. Just like you can't stop when you touch popcorn, once you stamp it, you want to keep stamping it. This is because when the tree turns green, the participants feel happy and become more motivated. The stamp can only be taken once per day, and the requirements are as follows:

1. Do not use paper cups, wooden chopsticks, and paper sleeves.
2. After washing your hands, use less than 1 piece of paper towel.
3. Use reusable paper instead of new paper.
Team Members: Sung ho Nam