Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式 by Deyin Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 教育設計 Competition Category.

鐵教育· 2024

Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式

by Deyin Zhang

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 教育 Category

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The Design

About Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式

Chinese Chain係一款用嚟學習中文字同中文書寫嘅手機應用程式。呢個應用程式係為咗仲未熟習中文嘅學習者而設計。生詞簿功能容許用戶加入生字同埋設定每日學習計劃,生字卡會用三種顏色顯示，用嚟標示學習熟練程度。生字卡仲可以做書寫練習嘅範本,並且會評估書寫筆順同完整度。用戶可以分享生詞簿同書寫作品,仲可以加入朋友群組、參加比賽同排名。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式是 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Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式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。Chinese Chain 語言學習應用程式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: Chinese Chain is one of the few language-learning APPs for Chinese character writing and Chinese learning in the world. Chinese Chain is extremely friendly to those who are not proficient in Chinese. Based on the characteristics of Chinese hieroglyphs, the Chinese Chain uses writing and word cards to make learning and using Chinese more interesting. This is not only a learning software but also undertakes the task of cultural exchange.
Dimensions & Packaging: This application takes iPhone 12 as the template and refers to the official interface design specification of IOS. It is adaptable to many different resolutions and kinds of screens.
Tags: Chinese writing, Learning platform, Chinese learning, APP, Chinese
Production Technology: We interviewed nearly 100 unskilled Chinese learners from around the world. After the interview, we drew several versions of paper sketches to determine the basic structure of the application. Then, the interface prototype and low-fidelity design are carried out on Figma software. After low-fidelity prototype testing and further iteration, we used Adobe XD, illustrator and Procreate software on the computer side to draw high-fidelity visual elements such as illustrations and icons, and made interactive models on Adobe XD.
Design Challenge: In our research, we have observed that unskilled Chinese learners have many common problems: they have great difficulties in writing Chinese, and it is difficult to integrate into the Chinese context. The unique polysemy and writing order of Chinese make Chinese learning full of challenges. The most difficult part of this project is to create a truly universal and efficient learning platform for Chinese writing and communication. Finally, aiming at the above problems, we designed word cards, word books, intelligent Chinese writing and other functions. After making more than 50 prototypes, we are sure that we have done great things.
Research: At present, Chinese is going international. Unlike English and other Western languages, Chinese originated from ancient hieroglyphs in the East. The way of Chinese learning is more complicated, especially in writing. After many user surveys and desktop surveys, we found that the existing learning software can not combine Chinese character writing with Chinese learning, which poses a great challenge to Chinese learning. Therefore, we designed the Chinese Chain, a platform for learning and communication, for Chinese learning and writing.
Inspiration: More than 180 countries around the world are promoting Chinese learning, and the utilization rate of Chinese has reached 16.2%. According to our extensive user interviews with unskilled Chinese learners, we found that Chinese from Eastern hieroglyphs is different from Latin languages from the West. The learning path of Chinese is more complex, and the difficulties especially lie in the writing of characters and the unique polysemy, which makes it difficult for unskilled Chinese learners to truly integrate into the Chinese context. Therefore, we design Chinese Chain, an APP for Chinese character writing and communication.
Project Duration: The project started in Hangzhou, China, in April 2022 and was completed in April 2023.
Operation Flow: Functions include Chinese word book: users can add characters to the word book and set daily learning plans. Wordbook presents word cards in three colors, indicating different learning proficiency. Users can share or view other people's word books.
Character writing: When writing, a word card can be a writing template. Chinese Chain evaluates the writing sequence and completeness. Users can frame their writing works online and share them.
In addition, it also has friend groups, competitions, and ranking functions. Chinese Chain encourages users to share or view others' word books and establish a Chinese communication platform.
Patents: The above material comes from our own team
Team Members: Creative Director: Deyin Zhang
Designer: Chengyi Shen
Designer: Wenyi Shao
Designer: Qijun Ye
Designer: Fangxu Zhong
Designer: Longyu Zhang
Designer: Herui Guo
Designer: Xiyuan Zhang
Design Researcher: Hao Li
Designer: Ping Shan
Programmer: Ze Bian
Tutor: Shijian Luo
Image Credits: Video Credits: followed by details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_9JmvPW3Y
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