Coexistence and Connection 教科書 by Kiwook Kim

Coexistence and Connection 教科書 by Kiwook Kim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 教育設計 Competition Category.

銅教育· 2025

Coexistence and Connection 教科書

by Kiwook Kim

Client: MiraeN

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 教育 Category

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The Design

About Coexistence and Connection 教科書

《共存與聯繫》係一套專為高中地理課程設計嘅系列教科書。呢套書擺脫咗傳統教材單調嘅外觀,運用色彩同插畫嚟吸引學生嘅注意力。細緻嘅封面插畫展現咗人類居住空間嘅多樣性,同埋彼此共存嘅價值。四色印刷、燙彩箔同高強度覆膜令書頁喺日常使用中保持乾淨耐用。開本輕巧易攜帶,而較大嘅版面亦方便清晰閱讀地圖資料。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Coexistence and Connection 教科書是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Coexistence and Connection 教科書將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Coexistence and Connection 教科書出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: It is a design for high school geography subject textbooks, designed to provide students with visual pleasure and interest and to understand subjects intentionally, away from the framework of existing traditional learning textbooks. In addition, the detailed illustrations used on the cover contained a message that we should pursue the diverse appearance of the space we live in and the world of mutual coexistence, inspired by the characteristics of the subject called geography.
Dimensions & Packaging: Global citizens and geography have a size of 220 x 285 x 8mm. The geographic map has a size of 290 x 280 x 9.5mm. As a tool for teaching materials called textbooks, we considered specifications and paper that were not too big or heavy for students to use.
Tags: Textbook, Geography
Production Technology: As a learning textbook, we focused on the physical properties of books that students encounter offline. For the author’s original work to be as lively as possible in color and subtle post-printing, we used color foil for 4th-degree color printing and post-processing of markers that were not easily contaminated and not spoiled by applying a strong coating on the hands.
Design Challenge: It was difficult to escape from the purpose and traditional design of the learning textbook. At the same time, it was not easy to find an illustrator who could contain the purpose and message. It was meaningful to meet the artist ‘mmmeari’ while exchanging opinions with my colleagues and to talk about the characteristics, colors, and design directions of the subject. Rather than thinking alone, I think a story in a different direction from the collaborator is a way to overcome the challenge.
Research: After publishing textbooks in the United States, geographic bankruptcies accounted for nearly 60% of the entire market. As a result, it was chosen as the geographic bankruptcy for the most common geography subject that Korean high school students encounter. This is the result of showing design interest and subjective characteristics at a glance, and at the same time, we achieved our goal as a practical textbook along with design.
Inspiration: Textbook design is a genre with typical design of learning materials, and in this project, I thought it would be good to play a role in stimulating the creativity and curiosity of students who are users beyond the design of general textbooks.
So, I was inspired by designs and pictures and videos in various fields. Also, the geography course is a book that contains the shape, climate, topography, and culture of the land we live in, and it was inspired by the appearance of the space we live in.
Project Duration: The full-scale design and illustration work of the project began in Seoul, South Korea in April 2024, ended in Seoul in June 2024, and was reviewed by the Ministry of Education in September, before being available in South Korean high schools in March 2025.
Operation Flow: In the case of global citizens and geography subjects, we tried to help students learn as much as possible by using easy-to-learn books, light weight, and easy-to-write paper. In the case of geography books, we designed a slightly larger plate to make it easier to see various map materials, and rather than writing directly, we chose a little glossy or paper that could stand out the starting materials.
Team Members: Creative Director: Hyunji Son
Project Manager: byeongseog Kim
Designer: JiNa Kim
Illustrator: mmmeari