Shining Moments 教科書 by Kiwook Kim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 金獎 in 教育設計 Competition Category.

金教育· 2025

Shining Moments 教科書

by Kiwook Kim

Client: MiraeN

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 教育 Category

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The Design

About Shining Moments 教科書

《閃耀時刻》係一套為韓國中學生設計嘅教科書系列。有別於用象徵各科目圖案嘅傳統教科書，呢套書嘅封面設計成漫畫場景一樣。溫馨嘅插畫描繪咗小朋友嘅日常生活同友誼，用柔和嘅色彩繪製，細節刻意保留唔完整嘅感覺。書名用彩色燙金突出，白色部分就用上全息燙金，營造動感效果。呢個系列一共有十二本書，目的係減低學生對教科書嘅抗拒感，引發佢哋對學習嘅興趣。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Shining Moments 教科書是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Shining Moments 教科書將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Shining Moments 教科書激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This book is for middle school students in Korea. It is designed like a comic book, unlike textbooks that generally consist of graphics that contain or symbolize the content of a subject. Warm illustrations that contain children daily lives are designed to arouse interest in and feel familiar with the book.
Dimensions & Packaging: Frame: 220 x 280 (matte coated) / spine: 10mm
Post Processing: hologram foil, color foil
(This project consists of a total of 12 books, and the specifications of the books are produced slightly differently according to the
characteristics of the subject.)
Tags: Textbook, Middle School
Production Technology: It reflects students tastes with analog illustrations of soft colors and incomplete details. To enhance the visibility of the book title, colored foil was applied. Holographic foil was used for white areas, creating a dynamic effect. Additionally, partial applications of colored foil and silk epoxy were incorporated into the illustrations to create a more dramatic look. Bright and vivid Pantone colors were used for the spine and specific sections to ensure striking clarity.
Design Challenge: It was necessary to persuade people who expressed concern because they did not use symbols or graphics related to the subject like traditional textbooks. As a result, a design that reduces students’ rejection of textbooks and gives them interest and liking for learning was completed, breaking away from standardized textbook design.
It induces visual interest and encourages students to naturally become interested in books through illustrations with warm scenes or humor. It stimulates learning motivation by reflecting the tastes and trends of students who like analog elements.
Research: The cover was developed with the concept of making a textbook like a comic book that contains children’s daily lives. It creates an emotional consensus among students through warm daily scenes with friends and animals. The design of friendships with friends and everyday experiences contributes to students feeling warmer and more emotionally secure in the textbook.
Inspiration: The project began with the imagination of creating textbooks that would give children a familiar and enjoyable experience like a comic book. The illustrations on the cover contain the ordinary but warm daily lives of book users, just like a scene from a comic book. This strategic approach aims to arouse curiosity and interest, rather than academic pressure, when students see a book cover. It can also send a message to students that ordinary experiences and warm friendships are the most important
Project Duration: The project was planned and produced from January to July 2024, and will be used for middle school students in Korea from 2025.
Operation Flow: The scenes on the cover of this book symbolize children’s friendship and experiences.
The positive energy of adolescents growing up through their daily lives was expressed in various scenes. The cover design of this textbook conveys the message that ordinary daily experiences and warm friendships are the most important values
for children.
In addition, this analogue cover design can gain sympathy from different generations. It can communicate by providing nostalgia for teachers and new experiences for children.
Team Members: Creative Director: Hyunji Son
Project Manager: Kiwook Kim
Designer: Jihye Yoon
Illustrator: Jongmin Choi