Tetra 連接器顏色標記 by Himanshu Shekhar Soni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 玩具、遊戲及消閒產品設計 Competition Category.

鐵玩具· 2018

Tetra 連接器顏色標記

by Himanshu Shekhar Soni

Client: Himanshu Soni

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 玩具 Category

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The Design

About Tetra 連接器顏色標記

利樂（Tetra）是一款有趣的彩色標記筆，帶有用於兒童的互動式積木玩具，並且四邊形標記筆的想法不僅鼓勵兒童發揮創造力，而且鼓勵他們重複使用標記筆，而不是在墨水變乾後將它們簡單地丟棄到垃圾桶中，這將有所幫助讓孩子發展並提高他們之間的重用意識。四蓋的形狀使其易於按壓和拉出。孩子們可以將每個筆帽和筆筒放在一起以形成形狀，並探索以構建新的抽象形狀，這取決於他們的想像力，以改變規則並提出新的結構。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Tetra 連接器顏色標記是 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Tetra 連接器顏色標記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。Tetra 連接器顏色標記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: Tetra is an amusing color marker with interactive building toys for kids. It’s made of interesting shape and combined form to create an opportunity for creativity extends beyond the page. The shape of a simple compound makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each compound together to form a shape and explore to build the new shape like a geometric shape, animal, flower, abstract shape etc. And it’s up to their Imagination bend the rule and come up with new structures.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tetra Cap: Height 55mm X Length 28mm X Width 28mm
Tetra Barrel: Height 128mm x Dia 9mm
Tags: Kids, Play, Color, Creative, Fun, Behavioral, Social Skill, Block puzzle
Production Technology: Tetra markers are made of HDPE plastic and injection molded part.
Design Challenge: The first challenge was to understand how to encourage children to develop social skill through a product. The second challenge was designing this cap product’s functionality as a toy to create abstract and beautiful shapes by connecting the same shape.
Research: The initial stage of online and market research showed a lack of new children stationary or toys which engage and positively impact children behavior and social skill. The next stage of research was performed on different toys which encourages interaction and helps develop social skills. I look to repurposing of the Tetra Marker cap to not only encourage children to be creative, but to encourage children to think about reuse rather than simply discarding these into the trash after ink dried up and I want to create a new paradigm for children’s products that encourage unique new behavior and a productive afterlife for the product.
Inspiration: The main inspiration for tetra markers to not only encourage children to be creative but also encourage them to think about reuse the marker pens instead of it being thrown away after ink dried up and this will help children to develop social skill and raise awareness of reuse among them starting at small ages and collecting the pens for children to play with them will have an important and enhancing role on the consumer preference.
Project Duration: The Tetra color marker concept started in Jan 2018 in Noida, India and finished in March 2018.
Operation Flow: The shape of a tetra cap makes it easy to press and pull out. Also, kids can put each cap and pen barrel together through the snap-fit to foam a shape and explore imaginative crafts.
Team Members: One