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PowerBox Wanja Learning Materials by VISANG

PowerBox Wanja Learning Materials

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

A vibrant spectrum of saturated hues establishes the dominant visual architecture of VISANG's Powerbox Wanja Learning Materials, where four primary workbook volumes occupy a carefully orchestrated spatial arrangement across a pristine white stepped display surface that functions as both pedestal and organizational device. The chromatic strategy deploys a tetradic harmony of coral pink, lime green, marigold orange, and cerulean blue, each hue rendered at near-maximum saturation to create immediate visual magnetism and subject-specific differentiation. The compositional logic follows a diagonal recession from upper left to lower right, with the pink volume positioned at the highest elevation, establishing hierarchical primacy, while the blue volume anchors the foreground plane closest to the viewer. Central to each cover's visual identity are pixel-art character illustrations rendered in a deliberate eight-bit aesthetic, featuring blocky humanoid figures with distinctive red-brown hair, simplified facial features, and subject-appropriate props—a watermelon slice suggesting agricultural or seasonal themes, mathematical symbols indicating numerical content, and scientific implements denoting experimental inquiry. The typography combines bold Korean characters in speech-bubble formations with numerical designations indicating grade level, creating clear navigational signage within the educational ecosystem. Three-dimensional paper craft figures positioned strategically around the workbooks extend the pixel aesthetic into physical space, their cubic construction echoing digital voxel forms while demonstrating the tactile engagement possibilities embedded within the learning system. A compact yellow reference booklet in the upper right corner and carefully stacked supplementary materials behind the orange volume suggest systematic curriculum organization. The lighting environment employs soft, diffused overhead illumination producing gentle shadows that articulate the stepped display architecture without creating harsh contrasts, maintaining the cheerful, accessible visual temperature throughout the composition.

Wanja is a brand that enhances the learning skills of students. From cover designs using cube-shaped characters as graphic motifs to cube-shaped paper toy making activities, Wanja provides a consistent brand experience. The vivid colors provide a bright brand image, while paper toy making delivers an enjoyable brand experience. The four study books are designed such that a large cube shape can be shown when they are combined together. The text inside the book also makes use of square design elements to complete a consistent brand identity.