How often does it happen that you’re reading an engrossing book and you come across a piece of text that really takes your fancy. You want to mark it for future reference, but you look around and there isn’t a pencil or pen in sight and you are too cozy to get up and go look for one. The pencil bookmark aims to solve that very inconvenience by fusing the pencil with the bookmark that you always carry with your book. Several quick prototypes were made to discover the most cost effective method.
After several trials and errors, an ingenious solution was found that made use of the easily available double sided tape to secure the pencil leads in place.
Graphic design with pop colors representative of brand identity of Gemklip was chosen.
And finally, some more pictures of the finished product.
Shanavas, Chief Designer at Gemklip, spoke at Avantika Designeering session conducted this month. Avantika University conducts Designeering Series as a marathon of sessions. Designers and technology experts share their stories on building products and services, across cities. This year’s session took place at 91springboard MG Road, Bangalore. Mr.Shanavas, along with other designers and technology experts …
Many people who aspire to have a vibrant design career path often have no idea where to begin. Let’s say you’re a creative individual who is artistically inclined, and you’ve decided you want to continue on the path of design. You would be conflicted on which field of design to chose. Which colleges to apply …
It’s human nature to take for granted the simplest objects we use in our day to day lives. We don’t really think about them, we don’t wan’t to know who designed them, we don’t want to know how it came to being (most of us, at least). To us, it is just something that does …
One of the lesser known areas in which design creates an impact is social issues. Gemklip has always believed in turning problems into opportunities. However, designing a Social Campaign / movement is a lot like designing a product – it is to turn a problem into an opportunity. This is one of Gemklip’s core principles. …
Pencil Bookmark – The story
How often does it happen that you’re reading an engrossing book and you come across a piece of text that really takes your fancy. You want to mark it for future reference, but you look around and there isn’t a pencil or pen in sight and you are too cozy to get up and go look for one. The pencil bookmark aims to solve that very inconvenience by fusing the pencil with the bookmark that you always carry with your book. Several quick prototypes were made to discover the most cost effective method.
After several trials and errors, an ingenious solution was found that made use of the easily available double sided tape to secure the pencil leads in place.
Graphic design with pop colors representative of brand identity of Gemklip was chosen.
And finally, some more pictures of the finished product.
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