Textbook

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Shining Moments

Shining Moments is a series of textbooks for middle school students in Korea. Unlike textbooks that use graphics symbolizing each subject, the covers are designed like comic book scenes. Warm illustrations show the daily lives and friendships of children, drawn in soft colors with intentionally incomplete details. Colored foil highlights the book titles, and holographic foil is applied to white areas for a dynamic effect. The series includes twelve books. The aim is to reduce resistance to textbooks and to invite interest in learning.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Traveling in Virtual Space

Traveling in Virtual Space is a cover design for elementary school textbooks. The illustration extends from the front cover to the back cover to suggest one continuous space. Students can scan the cover with a mobile application to start an augmented reality mode, in which the illustrated space responds to touch and adds sound. The covers are produced with finishing methods such as color foil and silk epoxy to create a three-dimensional feel. The design uses travel stories and familiar characters to raise curiosity and to support experience-based learning.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

History Flows as One

History Flows As One is a high school Korean history textbook. The design is divided into two books, the first showing daily life in the past and the second showing the present. Each cover presents a figure from a different era walking toward the other, while a dog links the two scenes. Placed side by side, the two covers form one complete illustration. Parts of the artwork are finished with gilding. Each book measures 220 by 280 by 6 millimeters. The intent is to present history as one continuous story.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Fairy Tale Travel

Fairy Tale Travel is a series of textbooks designed for elementary school students in Korea. The books use a fairy tale concept to give consistency to the whole series and to make learning enjoyable. Character guides appear in each textbook and lead students through the lessons. Warm colours, hand drawn illustrations, soft typography and curved shapes create a friendly look. Each grade and semester has a different main colour, so materials are easy to find. The covers use holographic printing, and antimicrobial film coating and ink are applied for safer use.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Coexistence and Connection

Coexistence and Connection is a series of textbooks designed for high school geography courses. The books move away from the plain look of traditional learning materials and use color and illustration to hold student attention. Detailed cover illustrations express the diversity of the spaces people live in and the value of mutual coexistence. Four-color printing, color foil and a strong coating keep the pages clean and durable in daily use. The formats stay light and easy to carry, while the larger volume allows clear reading of map materials.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Gaenyeomsuda

Gaenyeomsuda is a mathematics textbook designed for teenage students. The name is a shortened form of a phrase meaning that concepts are everything in mathematics. The logo uses a speech balloon motif and a hand-drawn style, reflecting the abbreviation and customization found in teen culture. The aim is to make the study of mathematics feel like a chat with a friend, so students open the book without unease. The book measures 210 by 260 millimeters. All pages are matte laminated, and the logo and the illustrations are coated with transparent epoxy.

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Designer / Brand: Mirae-N Design Team Design: Textbook Category: Education

Fun Stories of Fun Friends

Fun Stories of Fun Friends is a series of textbook covers for elementary school mathematics and social studies. The covers connect each subject to scenes from everyday life. Friendly three-dimensional characters illustrate the learning content in a playful way, so young students can approach the textbooks more easily. A different color is assigned to each subject, with solid background colors and special effects applied to the titles. Silk epoxy and solid Pantone colors give the covers a three-dimensional look. The intent is to raise curiosity and interest in study.

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