Play Card

red dot
red dot award: design concept 2007

design:
Chang Wei-Ting

Inspired by Airfix model kits, Play Card is a toy gun with play targets that could be assembled quickly and conveniently.

Play Card draws inspiration from the Airfix model kits, and is based on the idea of two-dimensional images being transformed into three-dimensional objects and toys. The designer’s childhood memory of a toy gun was taken as the conceptual inspiration for Play Card. Parts of the toy gun, such as the barrel, butt, trigger, as well as two play-targets, are laid out on a plastic board, and the shapes surrounded by perforated dotted lines. A cheap, simple, and elastic material called P.P. is used. P.P. enables the laser cutter to make indentations of different intensities on it easily. Play Card makes a fun game for teenagers and adults alike. Its compact form allows it to be sent as a gift. Upon receiving it, the user is able to tear out and assemble the toy easily.