Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (President, Akihiro Ogawa, head office, Toshima, Kita-ku, Tokyo) Two new products, Correction Tape ” MONO NOTE ” and composite Stationery ” MONO graph”, Received the 2014 Good Design Award of the Japan Design Promotion Association. ” MONO NOTE ” was selected as the best 100 for good design. This is our first time.
In the future, we will continue to encourage the recognition of two categories of products from the MONO brand that we have raised over the past half century from 1963 as “Good Design.” In addition, the company's G Mark Award will be five consecutive years. Thank you very much for your recommendation.

2014 Good Design award/Good design best 100 Mono Note

Award-winning product ” MONO NOTE ” (Mono note)
Release date April 2014
Retail price 200 yen + tax
Product features 2.5 mm a Correction Tape for students that is ideal for correcting notes with a 2.5mm wide tape . With a 2.5 mm 2.5mm wide tape and a transparent pivoting head , it is possible to accurately erase the target range and finish the notebook neatly. The shape and size that are easy to fit into the pen case easily in the hand, and the slide mechanism which can put the pivoting head in and out with one hand enhances usability and efficiency.
Details → http://www.tombow.com/press/140402_1/


Producer Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Dept. Planning 1 Group Watanabe Hiroki
Design director Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Department, Memento Kazunori
Designer Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Department, Creative design Division Hiromi Kuronuma

● Good design best 100 ●
The good design best 100 is one of the Good Design award winners, with a particularly high reputation from the review committee. The selected works of the good design best 100 will be judged by the Special Award Judging committee as a candidate for the Good Design Gold Medal Special Award.
Evaluation of judges (public comments)
The function of the Correction Tape is to erase the character like the Plastic Eraser . The Correction Tape was completed with the same proportions as the Plastic Eraser , with the same graphics. The confidence that the graphic itself of “MONO” is an icon that shows the function of “erase” is brave. It is put in the pen case with the same feeling as the Plastic Eraser , and the character can be erased with the same feeling as the Plastic Eraser with a 2.5mm wide tape of 2.5 mm width. I felt that I wanted the property of “MONO” brand to be nurtured carefully.

FY2014 Good Design award monograph

Mono graph, the winning MONO product composite stationery
Release date April 2014
Retail price 350 Yen + tax
Multifunctional mechanical pencil with special features “erase” feature. Equipped with a large-size feed-out Plastic Eraser developed exclusively for mechanical pencils, it is necessary to ensure sufficient quality and function in the use of notes and other situations. Mechanical pencil is equipped with a locking mechanism to prevent malfunction and knock mechanism that the core can be transferred by lightly shaking. The seamless body with excellent workability and safety when carrying it are also taken into consideration.
Details → http://www.tombow.com/press/140402_2/

Producer Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Department Planning 2 Group Kazuki Kunita
Design director Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Department, Memento Kazunori
Designer Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. Product Planning Dept. Planning 2 Group Kazuki Kunita

Evaluation of judges (public comments)
The Plastic Eraser which is attached to the upper part of the pencil and the mechanical pencil was a present and supplementary existence to the end only. I want to evaluate the point which tried the solution to the usable design in consideration of the practicality by paying attention to the part first of all. The interface is also very convenient. Taking advantage of the strengths of the brand “MONO”, while performing a clean graphic processing, I have a good impression that I put it in a simple design as a whole.

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GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2014