The Phiary (meaning photo plus diary) was the third place winner in the youth category for transforming journal and diary writing for the digital age. The Phiary uniquely celebrates ZINK Paper®, the heart of the ZINK® system, and showcases an alternative way to think about printing and the relationship between device and paper.

Phiary comes from "photo" + "diary", a diary with full-color photos. Used with the purpose-made album book, made from ZINK paper, Phiary can directly print full-color photos and pictures on a diary-album-book. argeted at girls, ages 12-21, for which a private diarybook or notebook is a necessity for recording memorable fractions of life and walked moments of mood, especially girls addicted.

The Phiary appearance is cute, pretty, sweet, ball, clean, and elegant, with a total size of 80x66x42mm. It has two divided parts, the upper body and the lower body. The upper body takes an enhanced printerbehind the black protecting board. ZINK heater of this enhanced printer can slighly move or it is nhnced itself that can control a pixel adequately small . Or, it's controlled by photoelectricity or laser positioning technology. The lower body plays a role that helps the paper sheet lay smoothly and print without twisting. A magnetic force takes the two parts together for smooth and safe printing. The overcoat of this kind of ZINK paper is enhanced for easily writing with a pen or pencil.

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Who is Guo Xiaolin

I was born in Jinhua, a beautiful River-South city of Zhejiang province in China. In June of 2008, I graduated from the department of industrial design of Zhejiang University Of Science & Technology. In the 7 months after graduate, I was immersed in preparing postgraduate examination without jobs. And one month before, I was admitted to China ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (famed as oriental Cambridge), majoring in SE. I’m optimistic-minded, earnest-working and well-thoughtful. Thanks for my major (Industrial Design); I’m becoming increasingly concerning about our social culture, human behavior, aesthetics and philosophy..

It was a memorable and intense experience, designing for Zero Boundaries Design Competition, PC drawing by 3 days for 3 projects. By a super-slow brain-storm for a week, I aimed at 3 scenes : (1) Personal Multi-Business Card Printing; (2) Photos Printing In Diary Book; (3) Innovative Seal. At last, only the second project was accepted by the committee. Altogether, I’m feeling really lucky and grateful. Additionally, for learning English, I have read the Contest Rules literally for a week and got much.