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Chunyang Wang's Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package presents a masterfully composed commercial still life wherein a tall, slender glass bottle commands the central vertical axis against a deep cha
A transparent glass bottle occupies the center of this product photography composition, its cylindrical form captured at a slight diagonal angle that allows the viewer to appreciate both the label's i
Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package presents a sophisticated triptych arrangement composed of three distinct views showcasing a premium spirits bottle alongside its structural closure system and o
Chunyang Wang's Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package manifests through a pristine white substrate establishing luminous ground across rectangular paperboard forms arranged in systematic repetition
Chunyang Wang's Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package presents a sophisticated product display composition anchored by a confident chromatic palette of vibrant cobalt blue and pristine white that es

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Silver Packaging Design · 2023

Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package

by Chunyang Wang

  • A' Design Award 2023 Silver Winner in Packaging Design
  • Awarded April 15, 2023
  • CLIENT: Qiangyuanzao
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 24,163
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About Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package

Zao from Xinghua Village is a packaging design for Chinese liquor. The illustrated main pattern shows the process of growing wheat and turning it into liquor. The Chinese character for the series name is combined with European Gothic letterforms. Slender lines and decorative patterns link tradition with modern design. The label uses a silver pressed process with fine lines, and the box uses UV dark lines that can be felt by touch. The transparent bottle shows the clear color of the liquor. The design aims to present Chinese liquor to younger people and to people of different cultures.

Emerging from traditions of artisanal spirit presentation, this packaging design appears to negotiate a sophisticated dialogue between ancestral craft heritage and contemporary visual language, positioning the product within coordinates that suggest both temporal depth and modern refinement. The illustrative program adorning the label demonstrates remarkable technical accomplishment in its execution of fine linear work, where precise geometric constructions create visual density without sacrificing legibility or overwhelming the hierarchical arrangement of brand identity elements. The compositional strategy employs a vertical tripartite division, with typographic brand identification occupying the upper register, elaborate pictorial narrative commanding the middle zone, and product specification anchoring the lower margin, each zone contributing to a coherent visual architecture that rewards sustained examination. The chromatic restraint exercised throughout the design speaks to sophisticated understanding of premium market positioning, where the selective deployment of saturated cobalt blue against neutral grounds creates focal emphasis while maintaining an atmosphere of understated elegance. The illustrative content, featuring radiant circular forms, architectural vignettes, and botanical abstractions, may reference traditional cosmological diagrams or agricultural cycles, suggesting connections between celestial order and earthly craft that have historically informed fermentation traditions across cultures. The material choices evident in the natural cork and quality paper stock communicate authenticity and environmental consciousness, values increasingly significant within contemporary consumer frameworks. The shallow depth of field employed in this presentation creates an intimate encounter between viewer and object, inviting contemplation of surface detail while situating the primary vessel within a supporting constellation of related products. One might consider how this design balances revelation and mystery, offering sufficient visual information to establish brand identity while preserving an aura of discovery that invites closer inspection and tactile engagement with the physical object.

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Unique Properties
Although it is a local liquor, the design still incorporates a lot of modern design elements.The process of growing wheat into liquor was drawn as the main pattern for packaging in illustrations.The word "造" is the name of the wine series. We have blended the Chinese word "造" with the European Gothic. The slender lines reflect the meticulous taste for taste. The decorative patterns allow users to travel between ancient and modern times.
Tags
Liquor Culture, Xinghua Village Liquor Culture Protection, Tradition and Modernity
Production Technology
The production technology is mainly reflected in the printing process:Sliver pressed process with fine lines on the liquor label. The box is made of UV dark lines at a low cost, which meets the tactile needs that cannot be seen but can be touched.
Design Challenge
How to balance the relationship between the visual design of Chinese local liquor culture and the popular visual design under the international perspective. It is necessary for this work to be accepted by Chinese young people, but also to be liked by foreign friends.
Project Duration
Designed in Hangzhou in September 2021.
The product will be produced in Shanxi Xinghua Village in 2021
Operation Flow
When holding the bottle, the arc of the bottle is fused with the shape of the hand.You can feel the texture of the printing process by touching it carefully.The transparent bottle embodies the pure color of the liquor.These visual and tactile sensations amplify the drinking sensation. Also upgrade the user experience.
Research
Modern young people don't know much about Chinese liquor culture. Through studying, we can inject some freshness into traditional liquor culture and inherit the liquor culture through transformation. Let more young people know about Chinese baijiu (Chinese liquor). Through the design research, the packaging design has an international identity, so that people from different cultural backgrounds can be close to Chinese liquor.
Inspiration
Xinghua Village is a famous liquor production area in China and has a long history of liquor culture.Brewing began here as early as 1,500 years ago.But with the times change, Chinese young people begin to accept fast-food liquor.This Xinghua Village liquor packaging design is aimed at young people.Combining modern design forms to give Chinese liquor a new visual image. A form of packaging design that is acceptable to people of different cultures.

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