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Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Yuyuan Road Baijiu Beverage by Wen Liu and Xuedan Diao

Wen Liu and Xuedan Diao recognized for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Yuyuan Road Baijiu Beverage by Wen Liu and Xuedan Diao, designed for Zhiyu Department (Shanghai) co. Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

About Yuyuan Road Baijiu Beverage

Yuyuan Road Baijiu is a packaging design for a Chinese liquor produced in Maotai town, Guizhou province. The design is inspired by Yuyuan Road, a historic street in Shanghai, and by the main building on that street. The logo shows an element of the Paramount, a landmark building and cultural symbol in Shanghai. The outer box is made of recycled plastic, the bottle is ceramic with gold spray paint, and the cover is plastic. The box measures 100 by 100 by 290 millimetres. The packaging aims to convey Shanghai culture to consumers.

Award Record

Wen Liu and Xuedan Diao is a winner of 14 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2019 - 2020 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Yuyuan Road Baijiu Beverage
Function
Beverage
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Gray and Gray
Images
5
Client
Zhiyu Department (Shanghai) co. Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate
Wen Liu and Xuedan Diao
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#102183

Credits

Team
Wen Liu, Xuedan Diao and Min Zhu
Image Credits
Image #1 Creator Wen Liu, Yuyuan Road Baijiu, 2019 Image #1 Creator Xuedan Diao, Yuyuan Road Baijiu, 2019 Image #1 Creator Min Zhu, Yuyuan Road Baijiu, 2019

Design Details

Unique Properties
Yuyuan Road is a well-known street in Shanghai. The element of design applied the main building of Yanyuan Road. The packaging design transfers a strong cultural context of Yuyuan Road to the audience. The main logo of the design shows the element of Paramount a landmark building in Shanghai. Paramount is a cultural symbol. The design intends to convey the idea of Shanghai culture to the consumer.
Inspiration
The designers did site research on Yuyuan Road during the design process. The designers used the main building on Yuyuan Road for the design element. The packaging design transfers a strong cultural context of Yuyuan Road to the audience. The main logo of the design shows the element of the Paramount a landmark building in Shanghai. The Paramount is a cultural symbol. The design intends to convey the idea of Shanghai culture to consumers.
Research
The idea of this design based on the environment of Yuyuan Road Street in Shanghai. The design conveys a strong cultural background. The designers did the site investigation.
Challenge
In the early stage, the design style was not fit the idea of the product. In the final stage, the material expression and cost control have been solved and the design achieves a good result.
Realization and Technology
The outside box uses a recycle material. The material of the outside box is plastic for cost-saving. The material of the bottle is ceramic with spray paint and gold colour. The material of the cover is plastic.
Operation and Interaction
This Baijiu is produced in Maotai town, Zunyi city, Guizhou province, China. It is a national geographic product of China. The product has been produced 28 years with a collection value. Yuyuan Road is a road with a history in Shanghai. The cooperation between this Baijiu and Yuyuan Road conveys the idea of traditional culture. This design produces many possibilities for design innovation.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in November 2018 and finished in September 2019 in Shenzhen.
Specifications
The packaging box dimension is 100mm in length, 100mm in width and 290mm in height.
Keywords
Shanghai, Yuyuan Road, History, Street, Building

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