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XQ New Year Gift Box Pack Design by Shaofeng Pan Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design

Shaofeng Pan honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ XQ New Year Gift Box Pack Design by Shaofeng Pan, designed for Xiamen Ruibo Haoyi brand consulting Co., Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored 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.

Regarding XQ New Year Gift Box Pack Design

XQ New Year Gift Box is a packaging design created for a festive gift set. The box was made in 2019, the year of the pig in the Chinese lunar calendar. Red is used inside and gold outside. The center shows a circular pattern formed by couplets, lion dance, lotus flower, carp and battle flag, combined with the twelve constellations. The set holds a gold-plated pig, walk-through notes, commemorative coins, a calendar and a gold-plated pen. Production methods include three-dimensional embossing, drip plastic and bronzing.

About Shaofeng Pan

Pan Shaofeng come from Xiamen, China。He founded Xiamen ruibohaoyi brand consulting Co., Ltd. with two partners. He is the main director of product design and graphic design of the company. He felt that creative work made him happier!

Award Record

Shaofeng Pan is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2020 - 2021 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
XQ New Year Gift Box Pack Design
Function
Pack Design
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Firebrick, Dark Red, Rosy Brown, Indian Red and Tan
Images
5
Client
Xiamen Ruibo Haoyi brand consulting Co., Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate
Shaofeng Pan
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#112702

Design Details

Unique Properties
XQ new year gift box was made in 2019, the year of the pig in Chinese lunar calendar. We chose "Golden Pig" and its surrounding elements to interact with mobile game fans of Honor of King to deliver the core value of "caring for fans". The whole gift box is super festive with red inside and gold outside.The center of the box is a circle pattern, which is composed of traditional Chinese elements such as couplets, lion dance, lotus flower, carp and battle flag. What’s more, it increased the western elements of twelve constellations.
Inspiration
The newly designed XQ IP images are ox, tiger and pig, three Chinese favourite mascots respectively symbolize XQ not fear strong enemies, brave, good at fighting and cherish fans. XQ- Honor of King Club is a famous e-sports club of KPL (King Pro League). Honor of King is a mobile game that has largest population of users in the world, KPL not only gets great attention but will guide the professional development of China’s e-sports. As a member, XQ club is the one of KPL's top team based on team performance, competitors influence and fans interaction.
Realization and Technology
By use of a variety of production techniques, such as three-dimensional bump, drip plastic, bronzing, etc, the packaging design of XQ gift box becomes more detailed and delicate.

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