Press Release
East Travel Alcoholic Beverage Packaging by Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang acknowledged 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/ East Travel Alcoholic Beverage Packaging by Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang, designed for Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co., Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About East Travel Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
East Travel is a packaging design for baijiu, a traditional Chinese distilled spirit. The bottle uses a simple cylindrical glass form that is convenient for mass production. The cap is shaped after water ripples, a reference to the high quality water used in brewing. The label is made of special paper, and the illustration and the product name are bronzed. The outer packaging is made of pressed bagasse, the fibre left after the sugarcane is fermented, a material that degrades naturally. The design draws on Chinese folk culture and on traditional brewing methods.
Award Record
Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang is a winner of 22 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2020 - 2021 editions 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/119511
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/119511
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!119511
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/249896
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- East Travel Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
- Function
- Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Midnight Blue, Light Gray and Dark Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen Oracle Creative Design Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #119511
Credits
- Team
- Wen Liu, Bo Zheng and Weijie Kang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- East Travel is a brand that mainly transfers the oriental culture through the product. "Eight immortals cross the sea, each depending on their ability", one of the most widely spread myths and legends among Chinese folk. , people would use this allusion as a metaphor for those who rely on their abilities to create miracles.
- Inspiration
- Guangxi, one of the economically underdeveloped areas in China. In order to increase people's income, local residents mainly plant sugarcane, which has the largest output in the country. This new act for brewing not only increases the value of sugarcane, but also increases the income level of local people and makes their lives better. The external packaging is made of pressed bagasse after fermented baijiu, which is easy to degrade naturally, environmentally friendly and practical.
- Research
- The current fast-paced lifestyle has gradually made people feel that the material is easy to satisfied but the inner spirit is very empty. How to find a slow-paced lifestyle in this environment is an urgent problem that needs to be solved at the moment. Baijiu is a thing that can slow down your life. The traditional baijiu culture and its brewing culture have a long history. It is the crystallization of human wisdom. It can make your life more quality and valuable.
- Challenge
- Redesign the traditional baijiu-making elements to keep it up with the times. Because the design is a process of recreating traditional elements, it needs to be created with modern aesthetics. The integration of traditional culture and modern culture is very challenging.
- Operation and Interaction
- The design of the top of the bottle cap is inspired by an important concept of water ripples. It indicates a good Baijiu brew comes from top quality water. The bottle is designed with an ordinary cylindrical shape, which is not only simple and beautiful but also convenient for mass production. The bottle label is made of special paper, and the illustration and printed product name is bronzed, which enriches the product.
- Project Duration and Location
- 2020.01~2020.03 Shenzhen,China
- Specifications
- Width 400mm* Depth 110mm* Height 150mm
- Keywords
- East Travel, Baijiu, Baijiu packaging
