Press Release
Mr.Penguin Tea Packaging by Xianfeng Wu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Xianfeng Wu recognized 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/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mr.Penguin Tea Packaging by Xianfeng Wu has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Mr.Penguin Tea Packaging
Mr.Penguin is a tea packaging design shaped like a penguin. The container body is made of vitreous material, so the spheroidal orange puer tea inside stays visible. A soft wooden cover and a fabric scarf give the package a relaxed and fashionable look. Turning the cover over reveals the face of the penguin character. The form moves away from traditional tea packaging and aims to appeal to younger drinkers of Chinese tea. The empty container can be reused as a storage jar or a vase. Each unit measures 106 by 106 by 240 millimeters.
Award Record
This recognition makes Xianfeng Wu a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in 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. 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/123302
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123302
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123302
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/304222
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mr.Penguin Tea Packaging
- Function
- Tea Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Lavender, Silver, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xianfeng Wu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123302
Credits
- Team
- Wu Xianfeng
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It breaks the traditional form of tea packaging and hopes to cater to more young people who love Chinese tea. The appearance of the product is designed according to the shape of penguin, You can feel a kind of warm picture when displaying.
- Inspiration
- Penguin gives people a warm feeling, and tea also gives people a warm heart. We hope that through the IP image of penguin, customers will have a more intimate feeling when they buy, form a symbolic communication, and make the brand more prominent when the products are on the shelves.
- Research
- In the process of product creative design, not only the consumers of the product should be considered, but also the experience of customers and the effect of the product on the shelf. Reasonable expression of materials, convenient use of products, environmental protection and recycling can promote the sales of products.
- Challenge
- In the process of product proofing and production, there are also many obstacles, because the product involves the combination of a variety of materials, most of which are completed by hand. In the process of assembly, there are some difficulties. Through close communication with the manufacturer in the later stage, the product is finally presented perfectly, and the market feedback is good.
- Realization and Technology
- Vitreous material is adopted in the creation of tank body, which makes it possible to have a sight of spheroidal orange puer tea inside the tank. Soft wooden cover matches its scarf made it more fashionable and leisure .
- Operation and Interaction
- Additionally, when you turn the cover over, what will come into your eyes is a handsome Mr.Penguin. And that is the original idea of Mr. Penguin. The empty tank can be used as storage tank or vase after you finish drinking the tea in the tank. Thus it can integrate your life very naturally.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was created in February 2019, completed in Shenzhen in January 2020, and exhibited in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in December 2020
- Keywords
- Penguin, tea packaging, water tank, life, leisure
