Shacheng Laojiao Packaging by Wu Yao Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design

Wu Yao acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Shacheng Laojiao Packaging by Wu Yao, designed for Huailai Great Wall Wine Marketing Co., Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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.

More About Shacheng Laojiao Packaging

With the same bottle shape, the bottle has two colors: one red and one yellow. The natural and ecological brewing characteristics of Shacheng are painted on the bottle body. The raw materials for brewing and the brewing process are outlined in a white gold thread used for red bottles. The bottom color of the outer box is yellow and red. The yellow inspiration comes from the yellow glaze of the Yongzheng period in the Qing Dynasty and the red inspiration comes from the Langyao red of the Kangxi period.

About Wu Yao

I'm Wu Yao，In 2019, Beijing Satellite TV invited the designer of the second season of the National Palace Museum, the official cultural and creative designer of Wudang Mountain, the designer recommended by Zhan Ku, the annual cooperative designer of shede liquor industry, and the special designer of the culture and Tourism Bureau of Xi'an Qujiang Management Committee.

Award Record

This recognition makes Wu Yao a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2022 - 2023 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

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/148928
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148928
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148928
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/325136

Media Contact

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Shacheng Laojiao Packaging
Function: Packaging
Category: Packaging Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors: Orange, Dark Orange, Dark Goldenrod, Wheat and Burly Wood
Images: 5
Client: Huailai Great Wall Wine Marketing Co., Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate: Wu Yao
Country: China
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #148928

Credits

Team: Original designer：Yao Wu, yuchen Zhang, boxing Xie, huafeng Shi, zhen Tan, ziyang Zheng and hao Liao

Design Details

Unique Properties: With the same bottle shape the bottle body has two colors one red and one yellow The characteristics of Shacheng's natural and ecological wine making are painted on the bottle body The raw materials and process of wine making are outlined in white (the red bottle is made of gold thread) Some sculptural landscape patterns are added on the bottle cap The upper part of the bottle retains the previous medal
Inspiration: The bottom color of the outer box is yellow and red The yellow inspiration comes from the yellow glaze of the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty which adds a historical significance to the outer box design The red color comes from the Langyao red of the Kangxi period which adds a touch of ancient charm to the overall design
Research: The Shacheng Old Cellar is arranged vertically in the middle the age information is printed like a seal under the four words Shacheng Old Cellar and the medal is arranged in the lower right corner The Jiming Mountain Dajingmen Gongting Lake the Great Wall Zhangbei Grassland Feihu Valley and the windmill with local characteristics are painted on the outer box and the local culture is depicted in this way The wine culture of the bottle is integrated with the local culture creating a thought provoking Shacheng Old Cellar
Challenge: The contents of the bottle body illustration combine the local culture, and we also skillfully handle the opening method of the outer box during the creation process
Realization and Technology: The overall outer box is yellow and its opening method is very ingenious When the outer box is opened an illustration display board is introduced The content of the picture is consistent with that of the outer box which deepens the cultural nature of the design Take out the display board and two bottles of good wine appear in front
Operation and Interaction: Some sculptural landscape patterns are added on the bottle cap The upper part of the bottle retains the previous medal The four words Shacheng's old cellar are arranged vertically in the middle of the bottle body The bottle body is visually raised to make the bottle body more comfortable Important information is generally arranged under the four words Shacheng Laojiao like a seal which makes the bottle design more integrated
Project Duration and Location: The project started in Beijing in October 2022 and ended in Beijing in February 2023
Specifications: 320mm x 285mm x 110mm
Keywords: Packaging,Gift box，wine，Shacking,Old Cellar