Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat by Polin Kuyumciyan

Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat by Polin Kuyumciyan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Ontziketa Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaOntziketa· 2021

Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat

by Polin Kuyumciyan

Client: Haci Bekir

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Ontziketa Category

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The Design

About Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat

Haci Bekir munduko marka zaharrenetako bat da eta ondare izugarria du. Marka izena automatikoki kalitatearekin eta produktuaren gogobetetasunarekin lotzen den arren, zaila da halako marka zaharrarentzat belaunaldi berrientzat erakartzea. Turkiako elikagaien joeran halva-ren ospea gero eta handiagoa dela eta, markak etekina atera eta bere halva ontziak eguneratu nahi zituen. Diseinu berrien eredu eta kolore sinple baina deigarriek Haci Bekir-ek bere irismena eta markaren aitorpena zabaltzeko aukera ematen diote. Diseinu-ereduak eta koloreak hiru halva osagai eta testuretan inspiratuta daude.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Haci Bekir Halva Ontzi Bat zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Haci Bekir decided to update their products' packaging and prints in order to catch up with 21st century trends and appeal to a younger customer group as well.
Halva is a very traditional dessert but is now becoming very hip again. So Haci Bekir wanted to utilize halva's popularity and be able to address to the new generation. The new packaging design uses the hip stripe patterns and pop colors in order to modernize the traditional taste of halva.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project consists of three halva boxes and they all have same size sleeves: 141 x 302 mm.
Tags: packaging, box, design, patterns, food
Production Technology: The product itself comes within a plastic container. But the container itself looked insufficient for the presentation so we decided to cover the box with a carton sleeve. The production was easy and the box was covered and became more presentable.
Design Challenge: The challenging part of this design was to appeal to the younger generation while maintaining the legacy of Haci Bekir. The halva box designs are very hip but also simple because the brand name and logo also had to stand out. Also, halva does not have a specific shape, so it was harder to find a key visual to build upon. But the ingredients of each flavour gave it an organic pattern which ended up on the end design.
Research: The research was mostly based on different representations of each flavour of the three boxes. The flavours had to be represented in a series and the research process was all about sketches of patterns and ideas.
Inspiration: The simple geometric patterns were inspired from the main ingredients and the texture of each halva kind. Plain halva has straight lines to indicate its smooth texture, halva with cocoa has a wavy texture, thus the wavy pattern and halva with pistachio has a crunchy looking texture and the zigzag lines are chosen to hint the crunchiness. Bold and flashy colors were picked in order to give the brand and the product a fresh and young look.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2019 and finished in February 2020, in Istanbul.
Operation Flow: The bicentennial brand is already very well known but its age makes it harder to connect to the new generation. The updated packaging design for halva boxes enables the brand to appeal to a younger audience because it presents trendy patterns and flashy colors.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Daçya Lisan, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Daçya Lisan, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Daçya Lisan, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Daçya Lisan, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Daçya Lisan, 2020.