Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake by Jiwon Jung

Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake by Jiwon Jung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā ʻUhi Competition Category.

HaoʻUhi· 2025

Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake

by Jiwon Jung

Client: Hongik University

A' Design Award Hao Winner in ʻUhi Category

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The Design

About Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake

ʻO Pass Train he hoʻolālā pahu kūlike i hoʻoulu ʻia e ka kaʻa ahi, e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻomanawanui a me ka ikaika e neʻe i mua. ʻO ka Pahu Lokomokiwa (Pahu Kākau Inoa) he puka uahi kiʻekiʻe kona, e hōʻike ana i ka makemake nui a me ka hoihoi. Hoʻonui ka Pahu Kaʻa Hoʻokipa i ka nīnau kaʻa ahi, e hoʻohui ana i ka paʻa a me ka mau ʻana. ʻO ka Pahu Wahi Pau, ma ka ʻeleʻele, ke kaha ana i ka wahi hope loa a me ka pahuhopu i loaʻa. Hoʻopau ka Pahu Kākau Inoa Papa ʻElua i ka hui ʻana ma ke ʻano he pahu kiʻekiʻe e hoʻohanohano ana i ka lanakila. Ma ka hui pū ʻana, hoʻokumu kēia mau ʻāpana i ka ʻike makana moʻolelo e kau ana i ka huakaʻi a me ka hoʻokō ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Pass Train Pahu Makana Makemake no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Pass Train incorporates train-inspired structural packaging, symbolizing perseverance. The Locomotive Package (Signature Package) represents momentum toward success, featuring an elevated chimney design to emphasize progress. The Passenger Train Package extends the train concept, while the Terminal Package (black) marks the final destination. The Two-Story Signature Package serves as a premium gift box, completing this unique storytelling-based design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Signature Locomotive Package: 52mm × 148mm × 75mm
Passenger Train Package: 52mm × 148mm × 52mm
Cube Package: 105mm × 105mm × 85mm
Terminal Package: 77mm × 160mm × 120mm
Two-Story Signature Package: 77mm × 160mm × 158mm
Tags: Pass Train, chapssaltteok, success gift, train inspired packaging, symbolic design, motivational branding, interactive package, cultural tradition, packaging design, exam encouragement
Production Technology: The Pass Train package is made using eco-friendly paper materials, ensuring sustainability and durability. The 'die cut' process precisely shapes the locomotive chimney, reinforcing its identity. Double-layered reinforced paperboard enhances structure while keeping it lightweight. Offset printing with matte and gloss finishes highlights the four color variations, and the Terminal Package features a bold black color to emphasize goal achievement.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was integrating the symbolic meaning of chapssaltteok with the structural characteristics of a train while ensuring functionality and durability. The elevated chimney required multiple prototypes to maintain its form and stability. Additionally, balancing cost-effective production with a premium gifting experience was crucial. The final design successfully blends cultural meaning, storytelling, and structural innovation.
Research: This project explores symbolic packaging that enhances the gifting experience. Research included market analysis of success-wishing gifts, cultural significance of chapssaltteok, and packaging design trends. Surveys with students and gift buyers provided insights into emotional engagement. The result is a package that combines cultural tradition with an interactive storytelling concept, reinforcing goal achievement and encouragement through design.
Inspiration: In Korea, chapssaltteok (glutinous rice cake) is a traditional good-luck gift, symbolizing the hope of “sticking” to one’s desired university or goal. Inspired by this, Pass Train reinterprets the tradition using the structure and symbolism of a train. Just as a train steadily moves forward, students advance toward their dreams. This package transforms a simple good-luck gift into a symbolic journey of encouragement, delivering heartfelt wishes for success.
Project Duration: The project started in Seoul in March 2024 and was completed in Seoul in October 2024.
Operation Flow: The Pass Train package offers an immersive unboxing experience that symbolizes the journey toward success. The Pass Train Ticket marks the departure, leading to the Locomotive Package at the front, setting the stage for progress. The Passenger Car Package extends the journey, while the Cube Package allows for easy single-serving consumption. The Terminal Package represents reaching the final goal, and the Two-Story Signature Package serves as a premium set, enhancing the gifting experience.
Patents: This work is all original images not copyrighted.
Team Members: Design Director : Jiwon Jung
Image Credits: This work is all original images not copyrighted.