Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Hainan Beer Packaging by China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd.
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd. for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hainan Beer Packaging by China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd., designed for China Resources Snow Breweries, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Hainan Beer Packaging
Hainan Beer is a beer packaging design inspired by the landscape and culture of Hainan. The glass bottle carries relief patterns drawn from sea waves, sailing boats, lighthouses, coconut trees and seabirds, and its slim shape supports a one-hand grip. The aluminium can is printed with thermochromic ink, so a postmark pattern appears gradually as the temperature falls during refrigeration. The outer box is made of kraft paper and shaped like a suitcase. The packaging links the beer to local scenery and to a relaxed local lifestyle.
About China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd.
Founded in 1993, China Resources Snow Breweries (China) Co., Ltd (CR Snow Breweries) is a nationwide professional beer company that brews and sells beer. Headquartered in Beijing, China, the company has a high-end brand matrix of "Chinese local brands + international brands ". From 2006 to 2014, the total sales volume of CR Snow Beer ranked the leading position in China's beer market for nine consecutive years. In 2013, the sales volume of Snow Beer single brand reached 10.62 million liters. In 2013, the total sales volume of China Resources Snow Beer reached 11.72 million liters. Become the first "double 10 million tons" enterprise in China's beer industry.
Award Record
This recognition makes China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd. a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 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/144565
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/144565
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!144565
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/327890
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hainan Beer Packaging
- Function
- Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Forest Green and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- China Resources Snow Breweries
The Recognition
- Laureate
- China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd.
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #144565
Credits
- Team
- Dong Yan, Weixi Zhou, Yan Yang and Jialiang Mao
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Designed based on local landscape and culture in Hainan, this Hainan Beer replicates the authentic flavor of Hainan when catering to modern aesthetic taste. The packaging of bottled beer integrates the iconic elements of Hainan including sea waves, sailing boats, lighthouses, etc., while the can packaging adopts thermochromic ink so that the postmark pattern will gradually show up with the temperature reduction. The outer paper box shapes like a suitcase, further spicing up user experience.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the natural scenery and relaxing lifestyle in Hainan, the packaging subtly integrates elements including sea waves, sailing boasts, coconut trees, lighthouses, seabirds, surfboards, the sun, and typical ribbons of native Lination with characteristic patterns into the word Hainan, highlighting the harmonious blending of traditional national culture and naturalecology in Hainan.
- Research
- This Hainan Beer full of Hainan style provides users with the authentic flavor of Hainan in hot summer. It is designed based on inspiration from the streets of Haikou and seabreezes in Wanning, as well as the characteristics of Hainan in a view of globalization, so that users can enjoy the distinctive lifestyle and culture as if living in Hainan.
- Challenge
- To strike a balance between the cultural characteristics of Hainan and packaging design, the design team shed conventional design ideas, and integrated diverse cultural elements into the word Hainan as the basis via modern graphic design, which forms strong visual impact to reinvigorate Hainan Beer.
- Realization and Technology
- glass bottle, aluminium can printed with thermochromic ink, outer paper box made of environmentally friendly kraft paper
- Operation and Interaction
- The slim glass bottle with relief sculpture facilitates one-hand grip for users. Thanks to the special thermochromic ink, the postmark pattern printed on the canned beer under refrigeration will appear as the temperature reduces, leading to a more interesting interaction between the packaging and the product.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed and developed in Beijing in March 2022 and will be launched in China in July 2023.
- Specifications
- 290 ml bottle size: 216 x 60.9 mm 330 ml slim can: 147 x 57 mm
- Keywords
- beer, localization of design, Hainan, cultural elements, Hainan style
