Press Release
Andromachi Kakava Receives the A' Design Award for Espresso Coffee Branding in Packaging Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Andromachi Kakava of Abc Design Communication for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Espresso Coffee Branding by Andromachi Kakava of Abc Design Communication has been granted the A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Espresso Coffee Branding
Coffee packaging requires special design due to the great competition. The research carried out based on the color coding of espresso, gave Sottos Family an aesthetically different image on the packaging. Thus, the color palette of the packaging defines the coffee blends, leading the consumer's consciousness to combine color with the corresponding taste and aroma. The study was developed in depth taking into account the development of regional materials that highlight the Sottos Family espresso coffee brand.
About Andromachi Kakava
Andromachi Kakava is the founder of ABC Design Communication. Her career began with flexographic clichés and evolved to creative advertising, logo creation, photography, and print design. Her education and hands-on experiences led to a blend of strategy and creativity, laying the foundation for her work. Twenty-five years ago, she assembled a team of passionate professionals, and today, AbcDesign is known for their captivating and always resonating aesthetic. Since receiving multiple international awards, their projects stand as a testament to their deep understanding of the product and market dynamics.
About Abc Design Communication
Independent creative agency specializing in branding and packaging design, crafting strategic visual identities for brands, products, and cultural institutions.
Award Record
Andromachi Kakava of Abc Design Communication is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2023 - 2024 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/152991
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152991
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152991
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/338198
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.sottosfamily.de/kaffeewelten/italienischer-espre
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Espresso Coffee Branding
- Function
- Coffee Branding
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Silver, Gainsboro, Dark Slate Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andromachi Kakava
- Country
- Greece
- Brand
- Abc Design Communication
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152991
Credits
- Team
- Costas Lakis
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Sottos family, based in Germany and having more than fifty years of experience in the production and packaging of coffee products, expanded its range with its most recent series of products designed exclusively for professional use: Espresso Linea Blue, Espresso Linea Rossa & Espresso Linea Aroma. Seeking uniqueness and visual creative ways of approach, coffee itself revealed the image of its aesthetic transformation.
- Inspiration
- The logo of the series was inspired by the blend of coffee and its delightful aroma. The artistic approach was based on the linear top view of an espresso cup and the aroma that spreads in the space, stimulating coffee cravings. The pattern was given repetition in such a way that it can be a useful visual and in any other application needed so that it is recognizable for the entire series of coffees, but also for the actions that will follow in the promotion of the product.
- Research
- Coffee packaging requires special design due to the great competition. The research carried out based on the color coding of espresso, gave SOTTOS FAMILY an aesthetically different image on the packaging. Thus, the color palette of the packaging defines the coffee blends, leading the consumer's consciousness to combine color with the corresponding taste and aroma. The study was developed in depth taking into account the development of regional materials that highlight the SOTTOS FAMILY espresso coffee brand. In this way, the visual design with the pattern and the marking, was adopted in packaging and promotional material, making the brand quickly recognizable among competing coffee products.
- Challenge
- Strategically, among the multitude of coffee packaging available on the market, the creative line that would differentiate the product had to be found.
- Realization and Technology
- The symbol became the central pattern and characteristic feature of the packaging. The colors of the packaging, red, blue and orange, along with the dominant black color, make the packaging stand out and claim a prominent place in the display cases of coffee houses, breaking thusly the stereotype that wholesale products must remain invisible to the consumer.
- Operation and Interaction
- An important aspect of the packaging design strategy was its aesthetics to be able to win over the public and at the same time win over the branded demand in catering areas. Sottos Family now gains a strategic high position, both qualitatively and aesthetically, in the packaging and retailing of coffee.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2019 in Athens and finished in December 2022 in Athens
- Specifications
- Metallic Pouch: Width 155mm x Height 325mm
- Keywords
- espresso, sottos, coffee,
