Press Release
Golden A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Propeller Labels by Studija Creata
The international grand jury of the 2013 - 2014 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Studija Creata for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 26, 2014 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Propeller Labels by Studija Creata, designed for Stumbras, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The award was conferred within the 2013 - 2014 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 Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Propeller Labels
Propeller is a collection of spirits from various parts of the world, associated by air travel theme and a pilot traveller as a brand character. Features of each sort of beverage are exposed through numerous illustrations, inscriptions resembling aviation badges and sketches serving as cocktail recipes. Multifaceted design is complemented with various tones of coloured foil, different lacquers, patterns and embossing.
About Studija Creata
Asta Kaušpėdaitė is a designer based in Vilnius, Lithuania. After gaining experience in graphic design (mostly music album covers, book layouts), last fifteen years is focusing on package design (mainly alcohol product labels and bottle designs). Every project welcoming as a new challenge she looks for distinctive solutions, based on conceptual basis, appealing graphics and best matching technologies.
Award Record
Studija Creata is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2013 - 2014 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/34414
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/34414
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!34414
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/134875
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.creata.lt/
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
- Propeller Labels
- Function
- Labels
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Silver, Dim Gray, Gainsboro and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Stumbras
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Studija Creata
- Country
- Lithuania
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2013 - 2014
- Design ID
- #34414
Credits
- Team
- Asta Kauspedaite (Designer, "Studija CREATA"), Rimas Valeikis (Illustrator), Jurate Paulauskiene (Product development department manager, "Stumbras") and Kestutis Poniskaitis (Designer, "Studija CREATA")
- Image Credits
- Edgaras Marozas
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Propeller is a collection of spirits from various parts of the world, associated by the theme of air travel, which appeals to male customers and reflects quality and experience. The collection becomes easy to identify because of the character of pilot traveller. His stories are reflected in the illustrations and tell about every beverage's origin country. Features of each sort of beverage are exposed through numerous illustrations, inscriptions resembling aviation badges and sketches serving as cocktail recipes. Multifaceted design is complemented with various tones of coloured foil, different lacquers, patterns and embossing.
- Inspiration
- Flight. Journey. Stories… fabulous stories which blur the line between reality and fantasy.
- Research
- Personal aviation experience of the creative team served for a research. "Flying a hot air balloon I have met a lot of wonderful inspiring people. I embodied them in the character of Propeller’s pilot." says designer and hot air balloon pilot Asta Kaušpėdaitė.
- Challenge
- To create a unified range of associated products, while at the same time emphasizing the distinctiveness and individual features of each of them.
- Realization and Technology
- Flexo printing, cold foil, glossy and matt varnish, embossing.
- Operation and Interaction
- The theme of air travel, exposed through numerous illustrations and other eye-catching details, invites the consumer to examine the product closely and get involved into a play of imagination, inspires for discoveries of new flavours and blends. Varying recipes sketches offer possible ways of enjoying the product.
- Project Duration and Location
- Started in 2013, the collection will be expanded with other beverages.
- Specifications
- Capacity: 500 ml. Dimensions: 75 (w) x 295 (h) mm.
- Keywords
- Propeller, label, rum, gin, aviation, pilot, illustrations, package design, Stumbras, Studija Creata
