Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj by Alara Selin Murkozoglu

Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj by Alara Selin Murkozoglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Ambalaje Competition Category.

BronzAmbalaje· 2026

Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj

by Alara Selin Murkozoglu

Client: Sushico

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Ambalaje Category

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The Design

About Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj

Text de Carte: În calitate de primul și cel mai răspândit lanț de restaurante extrem-orientale din Turcia, designul ambalajului Sushico reinterpretează esența brandului printr-o nouă perspectivă, conturând un limbaj vizual inspirat din filozofia și simbolurile Extremului Orient. Estetica asiatică este modernizată prin ilustrații personalizate bazate pe kanji, fiecare spunându-și propria poveste. O paletă contemporană, condusă de roșul japonez, și o tipografie atent selectată, aliniată spiritului brandului, completează un sistem minimalist, dar puternic.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Sushico Funcție Principală: Design de Ambalaj satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As the first and most widespread Far Eastern restaurant chain in Turkey, SushiCo’s packaging design reinterprets the brand’s essence through a new perspective, shaping a visual language inspired by the philosophy and symbols of the Far East. Asian aesthetics are modernized through custom kanji-based illustrations, each telling its own story. A contemporary palette led by Japanese red and carefully selected typography aligned with the brand’s spirit complete a minimal yet powerful system.
Dimensions & Packaging: Takeaway Packaging; Big Size: 27x22 x13 cm
Small Size: 26x13x13 cm
Sticker: 5x6 cm
Tote Bag: 35x35 cm
Paper Bag: 39 x 38 x 25 cm
Menu: 16 x 33 cm
Tags: Packaging, Brand Identity, Typography, Illustration, Restaurant, Packaging Design
Production Technology: The design was developed using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop. The visual system was created with print production requirements in mind, ensuring accurate color management, typographic consistency, and clear visual hierarchy. The final design was physically produced through professional offset printing processes.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was developing a unified illustration system. All six icons needed to share a coherent visual language while converging on a clear, common meaning. Additionally, references drawn from Far Eastern culture had to be reinterpreted through a contemporary design lens. This required a careful balance between cultural authenticity, visual clarity, and modern usability.
Research: The research began by examining how visual metaphors rooted in East Asian culture relate to one another. The objective was to translate these symbolic forms into a contemporary design strategy. Historical references and visual examples were analyzed to define shared formal principles. These principles were applied through proportion, rhythm, and balance. The result showed that illustrations which connect conceptually and visually create a stronger and more cohesive narrative.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by historical Asian packaging practices, particularly the use of large paper and textile surfaces marked with kanji as cultural signifiers. These references were translated into a contemporary visual system by drawing from traditional, hand-applied kanji and their symbolic role in early packaging. The illustration style is informed by the stylized nature of Japanese characters, reinterpreted to create a modern, cohesive, and culturally rooted packaging language.
Project Duration: 2025 Turkey, İstanbul
Patents: Copyrights belong to Sushico 2025
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Tezcan Kıldıran, Sushico takeaway boxes, 2025.
Image #2: Creator Alara Selin Murkozoglu (art director), Sushico menu covers, 2025.
Image #3: Creator Alara Selin Murkozoglu (art director), Sushico menu covers, 2025.
Image #4: Creator Alara Selin Murkozoglu (art director), Sushico menu covers, 2025.
Image #5: Creator Alara Selin Murkozoglu (art director), Sushico menu covers, 2025.
Video Credits: Vedat Özgümüs, Sushico Video, 2025.