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2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje by Alexander Chin

2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje by Alexander Chin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Златна награда A' Design Award in Дизајн паковања Competition Category.


ЗлатнаПаковање· 2020

2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje

by Alexander Chin

Client: Seasons Playing Cards

Златна награда A' Design Award Winner in Паковање Category

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The Design

About 2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje

Špil za Nacionalni dan kolekcionarstva karata 2019 predstavlja interaktivno pakovanje za karte za igranje. Dizajn je inspirisan palatama Maroka, sa duboreznim gravurama koje oponašaju klesani kamen i geometrijske šare. Izazov odštampan sa strane poziva korisnika da otključa kapiju. Podizanjem luka kroz žleb u obliku ključaonice otkriva se prva faza. Specijalno izrađeno dvosmerno ogledalo od 30 procenata neprozirnosti skriva prostoriju koja se pojavljuje kada se unutra usmeri svetlost. Završno otkriće prikazuje ponavljajući osvetljeni hodnik. Karte su premazane efektom reljefnih sjajnih pločica.

The Recognition

About the Златна награда A' Design Award

2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje је добитник Златне награде A' Design Award, огромно престижног признања које се додељује првокласним, дивним и изванредним дизајнима. Добитници Златне награде изузетно су иновативне, визионарске и блиставо задивљујуће творевине које одражавају геније, мудрост и умеће својих дизајнера. Очекује се да 2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje буде високо хваљен, трендсетерски и монументалан изум који доноси беспримерну вредност. Овај дизајн награђен Златном наградом A' Design Award спектакуларно је, поштовано дело које у великој мери користи и помера границе уметности, науке, дизајна и технологије. 2019 National Card Collection Day Deck Pakovanje za karte za igranje ствара интензивна осећања жеље, буди страст, подстиче креативност и фасцинира нас.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The packaging is an interactive experience designed to mimic the exploration of a Moroccan palace. The experience rewards users with escalating stages based on their efforts in the journey. These reveals in the packaging include discovering hidden rooms and opening impossibly-sized corridors through the use of a bespoke two-way mirror system. By focusing on creating genuine moments of surprise and delight for our customers, our packaging becomes a bridge for stronger user-brand connections.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 68mm x Depth 22mm x Height 90mm
Tags
Playing Cards, Engraving, Palace, Mirror, Illusion, Patterns, Scodix, Tile, Morocco, Discovery, Interactive
Production Technology
Each deck is meticulously handcrafted with exotic intaglio engravings that mimic the stonework of the palace gates, where engraving was chosen to best execute on the tight detailing of the designs. The glossy cards inside are coated in a scodix printing process to create a glossy raised-tiling effect that contrasts with the textured exterior in elegant harmony. A custom 30% opacity two-way mirror was designed for the packaging as a crucial element in creating the illusions of the experience.
Design Challenge
The largest obstacle was developing the mirror element of the packaging. For material testing acrylic was found to be most sturdy in thin profile unlike cracking glass, and most stable with reflections unlike film sheets. The structure evolved from a single tuck into a 2 piece shell as a way to introduce the keyhole element and provide mirror protection. The best looking illusions finalized at 30 percent mirror opacity, calibrated for the user’s most likely light source, their phone flashlight.
Research
The main goal of the packaging was to create genuine feelings of surprise and achievement, elements shown in neuroscience to better encode experiences into memory and perceive them at higher value. Designing interaction into the packaging was the best way to accomplish this. Optical illusions were chosen for their ability to amaze and ease of implementation. A puzzle discovery format was used as the framework to generate the effort needed for feeling a sense of earned achievement in the user.
Inspiration
Inspired by the palaces of Morocco, the 2019 event design pays tribute to the iconic architecture of the region with traditionally decorated gates and exotic geometric patterns throughout that hint at something more. The packaging centers on an interactive challenge labeled on the side to unlock the gate, designed to reward users with discovery moments of different magnitude in direct correlation with their effort and investment towards the experience and brand.
Project Duration
Designed in Morocco April 2019
Launched in Chicago, USA October 2019
Operation Flow
STAGES OF DISCOVERY. 1) KEYHOLE: User reveals an archway by raising it through the keyhole track of the exterior shell. 2) UNVEILING: When light is shone into the packaging the mirrored reflection vanishes, revealing a hidden room behind the gate. 3) OPEN SESAME: An impossibly-sized palace corridor is discovered inside when users shine light between two arches. The semi-transparent mirrors repeat the internally lit space to create a magical infinity mirror effect for the user to remember.
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Team Members
Creative Director: Alexander Chin
Illustration & Design: Alexander Chin
Image Credits
Photography: Bryan Aellen

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