From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ by Shoichiro Takei and Eriko Kunikata

From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ by Shoichiro Takei and Eriko Kunikata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Bạc in Thiết kế Bao bì Competition Category.

BạcBao bì· 2022

From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ

by Shoichiro Takei and Eriko Kunikata

Client: Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Bạc Winner in Bao bì Category

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The Design

About From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ

Từ Khu Rừng Rusk là thiết kế bao bì cho món ăn nhẹ rusk được bán tại các siêu thị và nhà bán lẻ lớn ở Nhật Bản. Thiết kế dựa trên thế giới của một cuốn sách tranh và thể hiện các loài động vật sinh sống trong Khu Rừng Rusk. Mỗi nhân vật động vật được tạo hình từ chính chiếc bánh rusk, được chụp như một sản phẩm thực tế thay vì được tạo ra bằng đồ họa máy tính. Kích thước của mắt, mũi và miệng được điều chỉnh đến từng milimét để làm cho mỗi nhân vật trở nên cuốn hút. Bao bì có kích thước 140 x 210 x 40 milimét. Có thể bổ sung thêm các loài động vật mới khi giới thiệu những hương vị mới.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bạc

From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ là người chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Bạc, một sự công nhận đặc biệt danh giá dành cho các thiết kế thượng hạng đẹp lộng lẫy, cao quý và gây ấn tượng. Những người chiến thắng giải Bạc là những tác phẩm cực kỳ xuất sắc và giàu sáng tạo, minh họa chuyên môn, tài năng và sự nhạy bén nổi bật của các nhà thiết kế. From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ được kỳ vọng là một tác phẩm tuyệt vời, mẫu mực, chuyên nghiệp đáng kể và đổi mới sâu sắc. Thiết kế chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Bạc này là một phát minh rất đáng chú ý, được ngưỡng mộ, mang lại lợi ích và thúc đẩy ranh giới của nghệ thuật, khoa học, thiết kế và công nghệ. From the Forest of Rusk Bao Bì Đồ Ăn Nhẹ là một sáng tạo được vô cùng ghen tị, khơi dậy ham muốn, mang lại cảm xúc tích cực và khơi gợi sự kinh ngạc, thán phục.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This affordable product features simple designs of cute animals made from traditional rusk itself, which are aimed at having maximum impact at the place of purchase and creating a sense of familiarity that makes it easy for consumers to pick up. It is manufactured by the long-established bakery located in a town, which is a regional place with abundant nature. The product’s soft image that originated in lush natural surroundings is reflected in its name and animal motifs.
Dimensions & Packaging: W140×H210×D40
In Japan, there has been a trend to rearrange rusk dough, but this product is an orthodox rusk made from standard french bread. However, since the ingredients and techniques for baking and applying flavors are among the best in Japan, the team created the packaging design to have a strong impact in order to express the quality and simple deliciousness of the product and to make it easy for people to pick it up.
Tags: #KATALSEVEN, #packagedesign, #brandingdesign, #logodesign,
Production Technology: It doesn’t matter how wonderful a product is or how much potential an initiative has; if a company cannot effectively promote its products or ideas, it won’t be able to thoroughly communicate its value to the world. The clients of the team consult them with various concerns, such as sales of their clients' existing products or developing a new business. The team approach is extremely simple and effective. They focus on the spirit of a company and its initiatives, and the essence of its products. They also consider the motives of the company’s management and its vision for the future, and incorporate all of these factors into designing a one-and-only brand. They spend the most time and effort on going beyond the surface decorative elements to perceive the true essence of a company and its products. Then they highlight and emphasize the best features, and reflect them in a distinctive design that is unique in the world. They provide total and ongoing support in building their client’s brand, so their clients are able to differentiate their company and product in the market, and boost their sales. Their wish is for clients to use them as a catalyst to bring about a brilliant chemical reaction in their clients' business.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of the design process was how to turn being inexpensive into a positive feature. There are lots of ways to create accessible designs. For example, using typography to look pop, or using sizzle feeling from rusk to look tasty. This project is relatively inexpensive and the product will be sold in supermarkets and mass retailers. Also, its target audience is relatively young. For these reasons, they reflected these factors into this character design, also having in mind its new series to be launched.
Research: In addition to previous product designs and its sales trends, the team also plotted strategy considering the current situation from various viewpoints, such as its target audience, expected selling area, competitor's design and popular rusk designs and the like, in order to attract new buyers.
Inspiration: When designing this product rusk, the team used worldview of picture books which they also work on. After all, they thought of the narrative first, and then tried to make the character with the motif of rusk as lovely as possible. Therefore, the size of eyes, nose and mouth had to be adjusted in millimeters. The rusk used for the design basis is not CG, but actual product to be pictured and used as it is. The natural shaping unique to rusk made its character look more attractive.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2018 in Kagoshima, Japan and finished in January 2019 in Kagoshima and Tokyo. The products are sold all over Japan now. Immediately after its release, the product became a hot topic on social networking sites on SNS (Twitter, Instagram and so on), with comments such as "cute" and "there are different kinds of animals". The client is considering developing different flavors in the future.
Operation Flow: The design is based on the world of a picture book and features various animals that live in the Forest of Rusk. Therefore, even if various flavors are produced in the future, it is possible to create a story that can be associated with the flavor and design new animals to appear, making it easy to create a series and to develop gift items.
Patents: Copyrights belong to KATAL SEVEN Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Shoichiro Takei (Designer)
Eriko Kunikata (Producer)
Image Credits: Hiroki Ogusu(Image Photo)
Ryo Kawagoe(Products Photo)