Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装 by Huashuang Liu and Jingzhang Xiao

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装 by Huashuang Liu and Jingzhang Xiao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

银包装· 2021

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装

by Huashuang Liu and Jingzhang Xiao

Client: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装

梦之蓝M6 Plus采用奢华设计，体现现代美学。蓝色瓶身，金色标签，带有滴水装饰，低调奢华，带出国际品味。需要“Dream Drop”作为创意的原点，以水滴瓶和水晶盖作为造型符号。结构自然，从上到下过渡平滑。随着技术的创新和材质的更加高档质感，品质也得到了很大的提升。该设计集造型、色彩、工艺和人体工学功能于一体。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包装是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dream of the Blue M6 Plus has become a representative image of Chinese Baijiu. With the growth of consumption and economic globalization, the design of this Baijiu seeks to breakthroughs a traditional style of Chinese Baijiu. The concept of it is about high-end, valuable, stylish, and practical. The design transfers the idea of the product has a good Baijiu body with a large volume through developing a technological design and aesthetic side.
Dimensions & Packaging: Bottle:103 mm x 103 mm x 307.3 mm
Box:154 mm x 118 mm x 345 mm
Tags: crafts, Baijiu, spirit, packaging, art
Production Technology: 1.Cover: The general structure adopts a implosion anti-counterfeiting system; and top of the cover is peacock blue, which also adopts electroplating、gold stamping and tracing technology. The neck of cover is a combination process of electroplating、screen printing and gloss oil.
2. Bottle: Increased capacity compared the old one. It also adopts blue and gold as the design of color matching. For spraying technology, the original translucent blue upgrade to opaque matte pearl blue.
3.Box: The paper adopts a holographic anti-counterfeiting technology and platinum embossing technology, also combined with screen printing and embossing process; The fixing mode of the inside bottle changes to an anti-sliding bottom slot and ribbon fixation on the top of bottle.
Design Challenge: Focusing on high-end, valuable, stylish, and practical features, this product has been achieved several breakthroughs, such as image design、intelligent anti-counterfeiting, application of new structures and processes, and quality improvement. From "Yanghe Blue, Dream Drops, high-end quality, 550ml unique capacity, intelligent anti-counterfeiting, new patented technology" and other aspects, support the brand to create product uniqueness and differentiation.
Research: This product meets people's needs for more refined and high-end daily necessities, also M6 Plus has become a partner of China's aerospace industry. It helps the development of aerospace and serves the society by holding several public welfare activities. Consumers' recognition of product quality, brand, packaging and other aspects, combined with Yanghe's continuous development, bring about the sustainable development of products.
Inspiration: The main color of the product is blue, which continues the unique "blue culture" of Yanghe. The gold matching design is the finishing touch, creating a rich visual hierarchy. The bottle shape continues to follow the original creative concept of "Dream Drop". The structure is very beautiful and the transition is smooth from top to bottom. The design integrates modeling, color, craftsmanship, and ergonomic function, also focusing on the user's experience, the overall visual effect.
Project Duration: The project started in Novermber 2018 in Nanjing,Jiangsu and finished in November 2019, Nanjing, Jiangsu.
Operation Flow: This product combines intelligent anti-counterfeiting, strengthened layer by layer from outside to inside. Adopting four-in-one anti-counterfeiting Baijiu box and anti-counterfeiting cover, which are the most advanced technology in the industry. It can achieve a stronger blow to counterfeit production and sales from the front end, safeguard brand rights and interests, and make users more assured. At the same time, the high-end appearance and deep connotation of M6 Plus expresses customer's status and taste.
Team Members: Designer: Huashuang Liu
Designer: Xueqian Zhang
Designer: Jingzhang Xiao
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Huashuang Liu, Dream of the Blue M6+, 2020.
Image #1: Illustrator Xueqian Zhang, Dream of the Blue M6+, 2020.
Image #1: Creator Jingzhang Xiao, Dream of the Blue M6+, 2020.