QingJing 茶叶包装 by Xue Jiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

铜包装· 2021

QingJing 茶叶包装

by Xue Jiang

Client: 869 School of Design

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About QingJing 茶叶包装

「清静」是一款中国岩茶的包装设计。名称取自中国古典典籍，寓意静谧与禅思。表面图形以水墨画为基础，画面因观看角度不同，既可读作一只蝴蝶，亦可读作一尊佛像。六组图像从不同视角呈现出各异的视觉效果。茶叶盛放于陶瓷罐中，因为陶瓷不与茶叶发生反应，也不会吸附茶香。流线型的罐身与贴合的罐盖使开合轻松便捷。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

QingJing 茶叶包装是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计QingJing 茶叶包装将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。QingJing 茶叶包装出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: We are working on a packaging design for Chinese rock tea, named Qingjing Tea. Quiet English is Meditation, which means meditation. Connect with the stillness in Buddhism through butterfly sound. The six groups present different visual effects through different perspectives.
Dimensions & Packaging: Outer packaging 32mm x64mm x67mm
Inner packaging 29mm x33mm x62mm
Tags: Tea, tea cans, packaging boxes, Chinese style, ink, buddha, zen, butterflies, product design, packaging design.
Production Technology: According to the characteristics of rock tea, we use a relatively strong ceramic pot as its packaging material. It neither chemically reacts with tea nor absorbs the tea fragrance of rock tea, and it can make the fragrance of rock tea exude to a greater extent.
Regarding the appearance of the tea pot, we have made a streamlined design to form a combination device between the pot body and the lid body, so that the pot body with a cavity and the lid body set on the pot body are fitted with each other to facilitate closing and opening. The effect of.
Design Challenge: n designing the appearance of this product, we redefine and design it in order to better distinguish it from the appearance of the conventional popular tea cans. From the black porcelain tank body, streamlined bottle body, to the mouth design, the length, width, height, details and material of the tea tank, etc. All re-adjusted and changed to create a tea pot appearance that more in line with our definition and meaning.
Research: Research methods: market research, clarify design goals, design directions, and material functions, etc. According to the survey, sketching is carried out. Improve and product modeling, and finally select products and product colors suitable for consumer consumption for product rendering output.
In the early stage of the design, we conducted a lot of ink and wash experiments, and in the later stage we mainly used Ps, Ai, Maya, C4D and other software.
Inspiration: We are working on a packaging design for Chinese rock tea, named Qingjing Tea. Quiet English is Meditation, meaning meditation and meditation. Qingjing tea is taken from the word "Qingjing" in the Qingjing Jing. "Introspection of its heart, heart without its heart. Appearance of its shape, shape without its shape" is selected from the Qingjing Jing. Dieyin and Buddhism are related through static. The works present different perspective effects through different perspectives.
Project Duration: The project started in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China in January 2020 and will be completed in March 2020.
Operation Flow: "Qingjing Tea" is a unique tea product. In the era of saturated products with touch screens, we are committed to exploring practical interactions. By considering appropriate processing techniques and production methods, we can better let people feel the taste of Chinese tea. Zen has a lingering charm, and it feels pure and pure when watching and tasting tea.
Team Members: Creative Director:Xue Jiang
Designer:Jing Hu
Model Design:Mohan Liu
Illuetrator:Min Li