Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装 by Genki Forest is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

铁包装· 2021

Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装

by Genki Forest

Client: Genki Forest (Beijing) Food Technology Group Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装

《燃茶》是一款瓶装茶饮料的包装设计。瓶身采用PET材质，这是一种轻盈、透明且抗冲击的塑料。标签以黑白为主色调，正面饰有金色火焰标识，使产品在琳琅满目的货架上更为醒目。品牌名称采用中国古代隶书风格书写的字体。瓶身宽66毫米、高220毫米，腰部内收便于握持，环形底座增强了稳定性。背景色则用以区分不同口味。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Burning Tea 饮料瓶包装因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The golden "flame" of the bottle is clear at a glance, which is highlighted in numerous product containers, leaving a deep impression on consumers. The word "burning" is structured in a solid and straight way. By referencing the charm of ancient Chinese official script, the unique tip of the pen is added in the stroke processing. On the one hand, "burning" means burning and igniting, which can be associated with burning fat. On the other hand, borrowing the metaphysical Japanese culture that young people are familiar with implies the spirit of being positive and striving hard.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 66mm x Height 220mm
Tags: Branding, Packaging, bottle, 3D, water
Production Technology: The products are packaged in PET, which means that the bottle contains a plastic material called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET for short. PET is a polymer produced by the combination of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. PET plastic has the characteristics of light weight, high transparency and impact resistance.PET bottles has low environmental pollution and energy consumption, so it gradually replaces traditional packaging materials with the rising awareness of environmental protection.
Design Challenge: In the actual operation is happening. We have noticed that it is important to make products be clear at a glance when placing them on the miscellaneous shelves. To solve that we have adopted stimulating colors to draw intentions of consumers. We have also acknowledged the guiding functions of the general consumers colour recognition. We picked the quietly elegant colours such as large areas of black and white, given consumers a simple but fashion impression.
Research: We conducted surveys both online and offline for the importance of sugar free and the consumers' preference of aesthetics in designs after the preliminary stage. Each question were designed to test out our design or unique product features against real competitors in the market side by side, thus be more grounded in our analysis and results. We have more confidence to have science back up our product and packaging design.
Inspiration: Influenced by the concept of balance between yin and yang in "I Ching", a classic masterpiece of dialectical philosophy in ancient China, the overall design style of burning tea boldly breaks through the previous beverage packaging design in the market. The label of tea burning bottles is mainly composed of self-designed characters such as "burning" and taste patterns. As a visual symbol, the golden "flame" of the bottle is clear at a glance, which is highlighted in numerous product containers, leaving a deep impression on consumers.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2017.
Operation Flow: The burning tea bottle is slender, the design that "make the waistline inside" makes the bottle more convenient to hold. The pinstripe design of the bottle shoulder increases the traditional tea feeling, and the annular base at the bottom of the bottle makes the whole bottle more stable. The burning tea series not only prompts the taste through delicate pictures but also allows consumers to distinguish quickly through the change of bottle body background color. For example, the color of strawberry is selected for the burning tea with strawberry jasmine flavor.
Team Members: Xiaochen Liu
Chu Xu
Image Credits: Xiaochen Liu