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

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝 by Huashuang Liu and Jingzhang Xiao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 包裝設計 Competition Category.

銀包裝· 2021

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝

by Huashuang Liu and Jingzhang Xiao

Client: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 包裝 Category

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The Design

About Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝

夢之藍M6 Plus採用奢華設計，體現現代美學。藍色瓶身，金色標籤，滴水裝飾，低調奢華，帶出國際品味。需要“Dream Drop”作為創意的原點，以水滴瓶和水晶蓋作為造型符號。結構自然，從上到下過渡平滑。隨著技術的創新和材質的更高檔質感，品質也得到了很大的提升。此設計集造型、色彩、工藝和人體工學功能於一體。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Dream of the Blue M6 Plus 白酒包裝是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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.