Press Release
A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Hopapops Healthy Snack Food by Angela Spindler
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Angela Spindler for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for Hopapops Healthy Snack Food by Angela Spindler, designed for Depot Creative. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Hopapops Healthy Snack Food
Project tasks: Naming, brand creation and packaging design for popped water lily seeds, targeted at US consumers. The challenge was how to grab a market that hasn’t necessarily heard of the key ingredient, water lily seeds. The solution, to focus on shelf shout, simple information hierarchy and prominent ingredient visuals. The illustration, which makes up both the front and back of the packaging, drives home the product and flavor variant. The uneven nature of the Hopapops brand mark typography adds a cheeky bounce to the packs, complimenting the fun tone of voice created for the brand.
About Angela Spindler
Depot Principal Director Angela Spindler demonstrated an affinity for the unboxing experience from an early age. She kept all of her childhood toys in their original packaging to have a full brand moment every time she decided to play. During her 38 years in the design business, she has notched up almost 75,000 hours of design across four countries: England, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. She founded Depot in 2002, and her meticulous commitment to excellence has never wavered. On top of a busy schedule of client work, Angela has managed to gain a Master’s Degree in design from the College of Fine Art, Sydney.
Award Record
With this recognition, Angela Spindler is a winner of 10 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Packaging Design Award
The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. Awarded packaging designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/101038
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/101038
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!101038
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/128015
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.wearedepot.com.au/portfolio/hopapops/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hopapops Healthy Snack Food
- Function
- Healthy Snack Food
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Chocolate, Goldenrod and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Depot Creative
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Angela Spindler
- Country
- Australia
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #101038
Credits
- Team
- Angela Spindler - Creative Director/Designer, Anneke Decker - Finished Artist/Retoucher and Anna Makarova - Illustrator
- Image Credits
- Illustrator: Anna Makarova
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The founders of this snack startup asked us to name, brand and package their version of popped water lily seeds, targeted at US consumers. The main challenge was how to grab a market that likely hasn’t even heard of eating the main ingredient, water lily seeds, at all? First up, we chose to focus on shelf shout, simple information hierarchy and strong ingredient visuals.
- Inspiration
- The focal point of the packaging is the coloured circle in the middle, which houses the brand mark and all need-to-know info. The uneven nature of the typography lends a cheeky bounce, which complements the Hopapops brand name and fun tone of voice we created. The illustration, which makes up the main part of the packaging, drives home the flavour variant. A nutritionally dense product, gave reason to fill the entire face of the pack with product, and is a nod to how filling it is.
- Research
- This product was relatively unknown so we decided to cover the entire pack with the product. We wanted consumers to understand the product's texture, shape and size immediately. We knew the target audience wanted flavour experiences and wanted to communicate seasoning rather than strong flavours hence the pieces of fruit/vegetable just poking through the puffed seeds. We developed a fun tone of voice for the brand while singing its health credentials.
- Challenge
- The timeline! We had to research, name and develop the brand / packaging and all the assets in 4 months ready for the product launch at a major US Trade Show.
- Realization and Technology
- Pouches produced digitally for initial short production run. Thereafter gravure. CMYK, plus x2 spot colours per pouch with Spot UV gloss
- Operation and Interaction
- This is a snack brand, the 1.oz version is designed for one while the 2.3 oz is designed as a family or share pack.
- Project Duration and Location
- The projected commenced in March 2019, finished in September 2019. All work was generated in Sydney for a launch in the USA.
- Specifications
- Flow wrap packaging, digitally printed in US. Two pack sizes 1oz and 2.3 oz, printed CMYK. Offset versions printed CMYK, plus matt/spot UV Varnish. Material size 11 inches x 8 inches and 15 inches x 11 inches. 10 SKU's in total.
- Keywords
- Superfood, Healthy Snack Packaging, Packaging, Pouch Packaging, Superfood Snack Food Packaging, Branding and Packaging, Logo Design, Illustration
