Press Release
Argan Life Skincare by Angela Spindler Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Angela Spindler acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Argan Life Skincare by Angela Spindler, designed for Depot Creative, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Argan Life Skincare
The designer was commissioned to develop sustainable packaging for a mixed range of hair and skincare products. The project challenge was to use one size of packaging for three different-sized products. This required some clever internal cardboard engineering to support the products inside the single-size tube. The cardboard tubes were printed offset with black plus two spot colors, a spot UV varnish, and all over satin aqueous varnish. The lid labels were printed in two colors on a self-adhesive stock.
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 16 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/packaging
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/150327
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150327
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150327
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/128015
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Argan Life Skincare
- Function
- Skincare
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Medium Purple, Rebecca Purple, Dark Slate Blue, Slate Gray and Sandy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Depot Creative
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Angela Spindler
- Country
- Australia
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150327
Credits
- Team
- Designer/Creative Director
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- We were commissioned to develop sustainable packaging for a mixed range of hair and skincare products. The challenge was that all products were different in size but the final packaging could only be a single size. This required some clever internal cardboard engineering to support the products inside the single size tube.
- Inspiration
- As the product heralds from Morocco we took inspiration from the familiar geometric tile patterns. This gave us a strong graphic pattern with which to work and echo across the range for strong pack architecture. The soft colour palatte is a nod to the parched colourful Moroccan buildings. Each lid is secured by an adhesive sticker.
- Challenge
- Securing a simple, cost effective variable insert.
- Realization and Technology
- The single size tube for x3 different sized products was made to work for economical reasons. This was a very small run project so production efficiencies were essential.
- Operation and Interaction
- Simple cardboard tubes sealed with a top sticker.
- Project Duration and Location
- 3 months in design and 2 months in production.
- Specifications
- The cardboard tubes were printed offset with x2 spot colours plus black, plus spot UV gloss and an allover aqueous satin varnish. Internal mechanics diecut only. Labels printed 2 colour with allover satin aqueous varnish. Printed in China.
- Keywords
- Skincare packaging, Cardboard engineering, Tube packaging design, Clever packaging design
