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Pepsi X SHFW Beverage by PepsiCo Design and Innovation Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design

PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Pepsi X SHFW Beverage by PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

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.

More About Pepsi X SHFW Beverage

Pepsi X SHFW is a limited edition beverage can created for Shanghai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 and released in China. The can is part of a wider visual identity system developed for the same event. The season theme of Sensation and Source guides the design and reflects the exploration of different perspectives. Shapes inspired by organic and glass elements are combined within a dimensional space. The result links the Pepsi Black brand spirit with the diverse work of the fashion designers presented at the event.

About PepsiCo Design & Innovation

PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with over $65 billion in net revenue in 2012 and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands.

Award Record

With this recognition, PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation is a winner of 91 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2020 - 2021 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Pepsi X SHFW Beverage
Function
Beverage
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Midnight Blue and Light Sea Green
Images
4

The Recognition

Laureate
PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Country
United States of America
Brand
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#118931

Design Details

Unique Properties
For more than five years, PepsiCo Design and Innovation has been a key partner at Shanghai Fashion Week. To celebrate the latest designers creations for Spring/Summer 2020, the design team created this years SHFW VIS as well as a limited edition can, available in China, that embodies the seasons key theme of Sensation and Source.
Inspiration
The inspirational mantra for the Spring/Summer 2020 Shanghai Fashion Week is Exploration of infinite possibilities through different perspectives. Pepsi Blacks brand spirit of Dare to Black embodies a brand spirit that reflects this theme, encouraging consumers to release their inner passions and create their own multi-dimensional interpretations of fashion. For the Spring/Summer 2020 Shanghai Fashion Week visual identity, the design team created a system that celebrates the power of diversity, drawing from multiple sources and sensations as a means of self-expression and creation.

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