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Haijun Shen Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Luzhou Laojiao 1915 Chinese Baijiu in Packaging Design

Haijun Shen recognized 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/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for Luzhou Laojiao 1915 Chinese Baijiu by Haijun Shen, designed for DIGA Creative design. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed 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.

About Luzhou Laojiao 1915 Chinese Baijiu

Luzhou Laojiao 1915 is packaging for a Chinese baijiu spirit. The bottle is shaped like a sailing boat, and the visual symbols are refined from the Jiangyang map of Luzhou. The curved form refers to the flowing liquid inside and gives a comfortable feel in the hand. The bottle is made of glass with sprayed color and an applied brand mark. The box is finished with bronzing, embossing and an applied brand mark. The package measures 58 by 158 by 350 millimeters. The aim is a light and luxurious look for drinkers aged 30 to 40, with a modern high-end feeling that keeps the traditional character.

Award Record

Haijun Shen is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition 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
Luzhou Laojiao 1915 Chinese Baijiu
Function
Chinese Baijiu
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Sienna, Tan, Saddle Brown, Gray and Rosy Brown
Images
5
Client
DIGA Creative design

The Recognition

Laureate
Haijun Shen
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#121290

Credits

Team
manling Lin

Design Details

Unique Properties
Luzhou Laojiao introduced a new product, ChineseBaijiu, which not only declares its brand value, but also develops a kind of light and luxurious ChineseBaijiu suitable for people aged 30 to 40 in the traditional old market.
Inspiration
The bottle is shaped like a sailing boat, and the visual symbols are modernly refined from Luzhou Laojiao Jiangyang map. The logo of the sailing boat implies the new route of Luzhou Laojiao, riding the wind and waves; the graceful arc of the overall bottle shape is due to the flowing wine body of Luzhou Laojiao. Overall it gives people brisk, comfortable and vitality .
Research
Excavate the regional resources features of Luzhou where the brand is located, excavate the bottle-shaped features of each product stage of the brand, design the development trend of expression techniques, and investigate the aesthetic tendency of middle-aged people today. Through reading documents, investigation reports and on-the-spot investigation, the preparatory work for the above-mentioned preliminary design work has been completed
Challenge
To express the feeling of modern high-end without losing the flavor of traditional LU ZHOU LAO JIAO CO., LTD company. Limited company, we must strike a balance. Due to the narrow line of the bottle mouth, the final process realization needs a lot of communication with the factory.
Realization and Technology
Box: affixed brand, bronzing, embossing, bottle: glass bottle, spray color, affixed brand
Operation and Interaction
Different bottle design can stand out from the crowd. The treatment of radian is not only beautiful, but also provides consumers with a comfortable hand feeling
Project Duration and Location
The project was launched in Shenzhen in May 2020 and is expected to be completed in May 2021
Keywords
Jiangyang map,Luxury ChineseBaijiu,sailboat

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