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Bold Brands Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Baltija Chocolate Collection Confectionery Packaging in Packaging Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Bold Brands for packaging design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Baltija Chocolate Collection Confectionery Packaging by Bold Brands 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.

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 Baltija Chocolate Collection Confectionery Packaging

Baltija is a packaging series for a chocolate collection sold in the Baltic region. The name comes from the Lithuanian word for the Baltic Sea, which inspired the design. A lighthouse and a sea scene are illustrated in a classic Victorian style, with wavy forms that suggest the movement of water. No national symbols are used, so the packaging represents the whole region rather than one country. A deep greenish blue tone adds a refined look. The boxes and envelopes are made of paper, printed by offset, and finished with matte varnish and copper foil details.

Award Record

This recognition makes Bold Brands a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 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
Baltija Chocolate Collection Confectionery Packaging
Function
Confectionery Packaging
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Teal, Dark Gray, Dark Cyan and Cadet Blue
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Bold Brands
Country
Lithuania
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#122959

Credits

Team
Motiejus Gaigalas, Vytenis Petrusevicius, Vytenis Petrusevicius, Zydrunas Slajus and Zydrunas Slajus
Image Credits
Photography: Motiejus Gaigalas, Zydrunas Slajus

Design Details

Unique Properties
All countries that are bound to baltic sea are unique in their own way. That is why no specific graphic elements were used that would indicate on country or another. Design was thought to be as timeless as possible so classic victorian style illustration were created. This style is full of wavy and dynamic forms that resembles sea movement and volatility. Background contains unique sea scenery together with lighthouse in the foreground connecting it all together.
Inspiration
Confectionery name Baltija came from name of the Baltic Sea in lithuanian. The sea was the main inspiration of this project. It is neighbouring 8 countries, which are all different. Sea is calm and do not carry its own identity as such. That is why the lighthouse was selected as the main symbol of the packaging. Sea also was the inspiration when picking colour. Deep greenish blue colour gave vibrance and luxury feel letting it stand out in the context of confectionery packaging all over the balt
Research
One of the most important task was to determine the consumer of the product. Research revealed that oftentimes it is bought as a souvenir from the baltic region. This gave an insight that it should not be associated with one country and it also should communicate the Baltic sea more than box contents. Appearance is really important part of package which is intended to be the gift. Extreme attentions was given to details as well as overall package aesthetics to trigger positive emotion to the end user.
Challenge
Biggest challenge was to find symbol that would be unifying throughout the Baltic region, find the target audience and how the product is consumed. With this criteria in mind big challenge was to pick the right subtle and yet luxury style for the graphics which would also has to be timeless and very different from the competition.
Realization and Technology
All packagings were printed with offset technology, enriched with matte varnish and copper foil elements.
Operation and Interaction
Three separate packages were created for this product line. One of the boxes containing more than fifty candies plastic usage was reduced and paper separations were introduced. Fifteen candy box was decorated with uncommon type of cover giving overall packaging more elegance. To extend same visual experience chocolate bar was packed in carton envelope containing the same graphics.
Project Duration and Location
This project started in January 2020 February and finished 2020 May
Specifications
All boxes and envelopes was made from paper, offset printing with matte varnish and copper foil elements.
Keywords
Baltija, Chocolate collection. Chocolate, Chocolate packaging

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