Ying Hua Qing Su Packaging by Jin Zhang Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design

Jin Zhang honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Ying Hua Qing Su Packaging by Jin Zhang, designed for Ying Hua Qing Su, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Regarding Ying Hua Qing Su Packaging

The front of the gift box is covered with cherry blossoms, matching with the landmark buildings in Wuhan, showing the vitality of spring and local characteristics. The swallow with love letter gives the picture romantic emotion, the characters in the 1990s add a sense of retro, highlighting the characteristics of the century old craftsmanship of the brand. The inner box design can be cleverly folded into the shape of cherry blossom, which matches with the blue bottom box of the lake, forming the aesthetic feeling of Cherry Blossom falling on the lake.

About Jin Zhang

Jin Zhang, also known as Sanbu, has been continuously engaged in brand strategy, design, and practice for 15 years. In 2020, he founded the Wuhan Sanbu brand design and also served as the chief designer, He is the most popular design force in central China. He also serves as Vice President of Wuhan Designer Salon, National Member of the Design Committee of the China Packaging Federation, Member of CDS Chinese Designer Salon, and Practical Mentor of Design Majors in Four Universities in China. Jin Zhang excels in creating brand and product packaging designs that combine aesthetic and commercial value by combining cultural and emotional elements to create core differences.

Award Record

With this recognition, Jin Zhang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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/126385
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126385
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126385
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/310228
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.zcool.com.cn/work/ZNTEwMTQ3Njg=.html

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Ying Hua Qing Su Packaging
Function: Packaging
Category: Packaging Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors: White Smoke, Pink, Gainsboro, Steel Blue and Thistle
Images: 5
Client: Ying Hua Qing Su

The Recognition

Laureate: Jin Zhang
Country: China
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #126385

Credits

Team: Ru Jun

Design Details

Unique Properties: The front of the gift box is covered with cherry blossoms, which are matched with landmark buildings in Wuhan, swallows with love letters and characters in the 1990s, showing the vitality of spring, local characteristics and romantic feelings of retro; The design of the inner box can be cleverly folded into the shape of cherry blossom, matching with the blue bottom box of the lake, forming the aesthetic feeling of "Cherry Blossom falling on the lake".
Inspiration: When you see a cherry blossom petal falling on the lake, with breeze, the scenery is charming, which represents the characteristics of Wuhan. The name of the gift box is closely related to cherry blossom. As a companion gift of cherry blossom season in Wuhan, designers hope to integrate this beautiful landscape into the packaging design and keep it forever, so that customers can remember this moment.
Research: In order to create a gift box that can represent the characteristics of cherry blossoms in Wuhan, the designer went to several Cherry Blossom sites in Wuhan to experience and find the real emotional needs of people. The beauty of cherry blossoms is very short-lived, and people hope to keep it forever. Using this idea, the designer applies the beauty of "cherry blossoms falling from Jinghu" to the whole product design, At the same time, Wuhan's characteristic buildings and characters of the 1990s are added to push the city's characteristics and emotional expression to a new height.
Challenge: The biggest difficulty of this packaging lies in the structure of the inner box. How to fold a box into a cherry blossom without glue and nails, and open it is also a cherry blossom. The designer needs to optimize the structure to make the box fold more smoothly to improve the production efficiency. After dozens of experiments, the best effect is finally achieved.
Realization and Technology: Coated paper with gray board, hot Blue Gold
Operation and Interaction: The inner box needs to be opened slowly along the petals to see the flower cake wrapped with tin foil. After eating, the inner box can be folded along the petals for decoration, and the outer box can be used as a storage box.
Project Duration and Location: The design of the project started in February 2021 and will be put on the market in Wuhan, China in late March
Specifications: 396mm * 336mm * 55mm The biggest highlight is that the inner box can be folded and formed without glue and nails, which is more environmentally friendly and healthy. Consumers can also be used as decorations to achieve environmental protection to the greatest extent.
Keywords: Packaging gift box, cherry blossom, Wuhan,Retro, romantic gift box, pastry