Press Release
Blackandgold Shanghai Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Nongfu Spring Mix Milk Tea in Packaging Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Blackandgold Shanghai for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Nongfu Spring Mix Milk Tea by Blackandgold Shanghai, designed for Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., 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 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 assessed 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 Nongfu Spring Mix Milk Tea
Nongfu Spring Mix is a limited gift box created for milk tea sold through online stores. The box is shaped as a red tiger face to mark the Chinese Year of the Tiger. The eyes of the tiger are replaced by whirl shapes taken from the inner pack, which refer to the mixing of real milk and tea. When the box is held, the hands of the consumer sit right above the tiger face, which creates a playful interaction. The concept is based on a well known Chinese nursery rhyme about beating a tiger. The box is made of paper with gloss lamination.
About Blackandgold Shanghai
Based in Paris, Shanghai and New York, we have been working for 30 years to develop strong brands, with high standards and passion. But also with a certain amount of hindsight and humility. With us, jargon is prohibited. Certainties too. It is this constantly renewed curiosity, this duty of candor and this desire to understand that drives the daily life of the agency, from our approach to trends to that of your briefs. In China, we work with big international and local clients.
Award Record
This recognition makes Blackandgold Shanghai a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2021 - 2022 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/133918
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/133918
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!133918
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/310277
Media Contact
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nongfu Spring Mix Milk Tea
- Function
- Milk Tea
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Crimson, Maroon, Midnight Blue, Peru and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Blackandgold Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #133918
Credits
- Team
- Yang LI, Jinpei ZHENG, Lei ZHANG and Xincheng ZHUANG
- Image Credits
- All photos credits to blackandgold Shanghai, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- 2022 is tear of the tiger in China. During Chinese new year, most of products are turning red and have new year greetings or traditional patterns on packaging. It is the safest and acceptable way to do it but lacks surprise and creativity. As e-commerce exclusive packaging, the business goal is to attract young consumers and create a buzz on social media, so the team breaks the conventional design language and use a dramatic way to establish the link between packaging and the year of tiger. The idea is based on a well-known Chinese nursery rhyme which is easier to be remembered and spread among consumers. The product feature is also well combined with tiger.
- Inspiration
- The essence of this brand is "mix". In Chinese, it means "da". For the brand, "da" is the process of mixing real milk and tea together, but the most common meaning of "da" is "beat". It happened that one catchy Chinese nursery rhyme "beat the tiger" includes brand name "da" and Chinese new year zodiac "tiger", so it becomes the inspiration of the design. The whirl is the brand equity taken from the inner pack which communicates the technique behind. In addition, the whirl is often used for expressing dizziness. In order to fit the happy occasion, the packaging is the red tiger face, while its eyes are replaced with whirls.
- Research
- Based on personal experience and desk research on Chinese new year packaging design, the team found out the basic design principles of packaging such as red and gold, blessing copy, traditional pattern, etc. However, unlike dairy or alcohol that are usually purchased for gifting when visiting relatives and friends, milk tea is often purchased for pleasing themselves. Instead of using conventional elements, it is possible to make the packaging fun and unique, which can bring humour and creativity to consumers.
- Challenge
- The main challenge is to find the link between products and tiger. The combination between the word "da" and tiger forms a Chinese nursery rhyme "beat the tiger". This nursery rhyme is well-known in China, and it has the potential to create a buzz in market.
- Realization and Technology
- The box is made of paper with gloss lamination
- Operation and Interaction
- The overall design of the box is based on tiger head to express that it is the packaging created for the year of tiger. The eyes of the tiger are replaced by whirl. When consumers are holding the box, their fists are right above the tiger, which can create the interaction between consumers and packaging. Compared with traditional Chinese new year packaging, this packaging is fun and outstanding.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Oct, 2021 and the product will be launched in Feb, 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 213mm x Depth 141 mm x Height 169mm
- Keywords
- packaging, milk tea, China, e-commerce, tiger, Chinese new year
