Press Release
Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package by Chunyang Wang Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Chunyang Wang honored for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package by Chunyang Wang, designed for Qiangyuanzao, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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 evaluated 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 Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package
Zao from Xinghua Village is a packaging design for Chinese liquor. The illustrated main pattern shows the process of growing wheat and turning it into liquor. The Chinese character for the series name is combined with European Gothic letterforms. Slender lines and decorative patterns link tradition with modern design. The label uses a silver pressed process with fine lines, and the box uses UV dark lines that can be felt by touch. The transparent bottle shows the clear color of the liquor. The design aims to present Chinese liquor to younger people and to people of different cultures.
Award Record
Chunyang Wang is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2022 - 2023 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. 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/151010
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151010
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151010
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/157763
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Zao from Xinghua Village Liquor Package
- Function
- Liquor Package
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Silver, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Qiangyuanzao
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chunyang Wang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #151010
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Although it is a local liquor, the design still incorporates a lot of modern design elements.The process of growing wheat into liquor was drawn as the main pattern for packaging in illustrations.The word "造" is the name of the wine series. We have blended the Chinese word "造" with the European Gothic. The slender lines reflect the meticulous taste for taste. The decorative patterns allow users to travel between ancient and modern times.
- Inspiration
- Xinghua Village is a famous liquor production area in China and has a long history of liquor culture.Brewing began here as early as 1,500 years ago.But with the times change, Chinese young people begin to accept fast-food liquor.This Xinghua Village liquor packaging design is aimed at young people.Combining modern design forms to give Chinese liquor a new visual image. A form of packaging design that is acceptable to people of different cultures.
- Research
- Modern young people don't know much about Chinese liquor culture. Through studying, we can inject some freshness into traditional liquor culture and inherit the liquor culture through transformation. Let more young people know about Chinese baijiu (Chinese liquor). Through the design research, the packaging design has an international identity, so that people from different cultural backgrounds can be close to Chinese liquor.
- Challenge
- How to balance the relationship between the visual design of Chinese local liquor culture and the popular visual design under the international perspective. It is necessary for this work to be accepted by Chinese young people, but also to be liked by foreign friends.
- Realization and Technology
- The production technology is mainly reflected in the printing process:Sliver pressed process with fine lines on the liquor label. The box is made of UV dark lines at a low cost, which meets the tactile needs that cannot be seen but can be touched.
- Operation and Interaction
- When holding the bottle, the arc of the bottle is fused with the shape of the hand.You can feel the texture of the printing process by touching it carefully.The transparent bottle embodies the pure color of the liquor.These visual and tactile sensations amplify the drinking sensation. Also upgrade the user experience.
- Project Duration and Location
- Designed in Hangzhou in September 2021. The product will be produced in Shanxi Xinghua Village in 2021
- Keywords
- Liquor Culture, Xinghua Village Liquor Culture Protection, Tradition and Modernity
