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Bronze A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Chilled Milk Packaging by Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka
Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka of Fudesign recognized for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for Chilled Milk Packaging by Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka of Fudesign, designed for Meiji China Investment Co.,Ltd.. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
About Chilled Milk Packaging
Targeting young Chinese women, a premium strawberry milk inspired by Japanese recipes has been launched to evoke nostalgia. Made with 50% raw milk, it offers a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity for those aged 20-39. The product features stylish, portable packaging that leverages Japanese brand trust. Its design, with a white background and realistic strawberry illustrations, aims to provide a serene strawberry field experience, embodying freshness and luxury.
About Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka
Shanghai no problem bland design co.ltd established in 2017, based in Shanghai. This is a total branding company based on graphic design. Job contents include brand logo design, packaging design, store design, and character design. The company concept is to pursue the essence of design and provide the most suitable design to the client. The CEO, Kazuo Fukushima, is Japanese. He has worked in Japan for 8 years and Shanghai for 13 years. He provides designs for global companies in China.
About Fudesign
Graphic design Base, Branding, LOGO, VI, Package design, Character design, Shop design
Award Record
This recognition makes Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka of Fudesign a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2023 - 2024 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/159679
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159679
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159679
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/239915
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.meiji.com.cn
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chilled Milk Packaging
- Function
- Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Firebrick, Light Gray, Silver and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Meiji China Investment Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kazuo Fukushima and Aya Tanaka
- Country
- China
- Brand
- Fudesign
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159679
Credits
- Team
- Kazuo Fukushima, Aya Tanaka and Xu Xuehua
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Zhu Jie
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In response to young Chinese women's preference for strawberry milk, a high-quality product inspired by traditional Japanese recipes has been developed, aiming to stir nostalgia among Japanese consumers. Crafted with 50% raw milk, this fresh, refrigerated flavored milk strikes an ideal balance between sweetness and acidity, specifically targeting women aged 20-39. The project showcases a chic, portable packaging design, capitalizing on the trust placed in Japanese brands to offer a novel and delightful strawberry milk experience.
- Inspiration
- Set against a white background, the design signifies fresh, luxurious milk, characteristic of Japanese quality. Realistic strawberry illustrations, akin to those in children's books, along with strawberry flowers and leaves, enhance the strawberry field theme. This aims to immerse the target audience in the tranquility of enjoying the beverage within a strawberry patch.
- Research
- Analysis of luxury supermarkets where products are sold. Competitive analysis in internet sales. Analysis of consumer in the market. Packaging design analysis of the Japanese market.
- Challenge
- The design showcases a white background, suggesting fresh, rich milk and conveying cleanliness, luxury, and quality typical of Japanese brands. Illustrations of strawberries, rendered with a classic, realistic style reminiscent of children's picture books, are featured. Additionally, illustrations of strawberry flowers and leaves are included to enhance the ambiance of a strawberry field, aiming to transport the target audience to a relaxed state, as though they were enjoying the beverage amidst an actual strawberry patch.
- Realization and Technology
- Under the management of quality strictly, equipment cleaning and machine sterilization has been improved in each step, completely prevented secondary pollution. The expiry date on shelf could be extended due to the ESL(Extended Shelf Life) during the manufacturing process. Changed the method of pouring milk to the cap type. It has been improved to be fresher, cleaner and easier to pour.
- Operation and Interaction
- First, analyze the market and understand the current situation Next, perform target analysis to verify what kind of design consumers want. Third, brand analysis, analyze how it has advantages over competing products. Fourth, develop creative ideas. Fifth, Start the design. Make it an original design. Sixth, sample check, color check, etc. Finally, check the finished product.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2023 in Shanghai and finished in August 2023, and sales started in China in November 2023.
- Specifications
- Surface : matte. bottle material: recyclabled paper Cap material: plastic 900ml: Width 70mm x Depth 70mm x Height 232mm 400ml: Width 70mm x Depth 70mm x Height 140mm
- Keywords
- Chilled Milk, Strawberry flavor, Packaging, Logotype, China, Japan quality, Cow, Carton
