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Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design Goes to Mingren Soda Water Packaging by Unknown Brand
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Unknown Brand for packaging design
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mingren Soda Water Packaging by Unknown Brand, designed for Jiaozuo Mingren Natural Medicine Co., Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 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 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.
More About Mingren Soda Water Packaging
Mingren Soda Water is a packaging design for a soda water made with Chinese herbs and natural plant extracts. The bottle is made from transparent PET, which shows the clarity of the drink and provides structural strength. Realistic images of raw ingredients such as ginseng and Dendrobium serve as visual focal points. The product name is set in calligraphic grids, while the tagline and product details are arranged vertically in reference to ancient medical manuscripts. Green and brown tones drawn from the herbs create a calm and natural impression.
About Unknown Brand
UNKNOWN BRAND An integrated marketing design agency dedicated to realizing the commercial value for clients From the perspective of business development, we provide clients with strategic consulting, design and integrated marketing services to empower enterprise growth and facilitate business implementation We have served over 2,000 well-known domestic and international clients, including but not limited to Retail: Over 30 retail enterprises such as Yonghui Superstores, Pang Donglai, Xinyonglou Department Store, Tianhong Department Store, Xinhua Du Department Store, Hubei Huangshang Group, Ant Alliance, etc Brands: Maoren, JIMuwang, Shuangqiang, Huahai Shunda, Koukoumiao, Bailufen, etc.
Award Record
With this recognition, Unknown Brand 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/178600
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/178600
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!178600
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/376499
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mingren Soda Water Packaging
- Function
- Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Linen, Sea Green, Silver, Light Gray and Dark Khaki
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jiaozuo Mingren Natural Medicine Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Unknown Brand
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #178600
Credits
- Team
- Dong Cheng, Wenzhe Zheng, Yifan Chen and Qianwen Fang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The packaging centers on Chinese herbs and natural plant extracts, highlighting the pure, professional positioning of the product as Chinese herbal regimen. Realistic images of raw ingredients such as ginseng and Dendrobium serve as visual focal points, conveying a natural and trustworthy product image and making it more compelling to consumers. Texts stressed with calligraphic grids and arranged vertically like ancient medical manuscripts reinforce Chinese regimen aesthetic.
- Inspiration
- Drawing on the homology of food and medicine, traditional herbs like ginseng and Dendrobium are added into the modern soda water. To highlight this feature, realistic images of raw ingredients are used as visual focal points to show the natural ingredients and health benefits of the product, fostering consumer trust. The color palette, green and brown tones drawn from the herbs, creates a gentle, natural impression that speaks to holistic wellbeing.
- Research
- In a market where beverage packaging often prioritizes function presentation or visual impact, this packaging centers on overall ambiance creation, using organic aesthetics to create a distinctive identity. Realistic images of raw ingredients are used to highlight the natural plant extract qualities of the product. The product name is stressed with calligraphic grids. Together with vertical text layouts and a natural color scheme, they create a distinctive Chinese regimen aesthetic.
- Challenge
- The key challenge was balancing stylistic expression with functional layout, avoiding information overload that could create visual clutter or disrupt comprehension. This was achieved by positioning ingredient images and the product name in calligraphic grids as visual anchors, layering secondary information, and separating content with background color blocks to create a clear reading hierarchy. Repeated refinement through 1:1 prototypes and shelf testing balances aesthetics and practicality.
- Realization and Technology
- The bottle is made from transparent PET, which highlights the purity of the product while providing strong structural strength. The images are printed using PET hot stamping with CMYK and spot color printing, featuring localized gold foil and matte finishes to enrich the visual and tactile experience.
- Operation and Interaction
- The layout uses a framed window approach, where large color blocks anchor the visual focus. This highlights raw ingredients while keeping key information clear, achieving overall visual balance. The product name is stressed with calligraphic grids, while the tagline and selling points are arranged vertically referencing ancient medical manuscripts and presented in light tones and small fonts beneath the images to create a clear visual hierarchy and a blend of traditional and modern aesthetics.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Fuzhou in September 2025, with its design completed there in October 2025. It went into production in Henan in November 2025.
- Specifications
- product dimensions, 76.5 mm x 163 mm x 42.5 mm
- Keywords
- Soda Water Packaging, Chinese Regimen, Natural Herbs, Calligraphy Grid, Realistic Style
