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Fanttik Packaging by Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd. Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Packaging Design
Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd. acknowledged for packaging design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Fanttik Packaging by Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd., designed for Shenzhen lightcone design Co., Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Fanttik Packaging
Fanttik is a packaging design for a series of consumer electronics and outdoor tools. The packaging uses a minimalist form and a rigorous layout, with the brand name placed at the visual center. Product models and function identifiers appear above the brand name, while the brand slogan is placed below, creating a clear information hierarchy. Matte black cardstock paper is combined with gold foil stamping and glossy coating, forming a restrained contrast of textures. The intent is to give practical tools a calm and professional image and to support brand recognition.
About Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd.
LCX Brand is a premium project team oflightcone design Co., Ltd Its members Haoyun Yang and Qi Chen are also the initiators of this brand design project team. The company mainly serves medium and large-sized cross-border e-commerce enterprises in China, providing global visual solutions for overseas-bound brands, and helping them transcend cultural barriers to deliver emotional resonance worldwide.
Award Record
With this recognition, Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd. is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2025 - 2026 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/179049
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179049
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179049
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/374264
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.lcxone.com/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fanttik Packaging
- Function
- Packaging
- Category
- Packaging Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Black, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shenzhen lightcone design Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shenzhen Lightcone Design Co., Ltd.
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179049
Credits
- Team
- Haoyun Yang, Qi Chen
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The packaging is tailored for Fanttik, a brand focusing on consumer electronics or outdoor tools. Its minimalist, rational design language conveys professionalism and technological sophistication. The packaging replaces traditional decorations with the brand name, product models, and performance specifications, and boasts a clear information hierarchy and a clean layout, creating a recognizable product image and improving brand recognition. Black accented with gold presents an upscale aesthetic.
- Inspiration
- The packaging draws inspiration from the minimalist aesthetics of high end industrial design and the understated color palette of luxury packaging. It is built upon a foundation of a clean, minimalist form and a rigorous layout, complemented by a classic color scheme of black and gold, highlighting the brand philosophy that even household tools can embody elevated aesthetics.
- Research
- Against the backdrop of a consumption upgrade in the tool market and an aesthetic awakening in high end manufacturing, consumer demands have shifted from basic functionality toward a blend of practicality, aesthetic appeal, and emotional connection. The packaging breaks the stereotype of tools being merely cheap and practical through its minimalist form, rigorous layout, upscale colorway, and refined craftsmanship. It conveys the idea that professional tools can also embody a quality lifestyle.
- Challenge
- A big challenge was achieving a premium finish. After multiple testing rounds, the design team has ultimately selected matte black cardstock paper paired with gold foil stamping and UV coating, creating a sharp contrast between glossy gold and matte black for refined elegance. Balancing visual consistency and clear identification also posed a challenge. The packaging employs a consistent color scheme and layout, with distinct text showing the product models, ensuring efficiency and orderliness.
- Realization and Technology
- The packaging employs matte black cardstock paper to create a calm, professional atmosphere, while the brand logo and key product features are accentuated through gold foil stamping and glossy finishing. This leads to a restrained texture contrast, suggesting an upscale position and avoiding frills. With its smooth touch and layered luster, the packaging improves brand recognition in both visual and tactile ways, embodying the reliability, durability, and exquisite craftsmanship of the products.
- Operation and Interaction
- The packaging takes the brand name as the key visual element, anchoring it at the visual center to improve brand recognition and ensure visual consistency across the product series. The product models and function identifiers are positioned above the brand name, while the brand slogan is placed below, establishing a clear information hierarchy. This layout aligns with the natural top to bottom reading pattern, creating a distinctive visual style and enabling efficient information communication.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was initiated in the United States in December 2020 and officially launched in North America in May 2021. It subsequently debuted in Europe in December of the same year and entered the Chinese market in October 2024. Throughout this process, the packaging design underwent three rounds of refinement, with the current version being the third generation universal design released globally in December 2024.
- Specifications
- product dimensions, 360 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm
- Keywords
- Packaging Design for the Product Series, Brand Recognition, Minimalism, Premium Quality and Upscale Position, Black and Gold, Rigorous Layout
