Bronze Packaging Design · 2022
Alabear Gift Box
by Mao Ming
- A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Packaging Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
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About Alabear Gift Box
Alabear is a gift box designed for the Chinese New Year of the Year of the Ox. The name comes from the Ningbo dialect, in which ala means our, so Alabear means our little bear. A bear mascot is the main design element, combined with images of the ox and the God of Wealth. The box measures 30 by 30 by 22 centimetres and holds red envelopes, spring couplets and a commemorative coin. The box is made of special paper, printed in CMYK with a red spot colour, and finished with bronzing and embossing.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The project is a gift box designed for the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox. The project uses the bear mascot as the main design element, combined with the image of the ox (in China, the year of the ox corresponds to 2021) and the image of the God of Wealth, designed red envelopes, spring couplets and other gifts for Chinese New Year. The content of this gift box is required for Chinese New Year. The project was welcomed by the local people and played a role in tourism promotion.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Size: 30cmx30cmx22cm
- Tags
- Zodiac Ox, Little Bear, God of Wealth, Chinese New Year, Spring Festival Couplets, Gift Box
- Production Technology
- Printing color: CMKYK+ spot color (red)
Process: bronzing, bulging.
Material: special paper - Design Challenge
- In the project, the combination of the bear mascot and the Spring Festival elements is the focus.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2020 and will be completed in January 2021. It will be put on the market in February 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The New Year gift box is used to present New Year gifts. The items include packaging design, red envelope design, spring couplet design and commemorative coin design.
- Research
- The project designed a gift box suitable for Chinese New Year by studying the elements of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, the God of Wealth, and the Spring Festival couplets, combined with the shape of the bear mascot.
- Inspiration
- Alabear's name comes from the Ningbo dialect "ala" means "our". Alabear means "our little bear". In China, the year of the ox corresponds to 2021. The god of wealth is a popular god. In the New Year, children will receive red envelopes and Spring Festival couplets will be posted on the door of the house. The project is based on the bear mascot as the main design element, combined with the image of the cow and the god of wealth to design a gift for the Chinese New Year.