Bronze Packaging Design · 2022
Strong Tiger Chinese Baijiu Packaging
by Tiger Pan
- A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Packaging Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Holding Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,989
- Verification code DDDD990B33 · Verify this award
About Strong Tiger Chinese Baijiu Packaging
Strong Tiger is a limited edition packaging design for a Chinese baijiu. The design marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac. The tiger head is drawn in an abstract form, inspired by a samurai helmet from the Warring States period in Japan. Sharp straight lines shape the bottle body and express a firm and unyielding character. The bottle is made of glass, which adds gloss and texture to the surface and sets the product apart from ceramic bottles. A bright color and a clear layout of information help buyers recognize the product from a distance.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Chinese have lots of love for the Zodiac. NiuLanShan is one of China's leading liquor brands. The year 2022 is represented by a Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac, an especially important year, hence, a Year of the Tiger limited edition is launched after Niulanshan - Year of the Ox.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 71.5mm x depth 92.5mm x height 393mm
- Tags
- Chinese Baijiu, Calligraphy, Bottle, High End, Tiger Pan
- Production Technology
- The glass material will differentiate the Chinese Baijiu from its competitive brands, who are normally packed in ceramics. Bottled in glass, the gloss and texture is upgraded on the surface. The strict control of color printing and number results in a good display of product's quality.
- Design Challenge
- The tiger head representing the century-old Erguotou ought to be a spitting image of a samurai returning from war. Using similarities between the helmet and the tiger head, we adapted it into an abstract design.
- Project Duration
- The project lasts 2 months, designed in Shenzhen and produced in Beijing.
- Operation Flow
- How to save consumer's effort to look for an ideal product is the key challenge of this case. A distinctive symbol, a bright color, an explicit layout of info and a unitive serial system of package will help Wellmind to solve the problem, where consumers are able to recognize and pick up the products from far away.
- Research
- The Chinese have lots of love for the Zodiac. NiuLanShan is one of China's leading liquor brands. The year 2022 is represented by a Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac, an especially important year, hence, a Year of the Tiger limited edition is launched after Niulanshan - Year of the Ox. Using similarities between the helmet and the tiger head, we adapted it into an abstract design.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the Takeda Shingen samurai helmet during the Warring States Period in Japan, the tiger head representing the century-old Erguotou ought to be a spitting image of a samurai returning from war. Using similarities between the helmet and the tiger head, we adapted it into an abstract design. The sharp straight line of the body conveys a tough carcass and the uncompromising spirit of a tiger; an unyielding attitude held by NiuLanShan.
- Image Credits
- Image #No 1: Photographer Kelin Tan
Image #No 2: Photographer Kelin Tan
Image #No 3: Photographer Kelin Tan
Image #No 4: Photographer Kelin Tan
Image #No 5: Photographer Kelin Tan