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PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Beverage - Alcoholic
Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Mountain Dew Hard Dew 2024

Channeling the iconic Mtn Dew energy, the designers set the sights on a new adult oriented avatar that could extend the attitude to Hard Dew. The lively U.S. design took inspiration from biker tattoos, a jumping off point for the Asia-Pacific design, which landed on another popular tattoo design: dragons. In bright blue and glimmering green, the fierce, fantastical creature helped add some fire to the new ready to drink alcoholic beverage. For passionate Dew drinkers with a taste for fun, designers redefined the meaning of Do the Dew by giving adults the chance to say hard yes to Hard Dew.

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Edmund Lim
Packaging Design
Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Courage 2.0

The power of minimalism: stripping back to essentials. The use of clean lines, ample white space, and subtle typography creates a sense of clinical authority while enhancing legibility. A clutter-free layout allows key information to stand out: active ingredients, scientific benefits, and dermatological endorsements, fostering trust and clarity. Maximizing color dynamism: a new approach to vibrancy. The design packaging leverages fully maximized, dynamic, and vibrant colors while maintaining scientific credibility. Deep, rich tones such as navy or emerald convey dermatological expert.

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Menghao Zeng
Dried Fruit Packaging
Monday, 21 October 2024

Gushu Jinzhu

Inspired by ancient wild longan trees, this design blends Eastern heritage with modern sustainability. The Heaven-Earth box showcases gold-foiled tree rings and Loong scale patterns, with engraved Twin Loong motifs. Inside, a vintage craft poster and Song Dynasty teacup pair with 4 reusable acrylic jars. By reimagining heritage elements like Celadon ceramics and Loong symbolism into modular reusable systems, the packaging balances aesthetics with circular design principles.

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Suzhou SoFeng Design Co.,Ltd.
Fragrance Packaging
Sunday, 20 October 2024

Whispers of Ink

Whispers of Ink fragrance series includes scented candles, travel incense sticks and plaster diffuser stones, all of which are carefully crafted with traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage techniques. The packaging design incorporates the magnolia book element, with branches and leaves taken from the magnolia in Jiangnan gardens, and the flower shape is transformed into an open book page, creating a book with fragrance environment.

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Menghao Zeng
Archival Collection Case
Saturday, 19 October 2024

Menhao Tea

Inspired by 19th-century botanical archives, this system reengineers tea evaluation through scientific visualization. A biological phylogenetic tree maps six tea categories with craft-tea terroir coordinates, processing timelines, and flavor matrices, establishing an academic archival framework. The archival case employs bronze hot foil stamping for botanical motifs and silver parameter indicators, while the cotton cord closure system recreates document retrieval rituals. Tactile interaction enhances historical research dimensions.

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PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Beverage
Friday, 18 October 2024

Pepsi Smart Can

In a world where digital noise can be overwhelming, the Pepsi Smart Can emerges as a refreshing innovation. As the first of its kind, the Pepsi Smart Can invites a new generation, those thirsty for more, to explore unique experiences. Initially conceived to celebrate the launch of the global Pepsi redesign, the Global Beverage team developed a unique, always-on platform that sets the stage for the future of interactive storytelling.

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