Day of Design

Day of Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 
Golden Seasons Brick Tea Trekker Kit

Menghao Zeng Tea Trekker Kit Packaging Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Golden Seasons Brick

Golden Seasons Brick is a packaging design for compressed Pu-erh tea bricks. The outer sleeve is made of antique-textured specialty paper with debossed seal motifs and gold foil stamping. Inside, a dual-layer drawer box of gold cardstock and grey board holds eighteen gold-foil-wrapped bricks, nine per tray. Anti-shock slots protect the bricks during travel. Each brick weighs four grams, a number that echoes the words for four seasons in Chinese. The trays are replaceable, so the box can be refilled and reused.

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Beidacang Junfei Wine Liquor Packaging

Ji Xing Chuang Yi Liquor Packaging Packaging Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Beidacang Junfei Wine

Beidacang Junfei Wine is a liquor packaging design made of glass and paper. The bottle form follows the five senses design theory and refers to the peach blossom makeup of the Tang dynasty. The bottle cap is shaped like a peach blossom and is decorated with an ancient phoenix hairpin. The outer box takes its form from the cross collar and right lapel of Hanfu dress. A handle is integrated at the collar of the one piece box, so the package is easy to carry. The design links the brand name with historic Chinese clothing.

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West Lake Beer Packaging

China Resources Snow Breweries Packaging Packaging Monday, 7 September 2026

West Lake Beer

West Lake Beer is a packaging design for bottled beer. The design draws on the scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, interpreting the Broken Bridge and Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon as abstract visual symbols. The typography combines seal script with the calligraphy style of the Song Dynasty. The outer box is finished with gold stamping and a matte film for a smooth tactile quality. The bottle is made of high quality green glass, which limits ultraviolet light and helps preserve the flavour of the beer. Stone towers shown on the bottle indicate the intensity of each flavour.

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Perfectly Imperfect Sauce Bottle

GCA Design Studio Sauce Bottle Packaging Sunday, 6 September 2026

Perfectly Imperfect

This glass sauce bottle celebrates the beauty of imperfection by transforming natural production variations into a meaningful design feature. Inspired by the irregular shapes of fresh tomatoes, each bottle maintains a consistent geometry while displaying subtle organic differences within controlled manufacturing tolerances. These gentle variations give every bottle a unique identity, enhance shelf presence, and invite consumers to choose the one they feel most connected to, turning a simple purchase into an engaging and personal experience.

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Mingren Soda Water Packaging

Unknown Brand Packaging Packaging Saturday, 5 September 2026

Mingren Soda Water

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.

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Mountain River Sage Baijiu Gift Set

Wu Yao Baijiu Gift Set Packaging Friday, 4 September 2026

Mountain River Sage

Mountain River and Sage is a gift set packaging design for baijiu, a Chinese distilled spirit. The outer sleeve is made of matte white art paper with a minimalist bronze foil stamped pattern. Inside, a codex style box of engineered wood with oak veneer opens like a book. The inner lid unfolds into a panoramic illustration of Mount Tai and the Yellow River, printed on textured paper, framing three bottles and a certificate. The design draws on the cultural geography of Shandong Province. A minimalist and modern approach replaces the retro styling common in liquor packaging.

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