Day of Design

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

 
Carp Leap The Tea

Qian Xiang The Tea Packaging Thursday, 2 October 2025

Carp Leap

Carp Leap is a packaging design for black tea, created as a business gift. The design tells a story with traditional Oriental elements such as the fish, the dragon and the pine tree. Three stages are shown: leaping over the dragon gate, surpassing oneself and enjoying life. The illustrations refer to the memory of struggle shared by entrepreneurs. The box has a hard mounted shell with embossing and gold foil stamping, an origami paper bag and a sponge insert that holds each item in place. A cup with crystal glaze is included.

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Old Parr Branding and Redesign

Laurent Hainaut Branding and Redesign Packaging Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Old Parr

Old Parr is a packaging design for a range of Scotch whisky. The crackled bottle and its tilted form are retained and enhanced to keep the tactile quality of the pack and its feel in the hand when pouring. The organic crackled pattern was developed together with the glassmaker. The labels are printed on a metallic substrate with white and six colors, two varnishes and one embossing plate. The boxes use the same metallic substrate and a sculpted embossing plate that repeats the crackle. An Old English typeface and the age statement recall the history of the brand.

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Cong Tai Baijiu Beverage

Wen Liu Beverage Packaging Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Cong Tai Baijiu

Cong Tai Baijiu is a commemorative packaging design for a Chinese spirit released for the year of the rat. The main motif is drawn from the door catch of traditional Chinese architecture, referring to the rat as the first zodiac animal that opens the year. The inner label combines the forms of a rat and a coin to suggest wealth and good fortune, while the outer ring uses a radiant pattern for a lively effect. The bottle is made of ceramic with a marble texture and is finished by water transfer printing.

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Have Fun Duck Gift Box Snack Foods

Pufine Creative Snack Foods Packaging Monday, 29 September 2025

Have Fun Duck Gift Box

The "Have Fun Duck" gift box is a special gift box for young people. Inspired by pixel-style toys, games and movies, the design depicts a "food city" for young people with interesting and detailed illustrations. The IP image will be integrated into the city's streets and young people love sports, music, hip-hop and other entertainment activities. Experience fun sports games while enjoying food, express a young, fun and happy lifestyle.

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Mau Waxed Perfume

Moe Nakagawa Waxed Perfume Packaging Sunday, 28 September 2025

Mau

Mau is a packaging design for a waxed perfume inspired by Japanese tradition. The name Mau means dancing while floating, and the theme is softness and lightness. The perfume is held in a paper tube made of washi, a traditional Japanese paper. A touch of watercolor on the washi expresses the gentle character of the fragrance. Waxed perfume has a low water content, so the package can be made of paper alone, without plastic. The soft scent is intended for people who find alcohol based perfume too strong.

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Bakers Dozen 13 Pack Egg Carton

Randy Ludacer 13 Pack Egg Carton Packaging Saturday, 27 September 2025

Bakers Dozen

The Baker's Dozen Egg Carton is a reusable molded pulp carton that holds 13 eggs. The eggs are arranged in two rows of four with a row of five between them. The carton is made of 100 percent recycled paper, using the traditional molded paper fiber method. Large packing machines handle even numbers of eggs, so the 13-egg carton is intended for small producers who pack eggs by hand at farm stands and farmers markets. A debossed logo keeps the surface smooth, so farmers can add their own labels.

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