Yuko Takagi’s Kanade Japanese won the prestigious Silver Award in the Packaging Design category. The design award is the most well-known and prestigious in packaging design. This award has declared Kanade the winner, recognizing its exceptional innovation and design of Kanade Japanese, which took the limelight of the Jury, panel, and everyone present at the event.
The Kanade Japanese’s award-winning packaging design highlights the need to fuse contemporary understanding with traditional aesthetics to attract all ages and create a product that feels perfectly relevant to both global and local audiences. Yuko Takagi’s smart and grounded idea of balancing modern design principles with cultural elements that make space for interaction with brand identity and for relating to a range of consumers.
The Kanade Japanese packaging uses custom washi paper and glossy fibers to draw a contrast between a subtle shine and a soft matte texture. This tangible element enhances the product's handmade quality. The handwritten calligraphy and watercolor illustrations convey the artisanal nature of the liqueur and present it in an artistic, appealing way. The design's strong detailing and the incorporation of traditional Japanese elements have significantly enhanced the product's appearance and improved the packaging experience.
This prestigious Silver A’ Design Award-winning for the Packaging Design serves as an indication of Yuko Takagi’s commitment and skill to her craft and innovative expertise. This recognition on a huge platform will encourage ongoing and future initiatives and core plans to excel within the brand. The company will work more diligently to adopt innovation and discover an immense scope in the field of packaging design.
The award motivates Yuko Takagi and her team to strive for comprehensive excellence consistently and to step out of their comfort zone, unhesitatingly bringing new, out-of-the-box approaches to packaging and design.
Yuko Takagi has 10 years of experience in the Food and Beverage industry and is a design manager at the popular Coca-Cola company. She has proven her experience to be genuine and valuable through her continuous efforts to deliver the best blended design to the packaging line, surprising and inspiring many other creative minds like hers.
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