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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

LIFEWTR S8 Unconventional Canvas Beverage by PepsiCo Design and Innovation Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Packaging Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation for packaging design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ LIFEWTR S8 Unconventional Canvas Beverage by PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Golden A' Design Award

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

Regarding LIFEWTR S8 Unconventional Canvas Beverage

LIFEWTR Series 8 Unconventional Canvas is a bottle packaging design for a premium water brand. The bottle label acts as a canvas for emerging artists, so the packaging serves as a source of both hydration and inspiration. Series 8 presents the work of three artists across painting, sculpture and works on paper, including explorations of alternate histories in which women of color are included in cultural narratives. The artwork is carried through brand communication, in store and at live events, giving the featured artists worldwide reach.

About PepsiCo Design & Innovation

PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with over $65 billion in net revenue in 2012 and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands.

Award Record

With this recognition, PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation is a winner of 83 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
LIFEWTR S8 Unconventional Canvas Beverage
Function
Beverage
Category
Packaging Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail, Branding & Advertising and Manufacturing
Colors
Lavender, Light Gray, Sky Blue, Brown and Dark Gray
Images
2

The Recognition

Laureate
PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Country
United States of America
Brand
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#118895

Design Details

Unique Properties
LIFEWTR is a premium water brand committed to advancing and showcasing sources of creativity. LIFEWTR fuses creativity and purpose, serving as a source of both hydration and inspiration as a platform for emerging artists. Design is at the heart of the LIFEWTR brand, first and foremost on the bottle, and it is carried through in all brand communication, from the telling of featured artists authentic stories to content to how it appears in store and at live events.
Inspiration
LIFEWTR Series 8 features the work of Lilian Martinez, Tofer Chin and Sarah Zapata. Through the mediums of painting, sculpture and works on paper, Lillian Martinez explores alternate histories where women of color are not excluded from specific cultural narratives. Unconventional Canvas exemplifies LIFEWTR as a unique proposition in the global hydration category as the series gains worldwide reach through LIFEWTR and their partnership with global art.

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