Presenting Platinum winners Michele Gomes Bush (Next) from Australia, Chad Roberts (Chad Roberts Design Ltd.) from Canada, XiongBo Deng (Shenzhen Lingyun Creative Packaging Design Co., Ltd.) and Lu Chen (Xiaomi) from China, Vishal Vora (Sol Benito) from India, Mattia Conconi (Gottschalk+Ash Int’l) from Switzerland, and Frank Anselmo (New York Mets), Ivan Bell (Stranger & Stranger), Brian Steele (SLATE), and the team at PepsiCo Design & Innovation from the U.S.A jury full of creative, award-winning designers and creative directors: Morton Throndsen (Strømme Throndsen Design) from Norway, Eduardo Del Fraile (Studio Eduardo Del Fraile) from Spain, Lauren Tutssel (Chickadee Creative) from the U.K., and Sallie Reynolds Allen (Studio 32 North) and Steve Sandstrom (Sandstrom Partners) from the U.S.
This book contains award-winning packaging from the judges, as well as international Platinum, Gold, and Silver-winning packaging designs from designers and design firms from around the world. Honorable Mentions are presented, and a feature of award-winning work from our Packaging 9 Annual is also included.
This Annual is a fount of artistry and ingenuity, and is a resource that lets packaging designers see what other designers and teams are inspired by. It contains high-quality, full-page images of Platinum and Gold Award-winning work from talented designers. Silver Award-winning work and Honorable Mentions are also displayed.
B. Martin Pedersen, CEO, Publisher, Designer, and Editorial Director at Graphis, is distinguished within the design industry for his sophisticated and enduring design sensibilities.
Under his leadership, Graphis organizes highly reputable international juried award competitions spanning the areas of Design, Advertising, Photography, Illustration, and New Talent. These competitions serve to discover, acknowledge and promote exceptional talent globally. Moreover, Mr. Pedersen is renowned for producing some of the highest-quality books in the design industry.
His contributions to the field have been recognized extensively with high-profile honors and awards. Among these are numerous commendations from the AIGA, Art Directors Club, and Type Directors Club. He has been conferred the inaugural Herb Lubalin Award for Excellence in Editorial Design by the Society of Publication Designers, the National Magazine Award for the Best Designed Magazine of the Year by Columbia University, and the AIGA Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Design.
Furthermore, Mr. Pedersen has had the distinction of being inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. He also holds the status of a member in the prestigious Alliance Graphique International (AGI). B. Martin Pedersen's portfolio and work represent a remarkable testament to his profound impact on the design industry.
