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Dark tea originated in Anhua city, Hunan Province. It is one of China''s major teas. Dark tea is not originally on the market mainstream. With emphasis on health, such special tea has gradually been everyone''s favorite. As the tea market is highly competitive, with the rise of dark tea, people on the safety of its packaging requirements are also increasing. How to create a brand and design a package through highlight the origin of Hunan culture, and the flavor of dark tea, is extremely important for the promotion of local industries. In order to promote dark tea in market, this study proposed a series of design and development plans. At first, explore tea culture in Anhua and the attributes of dark tea, then through careful program to develop distinctive brand for Anhua dark tea, and to design its package. This study also provides creative design case hoping to promote as an industry reference. The creative process is divided into two sections in this study. Firstly, three methods including content analysis, expert interviews and field surveys had used to identify the cultural characteristics of dark tea in Anhua, and the attributes of dark tea. Secondly, based on the survey results to develop brand and design package. The brand name this study creates is "Hi tea". It’s logo uses Chinese seal forms. A man image (人) was designed putting inside the Chinese word "tea" (茶) to show quaint historical style. The standard colors are black and orange which hint tea and tea drink. Environmental conservation thinking is applied in the packaging structure. Reuse and easy to carry are considered to be design principles. Kraft paper, handmade sheet, linen, rope of palm fiber and twine were used to highlight the traditional handmade tea texture. The rope had boiled in dark tea to adsorb tea flavor. That produces a unique flavor of olfactory design. The rough surface of Handmade Paper creates the association between life stream and tea ceremony which forms a tactile design feature. The pattern used in package design is historical covered bridge. The overall design sufficiently demonstrated that environmental protection, quaint, traditional handmade sense of history which passing a strong localism.
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