Silver A' Design Award Winner 2024
Scanning this product photograph from background to foreground reveals a dramatic still life composition approximately square in format. The environment consists entirely of rough, irregular stone surfaces in cool charcoal gray tones with subtle blue undertones, creating a cavernous or rocky landscape impression. These stones have weathered, fractured textures suggesting granite or similar hard mineral material, their surfaces appearing cool and rough to the touch like mountain rock formations. Positioned diagonally across this stone bed, running from lower left toward upper right, rests a rectangular glass bottle with softly rounded shoulders and a short neck topped with a matte black ribbed cap. The bottle's glass appears dark amber or brown, nearly black in shadowed areas but revealing warm honey-brown transparency where the liquid catches light near the bottom edge. Centered on the front face, a tall rectangular label dominates the bottle's midsection. The label's primary field presents a deep teal color reminiscent of forest pools or evening sky, bordered by thin golden lines creating an ornate frame. At top, decorative script lettering rendered in metallic gold announces the product name, with "WILDSIDE" appearing below in larger gold capital letters against a purple horizontal band. The label's central illustration depicts a large bird with elaborate plumage, rendered in fine detailed linework suggesting vintage naturalist engravings, its form appearing almost three-dimensional through intricate crosshatching. Below the bird, smaller botanical illustrations suggest berries and leaves. A second purple band near the label's bottom contains additional text. Dramatic lighting from upper left creates luminous highlights along the bottle's curved shoulder while casting the right side into deep shadow. The overall atmosphere suggests twilight mystery and wild forest encounters.
The Starka family, which is based on deep-rooted tradition, has a new member - the youthfully daring Starka Wildside. Cultivated over the ages, the flavor characteristics have now been complemented by the unexpected aftertaste of wild blackberries. Staying within the territory of traditional beverages, the design of the packaging for this product aims to convey a gust of fresh air in the visuals as well. The stork character, which has become a symbol of the Starka family, turned into a special youthful appearance this time.