Nudus Snack Food | Descry Design
Nudus Snack Food by Angela Spindler

Nudus Snack Food

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

This image presents a commercial product photograph featuring a single snack food package positioned at a dynamic diagonal angle, resting atop a cylindrical concrete pedestal against a color-blocked background. Beginning with the background environment, the left portion displays a warm olive-chartreuse tone reminiscent of fresh spring leaves, upon which falls the soft shadow of botanical forms suggesting leaf shapes. The right background section presents a warm terracotta-coral hue like sun-warmed clay, transitioning to deep black in the upper right corner. The pedestal occupying the lower center is a simple cylinder in cool gray concrete with a slightly rough, matte texture suggesting handcrafted or industrial materiality. The package itself angles from lower left to upper right, its matte black surface creating striking contrast with all surrounding elements. At the top of the package, white rounded letters spell out the brand name, followed by a tagline indicating the product type. A circular badge in the upper right corner of the package displays a health rating. The central portion of the package features two distinct food photography compositions arranged side by side. On the left, a ripe red tomato with its characteristic ridged shoulders and deep crimson color has been sliced to reveal seeds and juicy interior flesh, with dried tomato chips cascading below it in translucent amber and ruby tones showing the delicate, crispy texture of the finished product. On the right, a fresh zucchini displays deep forest green skin and pale jade interior when sliced, with a stack of olive and sage-toned vegetable chips arranged below demonstrating the transformation from fresh vegetable to snack. Text panels on the package provide ingredient and nutritional information in a casual, approachable typographic style.

The packaging for start-up company shows off these healthy fruit and vegetable chips bare-naked goodness philosophy and playful humor. Their point of difference is that they are made from fruit and vegetable slices, air-dried, with nothing added whatsoever – hence the 'bare-naked' concept. Although black is a bold and unconventional choice for the healthy snack market, the agency chose this to show the product's vibrancy and give it extra shelf shout. The photography captures the product before and after air-drying illustrating the fruit is as good as nature intended.