Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020
Angela Spindler's Nudus Snack Food packaging commands immediate visual attention through its masterful deployment of a matte black substrate that functions as a dramatic theatrical backdrop, allowing the photographic imagery of fresh vegetables and their air-dried transformations to emerge with luminous clarity and appetizing vibrancy against the inky darkness. The compositional architecture follows a sophisticated vertical hierarchy, with the typographic brand identity occupying the upper register in a rounded, friendly sans-serif rendered in pristine white, its lowercase letterforms conveying approachability and organic authenticity while maintaining contemporary sophistication. The central visual narrative unfolds through a brilliantly conceived diptych structure: on the left, a ripe tomato sliced to reveal its jewel-like interior seeds and succulent flesh cascades downward into delicate dried chips displaying warm amber, sienna, and translucent ruby tones; on the right, a fresh zucchini with its deep viridian skin and pale jade interior similarly transforms into an artful stack of crispy vegetable chips rendered in olive, sage, and cream hues. This visual metamorphosis storytelling demonstrates exceptional product photography that celebrates the ingredient-to-snack journey with almost scientific precision while maintaining sensory appeal. The environmental staging positions the package at a dynamic diagonal angle, resting upon a cylindrical concrete pedestal that introduces materiality contrast through its cool gray, slightly rough-textured surface. The background establishes a sophisticated color-blocked environment with an olive-chartreuse wall section on the left casting organic leaf-shaped shadows suggesting natural provenance, while a warm terracotta-coral section on the right provides chromatic warmth and energy. This split background creates complementary color relationships that activate the visual field while the deep black negative space at upper right adds dramatic weight and contemporary gallery-like sophistication. The lighting paradigm employs directional illumination from the upper left, creating subtle dimensional modeling on the package surface and casting the evocative botanical shadow that reinforces the natural, plant-based messaging. Edge treatments throughout maintain crisp commercial precision while the product photography exhibits soft, appetizing gradations that translate tactile crunch into visual anticipation.
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.