2024 | Professional
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Holiday cups are a big deal. For some, they act as an important reminder to finish upâor even startâholiday gift shopping. For others, they act as the perfect excuse to grab a warm beverage with a loved one. Holiday cups mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, which is why itâs so important to get the design right.
For McCafĂ©, holiday cups allow for a seasonal twist on the brand promise to create moments of real coffee satisfaction made simple. Thatâs why we wanted to celebrate the end of 2023 with a design that is bold like McCafĂ© drinks, simple like the menu and colorful like everyone that visits McDonaldâs every day. The designs are celebratory, vivid, and modern, staying true to our design language for all McCafĂ© packaging we create.
We built off the success of last yearâs cups, which used McCafĂ©âs iconic gold mixed with different mid-century elements of blue, green, white and red. We added to the mix pink, the color of kindness, love, and calmness: three things everyone can use during the holiday season. With the brown McCafĂ© logo front and center amongst a mix of abstract and geometric shapes, our special packaging connected with customers and offered warm wishes.
The design wasnât limited to hot cups, as the clear cups, which serve cold and blended McCafĂ© beverages, joined the festive fun. Plus, the design was used to create limited edition wrapping paper and socks for employees at McDonaldâs Corporate Headquarters in Chicago.
While millions of people interacted with our packaging, a single tweet from one excited customer sums up exactly what we were going for: âIâm calling this a âhappy cupâ because it made me smile! Festive enough to use from Thanksgiving into the new year without needing to change cups for each holiday season. Very creative and clear McDonaldâs! Itâs happy coffee drinks from McCafĂ©!â
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Li Jing
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Interior Design - Living Spaces
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SZ JIE LI ENTERPRISE CO., LTD
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Product Design - Accessories
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Aima Manufacturing & Technology
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Product Design - Car & Motorcycles
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Brash Atelier Limited
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Interior Design - Restaurants & Café