Abstract: In a modern society with a highly developed commodity economy, packaging is closely related to people's lives and plays an increasingly important role. Applying the national style to the packaging design of modern gifts not only reflects the national spirit and cultural connotation of the gifts, but also enhances the competitiveness of the products in the market. As a part of national culture, packaging will inevitably reflect the psychological characteristics of the nation, and this cultural concept and national character will be reflected in the creation of design activities. It is an important means for the communication of commodity culture, and it is also in the development of packaging design in China. The missing essential component.
Keywords: modern gift packaging ethnic style
Today's society has entered a new stage of rapid development of modern commodity economy and science and technology, and the social culture is increasingly diversified. This requires that when designing packaging, not only should it pay attention to its aesthetics and functionality, but it should also consider its unique cultural charm. While actively absorbing and borrowing from foreign cultures, we should also pay attention to the development of traditional ethnic culture.
First, the impact of ethnic style on modern gift packaging
The gift packaging that originated in the late 18th century has undergone more than two centuries of development. Although its definition has always been inseparable from the two meanings of “bearing goods†and “protecting goodsâ€, it has evolved along with the development of culture and technology and people’s lives. The change of methods, in today's commercial society, gift packaging to meet business needs, its function and role have been greatly expanded, gift packaging technology has also been unprecedented development.
(A) Lightweight and durable is a distinctive feature of modern gift packaging. In the selection of gift packaging materials, it is very good at tapping the unique qualities of natural materials. Such as straw basket packaging everywhere, cherry leaf packaging and bamboo packaging. The use of bamboo's toughness can provide good protection for packaged items.
(b) Emphasize that the "concise, gorgeous" features that seem to be contradictory are well integrated into the gift packaging design. In many packaging gifts have a good embodiment, in addition to simple traditional design elements, but also a large number of the introduction of fusion of Western and other Western design elements. Anytime, anywhere, shopping in department stores, gifts will be wrapped in exquisite, gorgeous packaging paper, even a notebook, as long as customers request, will be the most detailed packaging. After unpacking, the beautiful wrapping paper and the various forms of packaging presented to the eyes have always been regarded as beautiful enjoyment, not to mention the kind of surprise that people experience when they receive the gift and the expectation of the gift. Excited.
(3) The characteristics of packaging design and culture are related to polytheistic culture As far back as ancient times, people have enshrined many gods and believed that God exists in all things. For people, any tangible object carries some kind of life, not just a simple "thing." Therefore, packaging is not just about packing an item. It also means being at the "object." Life in "provides a resting place. This view has had a profound effect on the packaging, highlighting the feelings of people and packaging.
Second, the manifestation of the national style in China's modern packaging design
In modern packaging design, the relationship between innovation and tradition is even more important. However, no matter what level of innovation, what level of modernity can not be detached from the original cultural connotation, the more the national characteristics of the packaging design, the more universal; the more artistic packaging design, also It will be able to win bigger and wider consumer markets. First of all, while the overall aesthetic perception affects people's aesthetics, the color psychology of the nation also has a huge impact on packaging design. Color is the most direct visual language. An item first gives people an impact, leaving people with a deep impression. The factor is also color. Color gives people many emotions. Different nations also have different colors and emotions, which means they have different color psychology. Each nation’s color psychology is not isolated, but is also determined by a variety of factors such as the nation’s entire culture: its psychological structure, social age, and living environment. It is the result of long-term accumulation of history and a derivative of political morality and ethics. And chromosomes. Cultural factors are the sources and soils of national color psychology. In different historical periods, the specific situation of their influence on ethnic color psychology is different. By the turbulence and turmoil of life, stability and stability in life are the most important. With the development of society and economy, all ethnic groups interact with one another, and culture is infiltrated. The color psychology of people is also mainly influenced by the trend.
Second, China's national color psychology, after a long period of continuous development and development, has formed its own unique and complete system. In theory, the perceptual summarization is the integration of the so-called "class coloring" and the theory of sensibility, which is the so-called "image pursuit". The concept emphasizes the nature, function, function and relationship of color. In performance methods, the pursuit of simple, crisp, harmonious, rather than the three-dimensional light and dark conflict; artistic effect, requiring "brilliant but not vulgar," "heavy but not stagnant," "light but not thin", "deep but not dirty" In order to achieve a satisfactory aesthetic view in a timely manner. This kind of color psychology in China has undoubtedly left a great influence on its various art forms, especially packaging design. At the same time, in the history of China for thousands of years, the techniques, materials, and aesthetic forms of packaging have also gone through different stages of development. As a result, there are inevitably many excellent packaging methods spread among people. . Various kinds of ceramic containers, wooden utensils and other packaging materials, giving people a deep sense of nostalgia.
Finally, a perfect packaging design must be designed to highlight the subject and impress the viewer. The theme of the design is mainly the use of words to complete, and decorated by the color and graphics, the quality of the text image is particularly important in the interior design. The development of Chinese characters into calligraphy is a leap in the use of characters. When writing, people consciously pursue the movement, rhythm, and tension of the dotted lines and the imposing state of the progressive combination. At the same time, they also contain emotions. A calligraphy work can reflect the author's personality, temperament, self-cultivation, and the creation of emotional state of mind and the pursuit of artistic conception and other factors, but also reflect the characteristics of the era, cultural background, national spirit and aesthetic concepts. The use of calligraphy in today’s art is also very extensive. This is closely related to the spirit of the “Book of Taoism†that Chinese people have loved since ancient times. Giving the calligraphy art new meaning is also the need of the development of the times. The use of various artistic fonts in packaging design is based on changes in the principles of calligraphy. We must strengthen written awareness in packaging design, especially for calligraphy, a unique form of ethnic art. We must thoroughly explore its form and composition as well as the principles of its aesthetics in order to be able to use it with ease and to bring the designer's work to life. The vitality of life.