This book features 345 designs chosen by a rigorous selection procedure from the 1110 designs submitted from all over Japan for the Japan Package Design Association's "Japan Package Design Grand Prix 2009." For the package design creators, the prize represents a special and significant challenge. As a result, this book contains a broad range of package designs. This book contains the very best of package design in Japan, in particular the designs that won the Grand Prix, Gold and Silver Award, Special Judge's Award as well as the award winners in the newly established Category Award. Text in English dJapanese. 500 colour illustrations