| Title | FACES OF THE CITY |
| Brand | COCA-COLA |
| Product / Service | COKE |
| Category | G02. Illustration |
| Entrant | McCANN SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| Idea Creation | McCANN SHANGHAI, CHINA |
| Name | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Cotton | The Coca-Cola Company | Coca-Cola Greater China & Korea Head of Content, Creative & Design |
| Steve Llewelyn | The Coca-Cola Company | Coca-Cola Greater China & Korea Design Lead |
| Cia Hatzi | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Coca-Cola Asia Pacific Chief Client Officer |
| Norashikin Manjit | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Coca-Cola Regional Executive Creative Director |
| Michael Li | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Executive Creative Director |
| Brian Mok | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Senior Art Director |
| Yitian Yang | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Copywriter |
| Jay Caplan | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Planning Director |
| Helene Huber | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Senior Planning Manager |
| Felicia How | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Group Account Director |
| Sophia Guo | McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd Shanghai | Senior Account Manager |
| Noma Bar | Dutch Uncle Inc | Illustrator |
The big idea was Faces of the City, a series of 23 cans celebrating the distinct personalities of the people who make China’s cities special. China has over 240 cities, each with their own distinct cultures and even dialects. Different cities have old rivalries, but for today’s youth moving around China, each one leaves such a distinct impression because of the friends they make there. No matter which city we come from, we can all come together over a Coca-Cola and share openly about our cultures. Beyond stylish cans, Faces of the City was a celebration of the rich diversity of China’s urban culture, and a brand statement about coming together across differences.
We started by identifying meaningful cultural details of each city to integrate into character designs. Some details were made obvious, while others were discoverable only upon a second glance cities. For example, Charismatic Beijing is a man of bold stature with a strong jawline creatively formed by the Great Wall. Easy-going Chengdu rests her cheek on her hand with a panda on her head that doubles up as her hair! And Spicy Changsha fires up the party like a lit match or a hot chili. We engaged renowned illustrator Noma Bar for designs in the simple, bold, and iconic Coca-Cola style. From the packaging, Faces of the City led consumers to a digital experience in partnership with Baidu. Scan the graphic, and bring the design to life in an augmented reality animation. The cans were distributed nation- wide.
1. Volume Increased 226% • 2018: from Jan 1st to the 3rd week of May, the volume of sleek cans has reached to 7.5million UC • 2017: same period of the time, volume of sleek can was 2.3 million UC • Which is an incredible growth with 226% increase. 2. SOCIAL IMPRESSION: From March 19th (sleek can launch date) to the end of April, social impressions through the Baidu app reached 548 million. 3. BRAND LOVE: By April, brand love scores reached 2.51 compared to 2.35 last year, a 6.8% increase.