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Raw Power: Taste of Dissent by Irina Burakova

Raw Power: Taste of Dissent by Irina Burakova

About the Concept
“Raw Power” is a collection of energy drinks infused with the rebellious spirit of punk and the raw aesthetics of urban resistance. This project is built on the energy of protest loud, unapologetic, and fiercely independent. Every visual and material decision reflects a deliberate rejection of conformity, celebrating street-level defiance and uncompromising self-expression.

Visual Language
Each can in the Raw Power collection serves as a visual outcry  a mobile poster for rebellion. The design draws from street art and underground culture: stenciled forms, ripped textures, collage-inspired layouts, and elements that look sprayed, smeared, or torn. Typography isn’t just legible  it’s shouted. The message is in the distortion, in the clash, in the visible noise of the composition.

Color Philosophy
Color is used as a weapon. Bright, jarring, and deliberately clashing palettes break traditional design rules to echo the visual chaos of punk posters and graffiti-covered city walls. Whether it’s acid green on electric blue, or magenta crashing into yellow, every can confronts the viewer, refusing to fade into the background.

Atmosphere and Energy
Raw Power is more than a beverage  it’s a sensory jolt. It doesn’t blend in, it stands apart. Holding a can feels like holding a manifesto in your hand  an invitation to risk, to movement, to disobedience. This is a drink not for relaxation, but for ignition. It speaks directly to those who choose intensity over calm, action over passivity.

Design Aesthetic
The design system embraces imperfection and visual abrasion. Overlapping blocks, distressed textures, and rough layering techniques create an aesthetic that’s alive, unstable, and full of friction  like a zine made in a rush or a poster pasted on a concrete wall at night. Raw power thrives in that energy, creating a visceral connection between product and ideology.

CREDIT

  • Agency/Creative: Irina Burakova
  • Article Title: Raw Power: Taste of Dissent by Irina Burakova
  • Organisation/Entity: Student
  • Project Type: Packaging
  • Project Status: Published
  • Agency/Creative Country: Russia
  • Agency/Creative City: Moscow
  • Market Region: Europe, North America, South America
  • Project Deliverables: 2D Design, Packaging Design
  • Format: Can
  • Industry: Food/Beverage
  • Keywords: Punk, Energy Drink, Beverage Packaging

  • Credits:
    Designer: Irina Burakova
    Curator: Pavel Borisovsky
    Educational Institution: HSE Art and Design School

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