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Stephanie Meyers, a recent graduate of The Creative Circus in Atlanta, GA, designed this very fun and appealing set of outdoor party supplies.

This line of outdoor party supplies pairs well with cold cocktails and hot gossip. With minimal packaging, the fifties-inspired illustrations and relaxing colors are designed to spark conversation among friends.

Aunt Cookies

David Brinkmann of dbDESIGNS sent us this classy looking cookies packaging.

With Aunt Cookie's we are proving that we are a design agency with many talents in all sorts of brand design. This is the classical version of less is more. Subtle and elegant.

dbDESIGNS, which is based in Germany, was founded by David. After moving to Germany from New York and building a respectable name as a designer and illustrator, David opened the doors to dbDESIGNS in 2005. Since then, there have been happy customers, successful business starts, and brands that jump.

Yuan Gao's Pâtes

Yuan Gao presented Sylvain Allard this beautiful package in his Paris workshop.

One should always be very careful not to do general implementation based on ethnic characteristics. Still there are some that are easy to do like: the running belonging to Africans, cycling to the Europeans, car design to the Germans, gastronomy to the French etc. Mind you there are still tones of exceptions to challenge that, like the famous Finland runner Paavo Nurmi, American cyclist Lance Armstrong, Swedish car Volvo and Italian cuisine.

That being said, when Yuan Gao presented me this beautiful package in my Paris workshop, I couldn't help but thinking that package design really belongs to the Asians. This virtuoso pasta package is built on a bellows system adjusting the box to its content. Once the box gets its minimal size, it is suggested to give the rest of the pastas to the community. The typography stretches and the initial word «pasta » becomes «pastas are made to be shared».

(via Packaging | UQAM)

Hangerpak (Student Work)

This is what I call a packaging that kills 2 birds with one stone - It is a box and also acts as a hanger! Concept cleverly thought of by Steve Haslip, a graphic designer from Wivelsfield Green, England.

The concept was fairly simple: I buy t-shirts online and they always come wrinkled and I always run out of coat-hangers. So I designed a sustainable, reusable way to send and keep your t-shirts. As you open the package you create a coat hanger. The packaging could be made from recycled material whether it is card or plastic and the only waste is the green tear-away tab. The t-shirt seen here is from Threadless.
This project won a FIRST prize in the D&AD Student Awards 2007 category 'What else do you do?'.

Premium duck and pheasant pâtés

Beautifully designed by NNSS.
Pâté is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats and liver, and often with additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices or wine.)

Rebel Green

Richard of Wink sent us their latest work for Rebel Green (reusable shopping totes, lunch bags, and etc.). Find out more at their official press release. I must say I really adore Wink's style, you can check out their Daub and Bauble and Marshall Field’s Gift Cards too!

Ramm ND

Ramm ND, a Russian designer, with a touch of genius, designed these aesthetically pleasing work of art from our normal can drink packaging. Ramm has changed in what is considered an everyday object to something very very special. My favorite is definitely the pantyhose can design, it makes me want to buy two of those instead of a single can! What's yours?

Pop Ink Soap

Beautifully designed packaging by Charles S. Anderson Design for Pop Ink. It is produced in collaboration with French Paper and Laurie DeMartino Design.
I really agree on what the guys at Charles S. Anderson Design said : "We combine the often-opposing principles of art and commerce to create packaging that stands out, gets noticed, and is strategically on target,fresh, intelligent, and engaging."
And I must say, they really has style!

Domaine de Canton

Very unique bottle shape from by Domaine de Canton and I really love the lovely typography too! The label was done up by Mucca Design.
Pictures via Darden Studio

Larios Premium

New project sent to us by La Cía
In depth transformation of Larios brand graphical design. This has allowed the launch of a Premium Gin, establishing graphical resources that have ease the introduction in new channels and been closer to new consumers.

Cambria Juices

Thanks to Fernando Arendar for sending in this package design of Cambria Juices designed by Hangar Studio. I really love these cute little illustrations of the different fruits sitting on what I call a "giant fruit juice sucker". These juices are distributed in the east coast of USA and they are planning to expand their market soon.
Check out their Coronado bottle too!

Mela

Also designed by Jill Brunner.
A hand-painted bottle of apple-infused olive oil made in the idyllic Italian countryside. You can check out his "BARk" packaging too!

BARk

A very interesting piece of conceptualization by Jill Brunner.

A concept dog park and bar/cafe hybrid. Now, visits to the dog park are about relaxing in style instead of muddy shoes and damp benches.

Paperkingdom Coasters

This Coasters set, designed by Chris Trivizas, has been awarded at the international Red Dot competition for its Packaging Design in the Communication Design category.

All prize-winning works will be presented to the public in an exhibition taking place at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany, from 4 December 2008 to 11 January 2009.

Heather Rosenfeldt (Student Work)

Heather Rosenfeldt, a student studying in Tyler School of Art, created these great looking design for her senior packaging class. I must say she'll get an abundance of job opportunities after her May 2009 graduation. (Psst, which is next month) You can check out more over at her Flickr.

My Senses

Thanks to Olivier Raymond for sending in this in.

Carel, a french clothing lines manufacturer for Babies & Kids, has chosen Bayadères, the new Consulting, Design & Communication group based in Paris, for creating the whole identity of a new european revolutionary brand : MySenses

Combining a patented ink technology developped by the Canadian brand LuvgearTM with a french clothes styling, Mysenses products are designed to protect europeans Babies and Children from daily events (UV exposure, hot liquids, fevers, …) while offering them modern and adorable outfits.

MySenses packaging and labels, emphasing both the functional and the emotional sides of the brand, were designed to explain clearly the innovating technologic process as well as to create an affective link with its european consumers.

Tate Modern

Fantastically designed by BB/Saunders.

When UBS announced their sponsorship of the Tate Modern, they did so with a spectacular launch party. It included the installation of a dozen cherry blossom trees in the great turbine hall, along with various bespoke pieces of art. In developing the visual language and promotional materials for the event, we made use of delicate paper folding and overprinting techniques to create an intricate layering effect.