Wednesday, March 18, 2009

12 Inches


Thanks to AGDA awards for sending in this 2008 Packaging Distinction winner designed by War Design.
“Imagine being briefed to create striking packaging for a product named after the height of the bottle it’s packaged in. With only small print runs required, there was a real opportunity to have some fun. The solution was to design labels that were also 12″ long, printed onto packing tape using different colours to identify different variants. The labels wrap around the bottle creating a powerful and memorable branding device.”

Decorative matches


Gotta love these flora match boxes!
I found these at a boutique in Yaletown, Vancouver, and they do a bang up job of sprucing up our bathrooms. Normally there are generic matchboxes scattered about the countertops, so I gathered all those up, stored them in a dry place for later use, and now these beautiful boxes are sitting next to the soap dispensers. I know this next sentence may be going too far, but now we feel a little more stylish when cleaning up after a poo.
Source : dooce

Spa Flowering Tea


Thanks to Benjamin Ridgway of Make Brand studio for sending in the company's recently completed Tea Packaging for an Irish food company called Solaris Botanicals. The packaging featured a spot varnish to communicate the water aspect of the product and blooming effect of the tea when immersed in water.
"The brief was to create packaging for a tea product that was not only for consumption but with had sense of occasion around it. Blooming tea when put in hot water flowers, blooms and infuses the water it's put in, this was a really interesting process that had to be visualised in the design. Aimed at the luxury tea market a clean professional approach was necessary, the finishes we used were spot UV to get across the water aspect of the products and to make this product stand out on the shelf. All in all it worked out well and has had a great response by their retailers so far."

Coronado


Thanks to Fernando Arendar for sending in this very exquisite label design of Coronado designed by Hangar Studio.
This label was design for a Premium Wine produced in Mendoza, Argentina,where the most famous and prestigious wineries of the world are located. Coronado is also the name of the eagle that lives in Mendoza. That is why the "wine eagle" is used as a brand icon.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Yo Amo La Leche






These cute milk cartons are designed by graphic design studio Duo/ido , based in Buenos Aires. Yo Amo La Leche range consists of T-shirts, toys and mouse pads and you can visit their webiste here. I really love these cute packaging, I wish i could just buy those and keep them.

Strawberry Juice


Found this cutie on the web, I was wondering if this is from Naoto Fukasawa, the same Japanese creator of the Takara Banana Juice?

Monday, March 16, 2009

Warm Regards Bar






Thanks to Sarah of The-Ultimate-Toy for sending in these very...very cute ice-cream toys from the awesome Kaws OriginalFake
Originally, Warm Regards was a mural created for the Beautiful Losers exhibition at the Orange County Museum in Newport Beach, CA. Since then it has been used as a pattern on apparel and accessories. As a special item the Warm Regards Bar is the first toy from Original Fake this year.