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Steveston Wine Co. Concept

Tiana Spellman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:46 +0000

Steveston Village house wine concept designed by Kristian Hay.

Student Spotlight : Here We Grow (OSH)

Tiana Spellman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:45 +0000

Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) was originally formed by thirty farmers in 1931, the hardest year for American farmers. Each farmer put up $30 to buy their farm supplies as a corporative and that is how the company started.

Vinn Rice Vodka

Tiana Spellman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:35 +0000

Concept designs for the creation of Vinn's Vodka bottles were based on the idea to connect their authentic Chinese culture & recipe with a modern, clean design.

Wemory Box for Wemories

Gina Angie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:35 +0000

"There are moments you will never forget, and there is something better than remembering them. Reliving them. Wemories is a service that allows people to share their best photographic memories with the people they care about.

Concept Design: Universal Packaging System

Gina Angie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:33 +0000

Could this really work?

"It seems a box is always too big or small so designer Patrick Sung came up with flat sheets of recyclable corrugated cardboard called the Universal Packaging System or UPACKS.

Student Spotlight : Generation Wines

Tiana Spellman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:57 +0000

Another awesome project by Elena Sancho

Student Spotlight: Everyday Hero

Andrew Gibbs — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:56 +0000

"This project was a group assignment for the Diploma of Computer Graphic Design course at Natcoll design school in Auckland, New Zealand. The students involved is this project were: Joseph Mitchell, Jess Watson, Jess Moore and Eva Ni.

güd from Burt’s Bees

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:15 +0000

Burt’s Bees takes Natural to the next generation with güd, a brand targeting millennials, women 18 – 34. (güd is pronounced “good”)

Sofi Bath Bombs

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:53 +0000

Beautifully designed bath product incorporating gold foil, unique typography, and a handmade print quality.

The Tea Bar

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:45 +0000

"Tea Bar company in Amsterdam. Tea Bar is a Amsterdam based tea shop where you can select, mix and drink your own blend of loose leaf tea. We were asked to create a pack for their most favorite and special blends of loose leaf tea.

Angioletta

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:27 +0000

"National importing company, Wein-Bauer, Inc., engaged Kaleidoscope to develop a simple and elegant packaging design for Angioletta, a sweet, “casual” white wine produced in Italy from a Spanish Moscato.

Hobel Wine Works

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:23 +0000

In response to this weeks trending topic: Wood, we received this submission for a wine bottle design that was inspired by German woodworking.

Student Spotlight : Yebisu Beer

Tiana Spellman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:03 +0000

Within Sapporo Beer Company, there is Yebisu Beer. Yebisu represents the Japanese god of Happiness, luck and fisherman.

Student Spotlight: Valentin Bussard

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:02 +0000

5 projects designed by Valentin Bussard using only black ink.

Student Spotlight: Caytlyn Chilelli

Gina Angie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:02 +0000

"Branding and packaging concept for "San Francisco Coffee Co." a brand I created to be a subsidiary company for Folgers Coffee. I landed on that name after researching the history of Folgers Coffee and I thought it would be perfect since that is where Folders was established in 1850.

Student Spotlight : Boxer Lager

Tiana Spellman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:59 +0000

This is a Boxer Lager theoretical re-design student Benedict Moyer completed. Boxer is a pale lager that is malted in Saskatchewan. Interview and more photos below!

80s-themed General Mills Packaging

Andrew Gibbs — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:24:48 +0000

Retro General Mills cereal boxes are making a comeback.

The Dieline Package Design Awards 2012

Gina Angie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:28 +0000

Sunny Side

Gina Angie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:21 +0000

"In the last few years, salmonella and related scares have increasingly made the news, Abbotsfords Farms, firmly believed that sunny side up eggs and cookie dough are too delicious to give up.

Concept Before & After: Boots First Aid

Gina Angie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:20 +0000

"The current Boots first aid packaging design (below) does its job okay. It communicates the product in a consistent way and easily stretches across all of the pack formats. But, it’s very generic, underwhelming and uninspiring, with no real personality, and that is the problem I’m having with a lot of mainstream packaging.

Gazelli Cosmetics

Tiana Spellman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:12 +0000

Created by Dr. Zarifa Hamzayeva and her daughter Jamila, Gazelli scientifically harnesses the power of active natural ingredients grown in their native Azerbaijan to create innovatively effective skincare.

28 ºC Chocolate

Tiana Spellman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:01 +0000

Taking the unit 28 ºC, the melting temperature of chocolate in mouth as a starting point, we created the naming as well as the corporate image for a Premium quality chocolates.

Basics 029

Tiana Spellman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:39 +0000

Basics 029, the menswear brand were launching their own brand of fashion briefs. And for this, they wanted to create a stand out packaging that was different from the mundane packs that innerwear usually come in, and one that broke the usual pattern in the retail industry.

Alix Confitures Maison

Tiana Spellman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:38 +0000

The main objective of this work was to communicate on the cook's personality, and to also create attractive packaging people could buy as a gift.

Student Spotlight : Five Ten Rock Climbing Shoe Box

Tiana Spellman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:21 +0000

Five Ten is one of the top brands of climbing shoes.

Crit*: Chocolates With Attitude

Andrew Gibbs — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:58 +0000

"Chocolates With Attitude is an exploration of today’s brand ‘archetypes’ by Dane Stiig Helgens Binggeli for his multidisciplinary consultancy Brand House. Presented as a high-quality, handcrafted chocolate collection, it was created by Konnerup Co. Each ‘archetype’ is resolved under one of twelve, 50‘s inspired calendar ‘pin-ups’, illustrated by Niels Ditlev and executed across 750g tin boxes by designer Kristin Brandt, working alongside the Bessermachen DesignStudio.

Diwali Gift Hamper for The Park Group of Hotels, India

Tiana Spellman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:51 +0000

As a boutique hotel, The Park exudes impeccable style and design innovations. Their contemporary outlook is defined by their seamless blend of international style and sophistication with local art and culture.

Smudge Design Studio was asked to create an invite for The Park's Diwali party with matching packaging for a hamper that would be gifted to their most valued clients. Diwali, the festival of lights, is an important Hindu festival and is widely celebrated in India.

Check out what the Smudge Design team had to say about their package design below

Izola Candles

Gina Angie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:50 +0000

We fell in love with their Shoe Brush packaging, and now Izola has launched a collection of candles.

Beachy Cream: Organic Ice Cream Sandwich Sleeves

Gina Angie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:27 +0000

"Beachy Cream approaches organic ice cream with light-hearted humor and nostalgia. Eating ice cream is fun and the packaging needed to not only reflect this, but also be easily portable and look just as delicious as the ice cream sandwiches inside.

Student Spotlight: Sharmini Subramaniam

Gina Angie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Two beautifully illustrated and tactile wine labels including a wooden wine box by student Sharmini Subramaniam of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.