Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Creativity at it best...
What do designers get up to in their spare time?
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Please note the images hosted on this blog have been collected from external research associates to be presented as stimulus to those seeking news from the cutting edge of packaging. The imagery is not being presented as our own, unless noted under the specific project. Copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work and this blog is receiving no financial benefits from its use.
If you see your work on this blog and wish it to be referenced, please email us at lab@cyberpac.co.uk with the post url and we will add the appropriate details to the article.
This blog exists purely to share and explore innovation and technology in our field.
Thank you and enjoy.
Disclaimer:
Please note the images hosted on this blog have been collected from external research associates to be presented as stimulus to those seeking news from the cutting edge of packaging. The imagery is not being presented as our own, unless noted under the specific project. Copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work and this blog is receiving no financial benefits from its use.
If you see your work on this blog and wish it to be referenced, please email us at lab@cyberpac.co.uk with the post url and we will add the appropriate details to the article.
This blog exists purely to share and explore innovation and technology in our field.
Thank you and enjoy.
Monday, 25 January 2010
Creative Review: For greenfingered subscribers
The idea is, that if you follow the instructions on the reverse of the bag, you can start to grow your tomatoes in your studio or home in the bag provided. Then, come the spring, you can transplant your seedlings, bag and all, to the garden, where the bag will decompose into the soil.
All you need to do is to remove the magazine and cut off the glue strip. Then form the bag into a sack by rolling it down. Fill this with soil/compost and sprinkle in your seeds. Then plant it out when you are ready.
The bag is made from Harmless-Compost, part of a range of compostable packaging products from Cyberpac.
Monday, 18 January 2010
Military Grade Envelopes
Saatchi & Saatchi wanted to present a client’s year-end results in a more dynamic way. Initially employed by the Hughes Aircraft Corporation in the packaging of critical and sensitive components for the Trident Missile Programme, the Mil Spec 81705c bag provides electromagnetic shielding and protection, is flexible, heat-sealable, waterproof, vapour proof and noise proof–you could put a small device inside which is playing a tune and it would only be heard when opened.
Following this seminal project, and the many that followed, Cyberpac has gone on to fulfil the demand for high quality, printed envelopes for clients such as Renault, Nike, BBC, Boots, Blackberry and Tag Heuer.
Following this seminal project, and the many that followed, Cyberpac has gone on to fulfil the demand for high quality, printed envelopes for clients such as Renault, Nike, BBC, Boots, Blackberry and Tag Heuer.
Turok Survival Kit
The launch of the acclaimed (and subsequently million selling) dinosaur adventure PS3 game – Turok – required an innovative and relevant promotional packaging solution to have an immediate effect.
As the game demands military energy and commitment, the packaging had to reflect this. Cyberpac produced a heavy-duty, army ration pack from a military specification laminated bag. The bag was flexo printed in 2 colours and packed with a boil-in-the-bag meat stew, freeze dried fruit, survival biscuits, a glow stick and the promotional CD. All this was then vacuum packed to give a robust and adventurous feel.
As the game demands military energy and commitment, the packaging had to reflect this. Cyberpac produced a heavy-duty, army ration pack from a military specification laminated bag. The bag was flexo printed in 2 colours and packed with a boil-in-the-bag meat stew, freeze dried fruit, survival biscuits, a glow stick and the promotional CD. All this was then vacuum packed to give a robust and adventurous feel.
Masala Masala - Helping the underpriviledged in India
Entrepreneur of the Year; Priya Lakhani’s drive to become a successful businesswoman is also twinned with a deep altruism. The Masala Masala Project ensures that for every pot of Masala Masala Stir-in sauce sold in the UK, the company serves a meal to a homeless person in India.
When Priya came to Cyberpac for invitations for the Masala Masala Project’s 1st Birthday Party and fundraising charity event, it was important for us to create something that would engage the heady guest list, represent the charity and promote the high quality sauce.
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Stories & Trends Dec09
Hopefully we’ll be popping a few corks over the holiday season but as the wine industry swaps cork for screw tops the vast forests of cork tree are under serious risk of being ripped up and converted to other agricultural uses. Cork is an environmentally sound material that has huge potential for product development.
Float by Benjamin Hubert for Unique Copenhagen. The lamps are hand-turned out of Portuguese agglomerate cork blocks, the waste bits from the production of wine stoppers. Even the high volume of waste from creating the lamps can be converted back into blocks and turned again. The cork emits a wonderfully warm glow when lit and the simplicity of the shape suits the agglomerated pattern of the material. http://www.benjaminhubert.co.uk
Suspension Lamp by Giorgio Biscaro “I have always been fascinated by cork. It’s obtained from a plant whose life is not interrupted by this extraction, and this for me would be sufficient to declare it a great material. Moreover, cork has great qualities of insulation and mechanical resistance, so I thought it could be perfect for a lamp. The cork base in fact, sustain a glass screen, trough which the cables descend. The light is not direct, but is deflected by the ceiling and the colour of the cork warms this light in a special way. I played with different shapes and finishes, so you will find clear glass, smoked glass and varnished glass to choose from. I tried to endow this lamp with a strong sense of deja-vu, like recollection of bottle glasses, because I wanted it to be a warm, friendly, reassuring object.” http://www.seemantic.com/
Disclaimer:
Please note the images hosted on this blog have been collected from external research associates to be presented as stimulus to those seeking news from the cutting edge of packaging. The imagery is not being presented as our own, unless noted under the specific project. Copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work and this blog is receiving no financial benefits from its use.
If you see your work on this blog and wish it to be referenced, please email us at lab@cyberpac.co.uk with the post url and we will add the appropriate details to the article.
This blog exists purely to share and explore innovation and technology in our field.
Thank you and enjoy.
Float by Benjamin Hubert for Unique Copenhagen. The lamps are hand-turned out of Portuguese agglomerate cork blocks, the waste bits from the production of wine stoppers. Even the high volume of waste from creating the lamps can be converted back into blocks and turned again. The cork emits a wonderfully warm glow when lit and the simplicity of the shape suits the agglomerated pattern of the material. http://www.benjaminhubert.co.uk
Suspension Lamp by Giorgio Biscaro “I have always been fascinated by cork. It’s obtained from a plant whose life is not interrupted by this extraction, and this for me would be sufficient to declare it a great material. Moreover, cork has great qualities of insulation and mechanical resistance, so I thought it could be perfect for a lamp. The cork base in fact, sustain a glass screen, trough which the cables descend. The light is not direct, but is deflected by the ceiling and the colour of the cork warms this light in a special way. I played with different shapes and finishes, so you will find clear glass, smoked glass and varnished glass to choose from. I tried to endow this lamp with a strong sense of deja-vu, like recollection of bottle glasses, because I wanted it to be a warm, friendly, reassuring object.” http://www.seemantic.com/
Disclaimer:
Please note the images hosted on this blog have been collected from external research associates to be presented as stimulus to those seeking news from the cutting edge of packaging. The imagery is not being presented as our own, unless noted under the specific project. Copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work and this blog is receiving no financial benefits from its use.
If you see your work on this blog and wish it to be referenced, please email us at lab@cyberpac.co.uk with the post url and we will add the appropriate details to the article.
This blog exists purely to share and explore innovation and technology in our field.
Thank you and enjoy.
The Bag that Dissolves in Water
This time Creative Review's news stand issues receive the once over with our new Harmless Range. Readers are encouraged to test the bag out.
Do not throw away this bag! It is made from a revolutionary new material which can be dissolved in boiling water for easy disposal.
Instructions
1. Remove magazine from outer packaging
2. Boil kettle and remove strip
3. Place bag in receptacle and pour on boiling water
4. Pour solution down drain
To see how it went down check out the CR Blog.
Sungard Presentation Box
Cyberpac were given the task of producing this "non-standard" cardboard box.
This paper over board box, was screen printed in 2 colours plus high-gloss varnish to lid. The coloured shoulder, a litho print showing all the corporate colours was carefully fitted within this matt, black box. A black routed foam panel was then inserted special cut to hold a booklet and USB key.
This paper over board box, was screen printed in 2 colours plus high-gloss varnish to lid. The coloured shoulder, a litho print showing all the corporate colours was carefully fitted within this matt, black box. A black routed foam panel was then inserted special cut to hold a booklet and USB key.
Extreme Flocking
The brief for Global Underground’s limited edition CD box was simple: ‘It must look lovely’. Thus, Cyberpac produced a tactile, high-impact box made from rich, red flocking with the GU 10th Anniversary logo foil blocked to the lid and the full, 4-disk track listing foil blocked to the base.
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