Friday, 30 March 2012
Musical Jellies
Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard's Noisy Jelly project is a game that allows each player to create their own musical instrument out of jelly. The video for the project uses absolutely no sound editing, and needs to be seen and heard to be believed! Using a mini chemistry lab, each player makes their own set of jellies using water, agar agar powder and a series of moulds. The jelly shapes are then placed on the game board, and can be manipulated to create sound.
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Thursday, 29 March 2012
iPad Magic
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Charcoal Drawings by Yanni Floros - Girls with Headphones
Australia-based Yanni Floros has total command of the charcoal. These drawings are meticulously detailed with just the right combination of realism and artistry. Drawing hair realistically is no small feat, and these are beyond convincing, capturing beauty in the somewhat mundane details of a single moment.
Yanni's work extends across painting, sculpture and drawing, focussing on "the pursuits of man and how those pursuits impact our development." He has an interest in technology, "especially the design of things and the way they're put together," and when viewing humanity as a whole, he tries to ask what it is "about us that wants to make all this?" Technology is so engrained in our lives, he questions whether we would be able to live without it.
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Yanni's work extends across painting, sculpture and drawing, focussing on "the pursuits of man and how those pursuits impact our development." He has an interest in technology, "especially the design of things and the way they're put together," and when viewing humanity as a whole, he tries to ask what it is "about us that wants to make all this?" Technology is so engrained in our lives, he questions whether we would be able to live without it.
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
The Salad Jar
These organic picnic jars come in three different types Greek, Chef, and Caesar. Each has their own ingredients that create a delicious 2 person picnic salad. The branding was all hand-crafted and created to give an organic and artisan feel to the packaging.
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Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Mind's New Look For Villandry
Mind Design is currently working on a re-brand for Villandry, the restaurant, foodstore and bakery with branches in London and Bicester. The scheme is based on five shapes which refer to traditional brasserie menu frames.
The shapes, Mind say, "are either used individually or combined to create a pattern. We have also chosen a very bright colour scheme that contrasts the classic shapes". Their work for the brand encompasses identity, packaging, signage system and all printed material.
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The shapes, Mind say, "are either used individually or combined to create a pattern. We have also chosen a very bright colour scheme that contrasts the classic shapes". Their work for the brand encompasses identity, packaging, signage system and all printed material.
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Friday, 23 March 2012
Sephora + Pantone Universe: Colour of the Year
It all started with Pantone's color of the year (Pantone Tangerine Tango). Sephora and Pantone Universe have collaborated to create the SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE Colour of the Year beauty collection.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Before & After Concept Design: Alex James Cheese
Alex James is the bass player from Blur, who now owns a farm in Oxfordshire which has allowed him to add award-winning cheesemaker to his list creative abilities. Alex has produced three cheeses, ‘Blue Monday’, ‘Farleigh Wallop’ and ‘Little Wallop’, and has now launched his first range of mainstream cheeses in Asda supermarket.
Below is a concept design to add some artistic flare to this new range:
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Below is a concept design to add some artistic flare to this new range:
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Earth, Ocean and Atmosphere from Brainstorm
Brainstorm is the Portsmouth-based printing, design and illustration studio of Jason Snyder and Briana Feola. They did a great job graphically translating the layers of our world with big blocks of color, clever details and lovely type.
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Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Restoration Hardware Baby & Child
This packaging system needed to be distinctive, premium and reflect the attitude and ethos of the luxury home goods company.
It was not only necessary to develop the packaging to reflect the Restoration Hardware Baby & Child brand but also effectively communicate the company’s dedication to curating the best products on the market and attention to detail. The design solution for the hangtags and product packaging was to differentiate each item by developing a visual vocabulary subtly distinct to each line. Designs were seemingly influenced by the places from which products were sourced, yet without fundamentally changing the overall aesthetic of the system. Through the restrained use of colour and typography, the gift packaging and collateral serve to enhance the brand experience.
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It was not only necessary to develop the packaging to reflect the Restoration Hardware Baby & Child brand but also effectively communicate the company’s dedication to curating the best products on the market and attention to detail. The design solution for the hangtags and product packaging was to differentiate each item by developing a visual vocabulary subtly distinct to each line. Designs were seemingly influenced by the places from which products were sourced, yet without fundamentally changing the overall aesthetic of the system. Through the restrained use of colour and typography, the gift packaging and collateral serve to enhance the brand experience.
Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Build Creates Wordplay for Nokia
Design studio Build has designed a series of prints and postcards to celebrate and promote the fact that Nokia's Pure typeface, designed by Dalton Maag, is available in no fewer than thirteen different language versions.
The project, entitled Wordplay, sees a host of characters from the typeface's different language sets used to create illustrations "based around pangrams and phrases that are familiar, funny, silly and thoughtful," Build tell us. Build has created a series of 13 postcards bound together with a rubber band and also a set of 13 posters, each created in editions of just 20, plus an animated film. Here's a look at the work - look out for a fox jumping over a lazy dog!
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The project, entitled Wordplay, sees a host of characters from the typeface's different language sets used to create illustrations "based around pangrams and phrases that are familiar, funny, silly and thoughtful," Build tell us. Build has created a series of 13 postcards bound together with a rubber band and also a set of 13 posters, each created in editions of just 20, plus an animated film. Here's a look at the work - look out for a fox jumping over a lazy dog!
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Friday, 16 March 2012
Ouse Valley Foods
burst* was asked to create a new identity and packaging for Ouse Valley Foods which would give the brand the personality that fits it’s premium positioning.
It was not only necessary to develop the packaging to be unique, distinctive and premium, reflecting the personality and ethos of Ouse Valley Foods, but to effectively communicate clearly the different ranges and products to the consumer.Julian Warrender makes all the products herself by hand from and this attention to detail needed to be conveyed.Premium cues were subtly added by using foils for the product titles, enhancing and differentiating without fundamentally changing the designs.It was also important we created an efficient design solution that could be easily hand-applied.The lovely Heron watercolour illustration created by Kathy Wyatt was enhanced by the use of a textured label, giving the feel of an actual illustration on each jar.
Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
It was not only necessary to develop the packaging to be unique, distinctive and premium, reflecting the personality and ethos of Ouse Valley Foods, but to effectively communicate clearly the different ranges and products to the consumer.Julian Warrender makes all the products herself by hand from and this attention to detail needed to be conveyed.Premium cues were subtly added by using foils for the product titles, enhancing and differentiating without fundamentally changing the designs.It was also important we created an efficient design solution that could be easily hand-applied.The lovely Heron watercolour illustration created by Kathy Wyatt was enhanced by the use of a textured label, giving the feel of an actual illustration on each jar.
Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Billington's Sugar Before and After
This week sees the launch of new packaging for Billington’s sugar, designed by jkr. By developing personality through the Billington’s ‘B’, the new design strives to establish a memorable visual for the brand, giving it standout and charisma on shelf.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
The A1 Typographic Scrabble Set by Andrew Capener
Designer Andrew Capener created this Scrabble set as a personal challenge to bring a bit of type appreciation to the letter-centric board game. He wanted to stir up some excitement in players about typography design by giving them the ability to choose their sets font. They could select a game set in their favorite font or with an assorted pack, with additional font sets available through the Scrabble site.
He constructed the scrabble board and interior box with solid walnut and the exterior box from birch. The board pieces are magnetized to snap together perfectly, and each piece slides neatly into place in the box, anchored with magnets for seamless storage. His original concept found such favor in the design community that Hasboro and Winning Solutions took notice. They've teamed up with Andrew to produce a special edition set.
Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
He constructed the scrabble board and interior box with solid walnut and the exterior box from birch. The board pieces are magnetized to snap together perfectly, and each piece slides neatly into place in the box, anchored with magnets for seamless storage. His original concept found such favor in the design community that Hasboro and Winning Solutions took notice. They've teamed up with Andrew to produce a special edition set.
Disclaimer: Some 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 and copyright still belongs to the owner/creator of said work.
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