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Tag Archives: Design
Parents aren’t babies, and “cute” isn’t a design strategy
This recent post on thedieline.com, containing ideas for the Johnson’s baby packaging from a Peruvian designer, is really disturbing. Let me count the ways. First let’s start with full disclosure. We will be forever thankful that Johnson & Johnson was … Continue reading
The tail end of technology, and how we choose
We are in the midst of a very rough flu season in the New York area, and lots of suffering people are wandering the drug store aisles in search of relief. These days it comes in many forms. But apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Design Criticism, Design Practice
Tagged Design, Packaging, Package Design, marketing, Graphic Design, Branding, Brand Design, Design Simplification
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The Last Coca Cola
The last glass returnable bottle of Coca Cola ran off the line on Tuesday. And was immediately sold to a collector for $2,000. That bottle, cast for the Minneapolis Coke bottling works in 1948 and filled at the Winona Coca-Cola … Continue reading
E*Trade finds a new use for packaging
So you think product packages in the aisles of Target or CVS are just for shopping, think again. Now you can check out investment information on publicly traded companies while wandering through the store. Or while sitting in your kitchen … Continue reading
Absolut Unique, Gutenberg would be proud
In 1440 Guttenberg celebrated moveable type, in 2012 Absolut Vodka celebrates moveable design! It only took 572 years for the folks at Absolut to find a way to go beyond the holy grail of the printing and design industries . … Continue reading
Andy Warhol, Target, and new Campbell’s Soup cans
50 years ago this month, Andy Warhol began his life-long exploration of the boundary between art and commerce (as if there ever was one), with the exhibition of “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans” at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. In … Continue reading
The Image of Christ and Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews
This week, two articles in the NY Times caught my attention. The first was about the image of a candy package, the second about the image of Christ, and both are lessons about good intentions gone really bad. And while … Continue reading
IBM, Google, Augmented Reality and a Retail Revolution
My sense is that 2012 will be remembered as the transition from the second wave of mass retailing to the third wave. And some retailer is about to step up and own it, by creating a truly new retail format … Continue reading
Estroven, Relief Reimagined
iHealth, Inc., a division of DSM Nutritional Products, is a consumer health and wellness company that recently asked us to reimagine the shelf presence of Estroven, the number one selling brand of OTC products for the relief of menopausal symptoms. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty & Personal Care, Design Criticism
Tagged Brand Design, Branding, Design, Graphic Design, Green Packaging, marketing, Package Design, Packaging
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Dee Dee’s Dieline Discussion on Co-Creation
Just back from the Dieline Conference, and again amazed at what Andrew Gibbs has accomplished in a few short years. The number one global package design resource with 3.5 million hits a month! Yikes! On Sunday Dee Dee Gordon, President of … Continue reading
The Package Unseen 