TheDieline.com: Package Design

Studio Spotlight: Betc Design

  

An incredible selection luxury packaging design from French design group Betc Design. Many more after the jump.

Brewer's Dictionaries

 

I have always seen book cover design as the ultimate package and I think the Brewer's Dictionaries redesign from Next Big Thing is a great example. 

They have really treated the book cover as a full package, using every available side to create a 3D world that mirrors the content of the books. You get an idea of the depth, history and richness of the product itself, and I think it really engages you to pick the book up and delve into its contents. I think they did a great job of making something that could seem dull and flat into what a dictionary should be; a generous, quirky assortment of curiosities that has something for everyone. 

AC/DC Backtracks Deluxe Collector's Edition

  

"The exterior box is designed to resemble a vintage AC/DC guitar amp – complete with the original logo that was spray-painted onto the rear of Angus and Malcolm’s speaker cabinets in 1975. The “head” of the amp has a handle that lifts the top off to reveal the contents housed within. Oh yeah, the head is also a WORKING GUITAR AMPLIFIER! That’s right, one watt of pure AC/DC makes this box a truly unique collector’s item. You can PLAY the box set while LISTENING TO the box set! Check out the videos of Angus using the amp.

The box, which includes 3 CDs and 2 DVDs of ACDC rare tracks, recordings and videos, also includes a 12" LP, numerous memorabilia reproductions as well as a 164-page hard bound book containing rare and unseen photos spanning 1974-2009 plus full-size re-prints of original press releases, tour itineraries, tour books, test pressing labels, advertisements and much more. A real history of the band from the inside out. Rare photography includes never-before-seen shots of the band recording at the Albert Music studio on King Street in Sydney with legendary producers Harry Vanda and George Young in 1977. Also tons of unpublished live shots from all over the world."

Designed by Phil Yarnall of SMAY DESIGN over a 2 year period. Check out the back of the box after the jump!

How To Be Good

A beautiful book cover design with a bookmark sewn into the spine! Designed by JR Harris.

Arkitip Magazine Issues

You all might remember Arkitip from April when we shared a post of their teamwork with Incase. They curate a quarterly line of products with them and Incase designed the custom packaging solutions for two of the issues here.

See more photos and information about specific issues after the jump.

Biodiesel Promotional Packaging

 

Very cool promotional packaging for biodiesel fuel by the talented Alvin Diec who now works at Matchstic a brand identity house in Atlanta. I don't have much more info for this project, but Alvin's portfolio is pretty nice, too.

Studio Spotlight: ARC'S

 

 

ARC’S is an independent Italian agency in Turin, involved in strategic design – packaging design, brand identity, corporate design.

See more photos and details about the designs after the jump.

Clementine Art Supplies

 

 

These children's art supplies by Clementine Art immediately stood out on the shelves of Whole Foods. All of the products are non-toxic and the packaging is composed of 80% post consumer recycled and reusable materials.

See a couple more after the jump.