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The Dieline's Latest Top 10 Package Designs

Our ever changing top 10 list as voted on by readers:

1. The Kitchen:

2. Quick Fruit

3. Lola's Kitchen

4. Artea

5. Coleman Kids

See 6-10 after the jump!

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The Dieline's Latest Top 10 Package Designs

Our ever changing top 10 list as voted on by readers:

1. Samurai Vodka



2. "Perfect Slice of Summer" tissue boxes



3. Mallard Tearooms



4. This Is Origami



5. Sliced Bread Notebook.



6. Via Roma



7. Rubber Bandit



8. Green & Spring



9. Albert Menes Sardines



10. Coca-Cola Summer Cans

The Dieline's Recent Top 10 Package Designs

Our most recent Top 10 Package Designs as voted on by our readers:

1. "Perfect Slice of Summer" tissue boxes
2. Mallard Tearooms

3. Quick Fruit

4. Lola's Kitchen

5. Sliced Bread Notebook.

Strata Enfold 3D CX

 

Strata, our newest sponsor, has just launced The Strata 3D CX Suite, and has teamed with Esko Artwork and has just launched an innovative software package for package designers, Strate Enfold 3D CX:

"Strata Enfold 3D CX is a multi-featured plug-in for Illustrator that adds a 3D view palette, two new tools and a host of menu commands focused on folding print designs.

Powered by patent-pending technology developed by EskoArtwork, Strata Enfold 3D CX creates professional folded 3D designs directly in Adobe Illustrator. Users can link Photoshop graphics applied to 2D Illustrator artwork, define die-cut lines and folding scores, and then see it in 3D directly in Illustrator. Print ready designs can then be sent for production and the file can be exported for further use in Strata Design 3D CX or other products that can import a U3D file.

“The package design market understands that the best packaging comes from interaction between product and packaging designers,” explains Arjen Maarleveld, EskoArtwork Senior Vice President Products. “The new open interface to the Strata structural format now makes our solutions accessible to designers who work with Strata tools. Strata Enfold 3D CX makes available high powered EskoArtwork technology to a much broader market.”

“Never in our history have we been so proud of a software release,” states Ken Bringhurst, Strata’s President. “This powerful new workflow between Strata Design 3D CX and Adobe’s design products is a giant leap forward for our installed base. This upgrade reinforces Strata’s position as the best 3D solution for the design and illustration market.”

Download a tryout version to see what it can do for you over on Strata3D.com

Only 4 more days to enter the Pentawards!

Just a friendly reminder, the deadline to enter the 2009 Pentawards is friday! 

The Dieline is proud to be an official sponsor of the Pentawrds! All 2009 Pentawards winners will be published exclusively on the dedicated Pentawards blog here on The Dieline.

About Pentawards:

Pentawards is the first and only worldwide competition exclusively devoted to packaging design in all its forms. It is open to everybody in all countries who are associated with the creation and marketing of packaging. The winners will receive bronze, silver, gold, platinum or diamond Pentawards according to the creative quality of their work.

Packaging design from the world over created or brought out in 2008 will be judged by a likewise international jury that will select the winners in accordance with the creative quality of the work submitted.

Apart from prize-giving, Pentawards' mission is the promotion of packaging design with companies, the press, the economic and political authorities and the public in general, throughout the world.

By participating in Pentawards, you will have the opportunity of comparing your creations with others from all over the world, and you will have the possibility of winning a prestigious award which will allow you to demonstrate your creativity and expertise.

Click here for all the details on entering your work. 

EDAwards 2009 Packaging Design Winners

The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization celebrating the best of graphic design, illustration and digital design in Europe. A joint effort by 14 communication design magazines from across Europe.  

Here are the 2009 Packaging Design Winners (many of which have been featured on The Dieline before!)

Moshi moshi mind 

Result: Gold 

Country: Denmark 

Agency: Designbolaget

Andreas Caminada

Result: Gold 

Country: Switzerland

Agency: Remo Caminada graphic design

Tcho Chocolate

Result: Gold 

Country: Germany

Agency: Eden Spiekermann

Emulsion Paints

Result: Gold

Country: Greece

Agency: K2DESIGN

Traidcraft Tissue Range 

Result: Gold 
Country: UK 
Agency: Studio Blackburn

6 more winners after the jump.

Via: Packaging World

Only 9 More Days!

Pentawards, the first and only worldwide competition dedicated exclusively to packaging design, is now open, exclusively to The Dieline's readers!

As a major sponsor to the Pentawards, the first and only Worldwide Packaging Design Competition, we have arranged a pre-entry special for our readers. Pre-entries will be accepted only from April 15th to the 30th. During this period, the entry fee will be discounted for our readers to 150€, approximately $198. All entries to the Pentawards after April 30th will cost 175€.

For information on how to prepare and submit your creations, please click here.

To enter your work, please click here.

More details after the jump.