TheDieline.com: Package Design

Student Spotlight: Birth Control Stamps

  

David McGillivray, a student at at Brighton University, sends in one of his latest projects:

"The project is a non commercial brief that I completed recently at university. The brief was to create a special commemorative stamp collection for 2010. As the end of the decade will mark 50 years of the female oral contraceptive in the UK, I chose this as the focus for the stamps. The collection emulates a packet of contraceptive pills themselves with the dosage guidance forming part of the stamp graphics. The idea was to create something humorous but also something unusual that would intrigue people."

Volta

Love this design for batteries by Acme Industries, a Romania based design firm. Wish we had batteries that looked this good in the US!

Studio Spotlight: Studio Kluif

   

Studio Kluif, a Netherlands based design firm, does a lot of work for Dutch department store HEMA, as well as many other clients. Many more images after the jump!

Student Spotlight: Patron Saints of Design

  

This is what every graphic designer needs on their desk! Clever student project from Mike McVicar, a recent graduate of the University of Florida graphic design program:

"The Patron Saints of design desktop supply kit is a blessed set of essential supplies for graphic designers. This packaging project features four patron saints of different aspects of designs, cutting and measuring, typography, adhesives, and drafting. Each of the four containers features information about the saint along with the appropriate tools like scissors, type specimen book, tape, etc."

Several more images after the jump.

826 National: The Bigfoot Research Institute and The Boring Store

  

To wrap up our presentation of packaging from the 826 catalog by 826 National, we've got Boston's Bigfoot Research Institute and Chicago's The Boring Store. To read the story behind these products (see the earlier post here). 

See much more after the jump.

826 National: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

 

 

More packaging goodies from the 826 catalog by 826 National. To read the story behind these products, see the earlier post here.

See lots more after the jump.

Tate Art Sets

Buddy, a London based agency, sends us images of their latest project, Tate art sets:

"Tate sell within their gallery stores art sets aimed specifically at older children (5+). Until now these products had an inconsistent look and feel. Tate approached Buddy to create a consistent Tate branded range which would communicate what's in the packs and inspire their use.

Buddy used simple colour and clean communication to achieve this, drawing inspiration from the contemporary art world (artists including Damien Hurst and Bridget Riley) and the products themselves."

OrangeBeautiful Letterpress Cards packaging

Emily from OrangeBeautiful sent in this packaging for their Lattice Line of letterpress cards:

"Since a lot of the greeting card packaging tends to be soft-fold clear plastic boxes, our letterpress-printed, die-cut paper boxes seem to be standing out in the market. They're both a better-looking box for merchandising, and a more eco-conscious way of packaging due to the materials & production used AND the fact that customers can keep their cards in the box rather than tossing the packaging once they've gotten the product home!"

See a few more after the jump.