TheDieline.com: Package Design

Pregnadel

This is going to be a controversial post... Sergii Llin sends in his latest concept:

"This is a concept for drugs packaging. Drugs are used to induce the medical abortion. The goal was to develop packaging that will be noticeable on the pharmacy shelf, self-illustrative, and have a bit of social message, kind of ‘Think before you do’.

The pill design is used to corroborate the social aspect of the packaging, and have some kind of fun, just for fun."

His words, not mine. Definitely noticeable. Discuss...

Mas de la Basserola

  

A beautiful line of Spanish wines, designed by Barcelona based Espluga + Associates.

Catherine Malandrino for Cointreau

  

French design firm Betc Design has worked with Catherine Malandrino and Conintreau, both brought to the United Stated from France. They have teamed up to create the ultimate Conintreau gift bottle. Catherine Malandrino chose the Statue of Liberty as the best thing France ever gave us, to mark this limited edition bottle. 

The design is made with metal lace and Swarvoski crystals. It is available only between October and November at Colette in Paris, and is also available online.

More images out the outer gift packaging after the jump.

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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. 

Bodkin Invitation

Roanne Adams designed this unusual invitation for Bodkin by Eviana Hartman.

About the invitation: "Bodkin is a woman's clothing collection designed by Eviana Hartman in accordance with the principles of sustainability.

The Bodkin Autumn/Winter '09 invitation influences ranged from the designer's ideologies to the context of the presentation as well as architect, Buckminster Fuller. The invitation arrived in the form of a tetrahedron containing an air plant with care instructions.

One of Bodkin's green principals is to work within existing spaces and with found materials. Therefore we held the fashion presentation and photo shoot simultaneously at the Horticultural Society of New York. The invite and look book were printed locally with 100% post-consumer recycled paper and eco-friendly inks."

More views after the jump.

(photo credit: Tina Tyrell, via FPO)

Student Spotlight: Kikkoman

  

New work designed and sent in by Jon Patterson, a student at the Academy of Art:

"This is a concept involving Kikkoman. The project was to design a high-priced line of products for a low-price company. With Kikkoman chosen, the line was a conceptual brand of "fusion" soy sauces, supposed to be edgy in their own form. The bottle is representative of the sauce shape in each bottle and since the sauces were dark, there was no need to show the actual product, since none were noticeably different from each other. Keeping with the image of Kikkoman, the logo was used as a spot uv around the bottle to contrast the matte and gloss/ as well as create a grip on the base. The corks on the top are unique in that they "float" in the bottle, giving a new dynamic to how corks function in bottles."

Unique Japanese Barcodes

 

Some very cool japanese barcodes, designed by japanese firm d-barcode, who specialize in designing these unique barcodes. Many more after the jump!