Showing posts with label vintage design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage design. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2011

Carpathia Gorilka & Balsam



Designed by Yaroslav Shkriblyak of Umbra design studio, Ukraine.

A series of labels for premium alcoholic beverages (gorilka and black balsam) produced in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine.

In the labels we have tried to show the untouched Carpathian nature purity, and national recipe traditions using a vintage image and illustration with wild Carpathian nature.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Santeen



Designed by Studio MPLS, United States.

The venerable Santeen brand needed a face-lift. With a sixty-year history of providing hardworking cleaning products, Santeen wanted to retain its authentic brand values while reinvigorating the brand for consideration by a contemporary audience. The new Santeen brand identity and packaging underscore the professional quality and high performance of its products coupled with company's enduring genuine American roots.

Inspired by classic 1950's package design, the new brand language conveys a sense of strength, pragmatism and work ethic with a no-nonsense yet modern graphic look and feel. The primary packaging also features a proprietary design that allows the product to be shelved and sold without the use of safety bags—making the product more recognizable, convenient and affordable.
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Friday, June 10, 2011

The Good Stuff Co. (Student Work)



Designed by Barbara Kozlik, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Ireland.

This packaging was designed as part of the CIT Visual Communications course. For this project I wanted to create an attractive piece of packaging, considering both the shape of the package and the graphic solutions. The products I chose for this project are a range of healthy, 100% natural and organic snacks for a target market of middle to high class customers, aged between 25 and 40, who are looking for a healthier and natural alternative to quick mid-day treats or the evening "munchies".

The concept was mainly driven by the idea of travel and the origin of the products. Luggage tags, passport stamps, etc., acted as the main inspiration for this range. Vintage colors - soft browns, oranges, and greens give the packaging a retro feel.
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Monday, June 6, 2011

U.S. FEMA (Student Work)



Designed by Ludvig Bruneau Rossow, a graduation exam project at Westerdals SOC, Norway. Photography by John Tøsse Kolvik.

The year is 2030.
The post-apocalyptic darkness have fell, and the earth as we know it,
has come to an end. This is the dystopic story of man's existence after earth's destruction.

The disaster and the subsequent ice age destroyed all organic life, and all forms of human civilization. There was nowhere to hide, the earth would soon be covered by a kilometer-thick layer of ice.

All hope for the existence of humanity, would always be lost, hadn't it not been for…U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.





Supplies
Multi-functional, necessary, with focus on direct communication.

The supplies is designed in a way where the communication is directly connected to a room in the facility.

The symbol used on the food supplies is the same as used for the kitchen, to symbolize a clear link between the kitchen and food packaging.





Instruction Manuals
Fema's vision is to ensure the reconstruction of a new global society. Due to this, it is important that there is stored information on how to solve all sorts of problems.

These instruction manuals has to include everything from detailed repair information, such as a circuit diagram, to quickstart guides on how to built a house or how to fish.





Compass Box Whisky



Designed by United Creatives, United Kingdom. Printed by blush.

Working with designers leads to some beautifully crafted work getting on our presses. So when Steve and Chris from United Creatives asked us to print these Whisky labels for their client Artisan Scotch Whisky makers Compass Box Whisky Company, we knew we were getting involved in something exciting.

The labels were letterpress printed on our vintage presses in one colour onto a beautiful uncoated label stock. The labels also required a die cut shape which we decided to ‘kiss-cut’. This means cutting the shape out of the top sheet of the paper enabling the label to be peeled off the backing sheet in one piece ready to be applied to the bottles.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Cinema Paradiso (Student Work)



Designed by Nitin Budhiraja, Savannah College of Art and Design, United States.

Cinema paradiso is a nostalgic film that evokes a feeling of love and passion through the bonds that the characters share and the simple lifestyles of Sicilians. The music is a masterpeice in its own right, and so this package takes parts of the movie as key points to garner a sense of warm antiquity.

Treatment of regular office supply paper, a regular tin film holder can, and other materials, helped in communicating the message across to the audience. Various unconventional methods were incorporated to achieve the desired aged look for the materials (including tea water, coffee and heat sources to name a few.)

Typography is researched and the elements developed with great detail to originality and authenticity.

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Champagne Extinguisher



Designed by Diddo, The Netherlands.

In may 2009 I was inspired the Jim Morrison quote: “I just want to get my kicks before the whole shit house goes up in flames.”

(Dom Pierre Pérignon (c. 1638–14 September 1715) was a Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still and red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling Champagne, which didn't become the dominant style of Champagne until mid-19th century).

Disclaimer: 'this project is not authorized by Moët & Chandon, nor does the company endorse the message in any way.’
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Jean Georges



Designed by Louise Fili, United States.

The design for this grapeseed oil for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten combines a California and French sensibility—a West Coast color palette against a Provencal background motif.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Chin8Neri Redesigned



Designed by Angelini Design, Italy.

In the year 2000, Chinotto Neri S.r.l, was taken over by I.B.G., the Pepsi Cola distributor in Area Nielsen 4, who relaunched the product along with the new line of sister beverages Aranciosa, Limoncedro and Gassosa.

Challenge:
To increase brand awareness with an initial distribution focus on the Italian regions of Campania, Puglia, Sicily and Calabria, through a complete restyling procedure aimed at recapturing Chin8Neri’s original popularity. To work on its brand image, packaging and slogan, programme new P.O.P. communications strategies aimed at trade and HO.RE.CA channels and a promotional campaign aimed at the consumer market. To also restyle the line of sister beverages Aranciosa, Limoncedro and Gassosa.

Results:
Angelini Design managed to restore anew the original brand, conserving its most distinctive elements: the crown to express its glorious origins and the number 8 to recall the eight essential essences that are part of the recipe. The use of the colour black and the serigraphic print of the logo, label and clusters associated with a vintage style design for the packaging, have given Chi8Neri a completely new look while retaining its original character and refined style. Chin8Neri is once again able to transmit its historical authority and authentic nature. Angelini Design also restyled the Aranciosa, Limoncedro and Gassosa brands using a mixture of witty and ironic quotations.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

W.Wagtail



Designed by Voice, Australia.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that birds are somewhat over represented on wine labels. When Voice was given the task of designing the packaging for Longview Vineyard’s sparkling wine, W.Wagtail, they recognised the importance of creating something that really stood out from the existing flock of bird themed labels.

Drawing on the audacious personality of the wine’s namesake, the Willy Wagtail, Voice modelled the label on the styling of bird watchers membership certificate from the 1940s. The ornithological subject matter was an opportunity not only to feature the local birdlife but also to feature the flora that exists around the vineyard, which hinted at the fruity and colourful flavours of the wine.

Voice dutifully handcrafted the entire certificate from scratch. To maintain the soul and structure of the original vintage certificate, Voice created the fictitious ‘Longview Sparkling Wine Society’ and its list of patrons and committee members, which cryptically referred back to those involved with the production and crafting of the sparkling wine.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Penny Proper



Designed by Marc Berchold, Canada.

The original penny loafer from the 1930s that was made popular by the acts of James Dean and Steve McQueen is back, in a “proper” way. Canadian brand, Penny Proper (PP) has launched into the Canadian market as a splashy substitution to the old penny.

In the 1950s dimes were slipped into the pockets of loafers, as this was the price of a pay telephone. These dimes were then replaced by shiny pennies as a matter of style. Penny Proper is giving loafer wearers the opportunity to exercise their personal style and flare. The size and weight of a penny, PPs come in a variety of colours and patterns to individualize loafers based on personal taste or function.

Penny Proper (PP) is a Canadian fashion brand that allows for the personalization of the classic penny loafer. Launched in 2011 by two trend-setting friends faced with the issue of how to accessorize their penny loafers, PPs come in a variety of colours and patterns.

Note: The colour of the wax seal on the package denotes the colour of the coin inside.
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Monday, March 21, 2011

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Vilje Musli (Student Work)



Group project at Westerdals School of communication, Oslo, Norway. by second-year students Eivind Reibo Jentoft, June Saglie Holte and Rebecca Egebjerg.


The brief was to make a package for Møllerens new (fictional) ecological muesli cereal series. The different taste's was Corn, Nut and Blueberry/black crowberry.

The main target-group are strong, well-educated, urban women in the age 25-40, Who care about making an ecological choice for both their health and the planet's.
We named the product "Vilje", it means WILL in Norwegian and is also a woman's name.

We wanted to make something that was a clear alternative to the boring and similar competition. We focused on making a package that was easy to use and didn't make a lot of mess for a quick breakfast. It is printed on 100% recycled paper.
The design is inspired by the 1940's propaganda posters directed towards woman and radiates energy, health and happiness.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Everything (P-Money)



Designed by Marx Design, New Zealand.

Objective
P-Money was in the process of launching his latest album ‘Everything’ and wanted something more fun, more original, than the album art on shelves in New Zealand stores right now.

Solution
Inspired by the many sample tracks on the album from days gone by – everything from 70s funk to 80s electro – we decided to celebrate the days of analogue; the days when everything was hand-crafted because there was no digital world filled with toys like Photoshop. The album artwork - which took more than 350 hours to complete - is constructed from styrofoam, balsa wood, coloured paper and cotton wool which we then shot as part of a diorama. The computer image is made relevant by the fact it is key to P-Money’s music production process - he feeds all the retro samples in to his computer in order to spit out tunes for a new generation of listeners.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Hank Williams



Designed by Smay Design, United States.
Hank Williams - The Untold Stories

When Hank Williams would go "on the road" touring he would record his radio daily radio shows for Mother's Best Flour in advance (on 16" acetate disks) to be played "live" on the radio. These disks were boxed and stashed away for many years. Eventually, When WSM cleared house in the late 1970s, the Hank Williams acetates were put in a bin for disposal, but were rescued by the Opry’s photographer. I had the honor of packaging these recordings for a true American Legend, and could not be happier with the end result.

The disks are packaged within a replica of an antique radio, that when switched on, plays the intro to his radio show from 1951 and "Lovesick Blues" (via a built in audio chip). The set contains a 108 page hard-bound book, 16 cds, 1 DVD and a poster/map chronicling Hank's punishing 1951 tour schedule.

The set is further explained on the site where it is available for purchase ($199.99).
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Loose Leaf Tea (Student Work)



Designed by Amy Jones, a student at the University of Northampton.
This retro style packaging is for loose-leaf tea, I used 1940s pin-up girls to represent each of the flavours of tea and gave each flavour a quirky name. The idea was to design something fresh and vibrant that would stand out against more traditional tea packaging.
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Friday, July 30, 2010

Sir Kensington's Ketchup



Packaging and brand identity design was led by Alvin Diec.

Sir Kensington's Gourmet Scooping Ketchup: an all-natural ketchup that is too exquisite to be squeezed from a plastic bottle.

The company was born out of an attempt to fill the dire market need for a gourmet ketchup -- one that is healthier, tastier, and higher-end. The result was two flavors of ketchup, Classic and Spiced (chipotle-infused), both of which are sweetened only with honey, agave nectar, and raw brown sugar, with a base of whole pear tomatoes and apple cider vinegar.

Sir Kensington's Gourmet Scooping Ketchup recently premiered at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, where we received significant praise for and attention to packaging design and brand aesthetic. It wasn't uncommon for passersby to not want to try our actual product, but almost everyone wanted to pick up our jars, read the labels, stick our Sir Kensington mustache stickers on their upper lip, take a business card, and compliment us on our choice of such a distinctly anachronistic, yet aristocratic British cartoon gentlemen as our company's figurehead.
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