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Packaging: Whisky Journey Tasting Set by Notes and Dabbles

Anneke Short — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:00:47 +0000

Notes and Dabbles is a Hong Kong company owned by Mottologue Co. that does notebooks, folios and these cool little tasting kits.

I love the idea, and the great “Drink less, drink better” slogan, although I’m not wholly convinced by orange ‘wax’ seal.

Product Design: Limited Edition Mens Grooming Kit by Owen&Stork

Anneke Short — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:04 +0000

I absolutely adore this grooming kit by Owen&Stork, isn’t it beautiful?

“The Atelier N° series will continue to be a platform for Owen&Stork to collaborate with like-minded brands. Each agency initiated project will be offered up at a very limited number of editions, each one bearing the number of which it was made.

The kit combines an array of Portland General Store’s most popular grooming products, packaged with the Owen&Stork sensibility, and presented in a way which honors the heritage of Mens Grooming.

Along with the custom packaging, Owen&Stork also developed the custom shave brushes found in the kits. They combine the finest Badger hair (Silvertip) together with a handle which was individually hand turned.”

Packaging: Barneo by Katerina Dzivnel

Anneke Short — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:00:45 +0000

I love this packaging for these low-in-alcohol cocktails for Barneo by Katerina Dzivnel. The colours are just right, eye-catching without being garish and the geometric logo and large type adds a contemporary, grown-up feel to the cans.

Check out more work by Katerina here.

Packaging: Thorsteinn Beer Brand

Anneke Short — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:00:02 +0000

I love this project for beer packaging by Icelandic designers Thorleifur Gunnar Gíslason, Geir Olafsson and Hlynur Ingólfsson.

The idea is to flip traditional ‘label’ packaging on its head and turning this space into a kind of showcase for graphic designers. 10 bottles, 10 designers, 10 different graphics changed annually.

I like the idea and I think that it would stand out on a shelf, but as soon as two brands starting to do something like this they may have to find something stronger for the branding, like a bottle shape for example.

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Packaging: Bacardi Crawlers by Donna Hall

Anneke Short — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:21 +0000

Graphic designer Donna Hall worked on this very fun packaging brief for Bacardi, aimed at reinventing the drink for 18-24 year old guys rather than their mums.

“I created a new range of Bacardi drinks based on perks available to players in the Zombies Mode of Call of Duty Black Ops and Black Ops II. I chose, what are perceived to be, the four most popular perk drinks in the game (Juggernog, Speed Cola, Double Tap Root Beer and Quick Revive) and turned them into Bacardi Crawlers.”

I love this idea, and I think they would work very well. I mean c’mon, what guy doesn’t like zombies?

Check out more of her work here.