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simple and clean

0 Commentsby   |  11.24.12  |  Announcements

I was just searching for continued inspiration for this final project and came across this.
I think they did a beautiful job keeping the product line simple, clean, and consistent. They didn’t overdo the logo or placing the same pieces of the design on every single item. I think it all flows really well and each seems to be unique in its own. Sometimes simple and clean is the way to go. Found it on the dieline which usually has great inspiration for anything.

packaging

0 Commentsby   |  11.11.12  |  Announcements

I was searching for inspiration for our final project and came across these.

I was searching alcoholic beverages because lets face it- there are a lot of great beer and wine designs out there…
But, due to restrictions and project guidelines I started searching non alcoholic to see what was out there.
I really enjoyed these as well as numerous of other designs on www.packagingoftheworld.com . I think Fizzy Lizzy did a great job packaging these carbonated fruit juices. The consistency is great and there are enough small changes to show the different products. I like the simplicity as well as the minor details giving the overall success of the brand.

826 Mission

2 Commentsby   |  10.30.12  |  Student Posts

http://826valencia.org/store/

after looking over the latest project brief, I was reminded of all the unique stores that I have been in full of knick knacks and fun. Actually what sparked this particular store was a link on the project brief to the superhero store. It reminded me of an awesome store in Chicago I visited a little while back called The Boring Store- which was anything but. I started looking through The Boring Store’s website and discovered they were under the same chain as the Superhero one. 826 has quite a few stores spread out throughout the US, each with a different original theme. I guess I jumped on the bandwagon a few years ago in enjoying everything about pirates. That is why this particular store stood out to me. They have pretty awesome gifts and merchandise that is along the same theme line as our current project. And, 826 has an even cooler story behind it- check out the store site and blog for more info.

Lee Anna McGee's Comment Archive

  1. Lee Anna McGee on Domino's Pizza
    8:56 pm, 11.29.12

    I have definitely noticed the change in Dominoes and have been impressed as well. It also taste like their pizza has improved as well… or maybe it is just the good design that makes it taste better. ha ha.
    But really, I order dominoes over little ceasars now because I like the box.

  2. Lee Anna McGee on JC Desevre
    10:07 pm, 11.26.12

    This is a wonderful dose of motivation and inspiration. I hope someday to have such delicate work. True craftsmanship and attention to detail. Everything is just overall beautiful. Thanks.

  3. Lee Anna McGee on Expired Milk?
    9:59 pm, 11.26.12

    I need this. Could be a useful and helpful selling point for a lot of different food/ beverage companies. Although, I agree with Mallory in the point of once it starts getting past the 1/3 mark I’d start to get a little disgusted and probably throw it away. Maybe there is a happy medium? A way to show the closeness to expiration while not destroying an appetite.

  4. Lee Anna McGee on Conceptual packaging
    12:22 pm, 11.24.12

    These are great, wish we saw them prior to the previous project. thanks for sharing!

  5. Lee Anna McGee on Whale Milk
    9:01 pm, 10.30.12

    Simple and clean yet elegant… and quite precious. I drink almond milk or skim but, I would definitely buy this simply for the packaging. That website has a lot of great inspiration and examples great colour choices for the product.

  6. Lee Anna McGee on Shields, etc.
    8:58 pm, 10.30.12

    It is always interesting to me to compare a bunch of different icons side by side. It is a good way to try and understand why the ones that catch your eye first are so successful. It is also pretty obvious to which containers are successful- considering you see the same/ similar thing over and over again.

  7. Lee Anna McGee on Switched Packages
    8:54 pm, 10.30.12

    This is awesome! Super clever – but also kind of surprising I never realized the similarities before. David brought up a good question- did you find any more / a series? If not, it might be fun to do a personal project and try something similar.