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50 Beautiful and Effective Package Designs. When choosing one product over another, the design of the packaging probably influences your decision far more than you realize.

50 Beautiful and Effective Package Designs

Effective packaging design breaks away from the standard rules and conventions that we are accustomed to, giving the product a unique edge to stand out from the rest. The packaging should appeal to your target market. It’s also vital to ensure that you’re conveying the necessary information about the contents and quality of the product, while triggering the desired emotion in your customer. Here are 50 beautifully designed packages that you can draw inspiration from. ColorTheory_Screen_White.jpg (JPEG Image, 1224x792 pixels) - Scaled (78%) 20 awesome and creative portrait ideas » Blog of Francesco Mugnai. Your source of inspiration PhotosInspirationCollections 20 awesome and creative portrait ideas By Francesco Mugnai • 3 years ago Nov 2011 Share Comment Love Share 20 awesome and creative portrait ideas Huge self portrait mosaic made of thousands of plastic bottle caps Portraits in Ink and Tea Portraits made with old cassettes… Hello.

20 awesome and creative portrait ideas » Blog of Francesco Mugnai

Embroidered portraits Geometric portraits Pen portrait The Self-Landscapes of Levi van Veluw Written Portraits Double Exposure Portraits Muhammad Ali portrait created using 1,300 punching bags Gradient mesh portraits Paper portraits Harley-Davidson ad Adobe Mosaic Collection Incredible pencil portraits Family tree, an experiment of visual DNA Astonishing Portrait of Steve Jobs Made From MacBook Parts. Summer Art Fairs 2009: Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Yesterday I received a friendly email from a fellow artist inquiring about a summer art fair that I exhibited at in 2008.

Summer Art Fairs 2009: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

She wanted to know whether or not it was a ‘good one’ to attend, and after responding to her email, I got to pondering the very concept of the summer art fair. I have exhibited at summer art fairs since 1992, and normally attend between eight and twelve events each year. So I’ve seen a few, but definitely not all. My range is limited to the Midwest, no farther east than Michigan and no farther west than Colorado. But the times they are a changin’. . . and I’m I especially curious about how this summer’s art fairs will play out. For example, several other artists who regularly post blogs at FASO have mentioned staying home from shows this summer, or at least limiting the ones they attend. Why is this? So here’s the top ten questions that I ask when considering an art fair, all of which lead up to the ever-important final question: "Should I stay or should I go? " 1. 2. 3. How To Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 Buy the book: Amazon | B&N | More… Here’s what a few folks have said about it: “Brilliant and real and true.”

How To Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon

—Rosanne Cash“Filled with well-formed advice that applies to nearly any kind of work.” —Lifehacker.com“Immersing yourself in Steal Like An Artist is as fine an investment in the life of your mind as you can hope to make.” Read an excerpt below… Tags: steal like an artist. Social art from the obsolete. 59 Amazing Street Art collected by @themadray. Art. Rafal Olbinski. Instant artist statement: Arty Bollocks Generator. Drowning Beautiful. Suitcase-chair.jpg (JPEG Image, 684x513 pixels)