30 Bizarre and Creative Packaging Design Examples - StumbleUpon Inspiration November 1, 2010 One of the things that identifies the image of a product is its packaging. Few elements like striking graphics, attractive colors, and unusual shapes are carefully thought of to come up with packaging design that catches the attention of the consumers. A packaging design is a critical component in marketing because it is the packaging that makes it stand from the rest when consumers choose a product from the shelf. We usually see the packaging first instead of an innovative product. This post presents the clever and innovative ideas of some of the company manufacturers around the world. Evian 2005 Limited Edition Bottle View Source Experimental Milk Carton View Source Tequila Gun Packaging View Source Salt & Pepper Cell View Source Lightbulb Box View Source Kleenex Packaging View Source 360 Paper Bottle View Source Wine in a Can View Source Doritos Packaging Concept View Source Hanger Tea View Source El Mil del Poaig Packaging View Source Wine Packaging View Source View Source Jásztej
Cloud City by Studio Lindfors The results of the What if New York City. . . Design Competition for Post-Disaster Provisional Housing have been announced, with this proposal by Studio Lindfors among the projects in the Selected Entries category. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. The competition sought proposals for temporary housing solutions in the event of New York City being struck by a catastrophic coastal storm. Cloud City would house residents in a series of pre-fabricated, helium-filled balloons, that would float temporarily above the flood-stricken city. See Geoff Manaugh's take on this story over on BLDGBLOG More airships on Dezeen:Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud Strato Cruiser "lifestyle Zeppelin"Aeroscraft ML866 hybrid aircraft Here is a full explanation of Cloud City from Studio Lindfors: The concept for CLOUD CITY is based on the desire to allow people to remain in their community as close to their homes as possible. About Studio Lindfors
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dessiner tous les jours ! je me sens coupable, à chaque jour, de ne pas dessiner suffisamment. je colle, je place, je fais des bouts d'esquisses que moi seule comprends, tout ça parce qu'au fond, je suis un peu paresseuse. c'est sûrement pour cette raison que je parle si souvent de gens qui dessinent, sketchent comme ils respirent. ceux et celles pour qui, ça semble si facile! en voici un qui m'a fait sourire. il dessine ce qu'il mange et avec talent. son blog s'appelle «drawfood», c'est vous dire! il s'agit des dessins de riki takaoka: sushi, poulet, thé, junk food, tout y est. les dessins noir et blanc au trait sont mes préférés. je joins à cela une autre trouvaille dans la même veine: la méthode suggérée par michael nobbs : 75 prétextes pour dessiner. j'ai bien aimé. il présente le tout en petit livret à faire soi-même (suivre les instructions). j'ai bien aimé dans sa liste: «faites beaucoup de mauvais dessins». via drawn
The Minimalist Principle: Omit Needless Things “Omit needless words.” - William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style While minimalist aesthetics and products and the minimalist lifestyle appeals to a lot of people, they find it easier to like it than to live it. Minimalism is something people might strive for, but they don’t know where to start. I’d start with the advice of William Strunk Jr. in his classic minimalist treatise on writing (quoted above), but apply it to life in general, and everything you do: “Omit needless things.” I could (and probably should) stop writing there, because that’s really all the advice you need. “A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This is the addition to “Omit needless things” that is necessary: not that you have as little as humanly possible, but that every thing you do have counts. Let’s apply this to various areas of life:
Izismile.com David Shillinglaw Dizzy Spell. Mellow Bell. Little painted collage for a group exhibition at White Walls gallery SF. @screameditions pop-up gallery space is open everyday. And is now open until the 25th April. 20 Foubert’s place. Dizzy. Tired eyes. Blue bird on my shoulder. Bought a second hand book, with a hand made cover… These are a few of my favourite things. Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard. How’d you like them apples? Mono printing workshop at @screameditions pop-up gallery. 20 Foubert’s place. Red Rum. Self-ish portrait / Poor self trait Beat the living with the bones of the dead. Work in progress.
streeme - Project Hosting on Google Code What's in it for Me? Streeme aims to solve a common problem - all your music is stuck at home and you want to listen to it somewhere else: at work, at the coffee shop or clear across the globe. Streeme helps to turn your home computer into a full featured music server with minimal effort. With minimal hardware and software requirements, Streeme can serve music to most HTML5 compliant browsers and smartphone handsets using the computer you already own. Get Started Here What Systems/Browsers does Streeme Run On? Server Windows XP and higher OSX Linux Unix But I have an OS you haven't listed, will Streeme work? Web Browser Compatibility Check out the Videos of Streeme Like What you See?
Dude Company Petite présentation de Dude Company, un street artiste basé à Lille. On retrouve ses œuvres à New-York, Londres, Berlin, Bruxelles. Des œuvres réalisées au pochoir pour développer son travail autour de la composition et de la superposition. dessiner tous les jours ! je me sens coupable, à chaque jour, de ne pas dessiner suffisamment. je colle, je place, je fais des bouts d'esquisses que moi seule comprends, tout ça parce qu'au fond, je suis un peu paresseuse. c'est sûrement pour cette raison que je parle si souvent de gens qui dessinent, sketchent comme ils respirent. ceux et celles pour qui, ça semble si facile! en voici un qui m'a fait sourire. il dessine ce qu'il mange et avec talent. son blog s'appelle «drawfood», c'est vous dire! il s'agit des dessins de riki takaoka: sushi, poulet, thé, junk food, tout y est. les dessins noir et blanc au trait sont mes préférés. je joins à cela une autre trouvaille dans la même veine: la méthode suggérée par michael nobbs : 75 prétextes pour dessiner. j'ai bien aimé. il présente le tout en petit livret à faire soi-même (suivre les instructions). j'ai bien aimé dans sa liste: «faites beaucoup de mauvais dessins». via drawn
Blog: 100 Websites You Should Know and Use In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. Graphic Design Overglow – retrofuturistic logos Overglow is a project by Rome based designer Alessandro Strickner. » read more Let’s talk icons with Michael Flarup Michael Flarup, Danish designer and co-founder of Robocat, gave a very interesting speech about designing icons. Psychedelic GIFs by David Szakaly davidope. aka David Szakaly is a Hungarian/German graphic designer, living in a suburb of Budapest. Colorful illustrations by ChocoToy Born from the union of creativity, craziness, anger, talent, emotions, with a characteristic outline and colors that catch the attention of anyone. “El pirata” Alejandro Giraldo Alejandro Giraldo (also know as Mostrico) is a colombian graphic designer, illustator and Art Director. Stunning typography works by Like Minded Studio Like Minded Studio / LMS™ is a Sydney based design studio with a range clients such as: Bazmark, Warner Bros, Lexus, RVCA, Nike, Stussy, Zoo York, MTV, Absolut Vodka, and Coca-Cola to name a few. » read more Retro Pop Emoticons by Butcher Billy
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