Frost* Design, one of Australia's largest independent design firms designed this packaging system for Donna Hay's newly released line of baking products. In addition to the packaging design Frost* Design also worked on the retail store design, signage, shopping bags, gift boxes and marketing material. I especially like the use of photography in this packaging and the soft dream-like color palette.
I recently saw this article on Treehugger about the worst over-packaging of products, using excessive packaging, especially for small products and the use of non-biodegradable materials.
So if you want to make sure your designs don't end up in this category, skip the clam shells and check out these other eco-design resources at Rethink Design.
Art Deco is one of my favorite historical styles. The book George Barbier - The Birth of Art Deco is an amazing compilation of the work of George Barbier, a Parisian fashion illustrator and costume designer. Barbier’s work has been used in advertising, wallpaper design, and jewelry. This addition, published by Rizzoli has many inspirational art deco pieces and is a great reference piece for art deco inspired projects. Available at Amazon.
Mucca Design created this design system for the new grocery store Brooklyn Fare. The branding of the new store, focuses on healthy, environmentally sound goods at reasonable prices. Mucca designed a custom typeface, color palette and complete system including employee uniforms and in-store graphics. I think the color palette and the over-all tone of the graphics are bright and fresh. Being a brooklyn resident and graphic designer myself, I am definitely going to have to make a trip to Brooklyn Fare and check it all out.
