if you’ve ever wondered how the big brands do it, the dieline blog creator, andrew gibbs, visited starbucks global creative and got to ask them all about the daily experience of creating the starbucks brand. fascinating stuff!
read the whole story at thedieline.com.
this kind of student work is what i really think we need more of, especially in beverage packaging. so many liquors try to evoke something sultry and end up looking like cheap dates. this series of infused akvavit associates the flavors with swedish folktales while showcasing a very strong brand. great work! see more at designworklife.com.
so, moonshine has been a thing for awhile, and it’s very appropriately in a jar. i love this simple packaging, with a logo looking like a streamlined version of a hand-carved stamp. see more at thedieline.com
i think this packaging for pavan is something you either love or you don’t. to me, this color palette is a perfect representation of southern france, and very clearly evokes the flavor of this liqueur, which is described as muscat & orange blossom. this is the kind of bottle i’d keep as a vase after finishing the liqueur. the pavan web site is beautiful, too! see more at thedieline.com.
this week, i’ve collected 3 examples of awesome illustration styles in beer design. the first one, above is for wahoo brewing in texas. their blog is a nice tribute to craft beer.
these labels for aspen brewing company in colorado are a fun tribute to vintage national park posters. the highlights of their collateral is featured here.
finally, the illustration-forward packaging for R&B brewing in vancouver has been making the rounds, each brew with a themed container full of hand-drawn type. these pieces are new and not entirely integrated on their site as of this posting, but see the collection here.
thanks to ohbeautifulbeer.com for these great design profiles!
today i’m sharing some really cool food packaging / brand systems. these flavors of goa yogurt are poppy, fun color palettes. any surprise they’re from brazil? see the spread at thedieline.com
this beautiful identity system for brown’s bakery is multifaceted, covering every touchpoint imaginable, using preprinted matter and post-press applications. see the collection at designworklife.com
this identity for coffee and kitchen is a nice combination of bright whites, black ink and craft paper, and strategic use of stickers! see the full set at moodley.at
it’s tax day, but i finished my taxes early, so i decided to share funny stuff instead. don’t use this funny stuff to procrastinate on your taxes!
if you’re like me, you regret almost every errant glance into comment threads or yelp reviews for their self-important tone. whether they’re true satire or just a collection of the most preciously ill-formed opinions, these parody reviews crack me up. when you’re done checking the yelp reviews read by real actors above, read onto some of these:
this film goes wrong in the wrong places. Sure, the acting is bad, the plot confounded, the editing nonexistent. But if i wanted to see a film this bad, I’d go watch all the stupid videos I recorded with my friends in elementary school. Eight and a half is about 2 hours and 18 minutes of just that.
— sight & sound’s 10 greatest films of all time and their 1-star imdv reviews
Jar of uranium ore: I purchased this product 4.47 Billion Years ago and when I opened it today, it was half empty.
— funniest amazon product reviews
And from their number arose a cry ancient and of another world entire and the raiders spurred their mounts through the paneglass of the American Apparel and the souls within perished under the blade and the cudgel and their cotton hides were taken from them.
— yelping with cormac
SIGN PAINTERS (OFFICIAL TRAILER) from samuel j macon on Vimeo.
i guess i’ve got drawing and hand-lettering on the brain this week. above is the trailer for sign painters, a documentary, and also a book, by faythe levine and sam macon. the original post on thefontfeed.com is so full of good links, i’ll just send you there. enjoy!
in my travels of design research, i’m always collecting inspiring work on pinterest. these 3 wine label design projects stood out to me as beautifully simplistic with the personal touch of illustration. on the heels of yesterday’s book about drawing your own type, how about that fantastic label for nagging doubt?! full post here.
this collection for társila is such a breath of fresh air. i love the patterns for each wine, and the colors are a nice accent. i love this type of clean organization, it’s a very confident presentation. full post here.
this “magic machine” that wraps the length of torello’s label is both funny and charming, a cluster of gears here, a bugle that funnels into a barrel there. a very nice touch of gold foil to match the color of the wine, too. full post here.
i think this is the next design book i need. looking at all the beautiful hand-lettering going on these days, i got to the point of searching out local classes i could take. it sounds like draw your own fonts is a great place for a non-drawer like me to start. read the whole review here.
look at that captive audience [myself and the gorgeous ladies of the natural curiosities design department], up bright & early on a friday!
creative mornings, started by tina roth eisenberg in new york, has had a los angeles chapter that’s been active for about 3 years, and since then has grown so many chapters worldwide, i’ve lost count. i’ve been going off an on to the ones on the east side, and find they always have a new angle on some aspect of running a creative business that is inspiring. the person we are listening to in the photo above is stephen kenn talking about designing fashion and furniture inspired by reused fabrics he discovered in a downtown warehouse he found simply by wandering around. he and his wife also host the backdoor coffee club, which i dropped in on yesterday, and where i met some very interesting & creatively active people. i love all the avenues you can follow through the people you meet even in just the design industry.
regular photographer, sarah mick captures all aspects of the events. she took a picture of me doing this.
this year, each monthly talk is on a theme. here are the first 2 of 2013, on money and happiness. watch & enjoy, and follow their twitter to find out when to rsvp.
LosAngeles/CreativeMornings – Joel Arquillos from CreativeMornings/LosAngeles on Vimeo.
LosAngeles/CreativeMornings – Joe Stewart from CreativeMornings/LosAngeles on Vimeo.
parlato design studio 