The Body Shop - Existing packaging

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DVD packaging.

The great Reservoir Dogs 15th Anniversary packaging. Shaped as a metal petrol tank (key to the story-line) features postcards of key quotes and a large matches pack from 'uncle bob's pancake house' (the cafe from the first scene)

The back catalogue of AC/DC, in a amp shaped package, that actually works as a guitar amp. Full of memorabilia, CDs, LPs and DVDs.

**update**

DVD packaging, as described previously found online by Rebecca Liggins, and what I want to recreate. Mimicking a VHS as a DVD case. 

VHS tapess

As an idea for packaging the seventies themed idents, I thought it would be cool to put the DVD in an old styled VHS sleeve, as it was the media of the time (technically 1979, i'm pushing it a little) As a little inspiration I found and image of these old designs to get my Design ideas going. Going a little past the objective but I am considering it.. Favourites being the BASF designs and the scotch tapes. I can actually remember using some of those to record old TV shows.. Good times. It would be great to get the full look, Little stickers you used for what was on the tape, the label inside and everything. But first, keep the motion graphics in mind.

Simple gradients, full colour wheel, Clear, helvetica used?

Talk about pissing on my bonfire.

Scrolling through GE the other day and found an entire tea branding/identity on the site. A little miffed but thankfully nothing i have done to say ive copied or whatever. Nice placement of the leave of the 't' for tea, similar to the .tea I'm considering but gladly not the same.

YUM.

Strictly not related although I do feel the food relevance is enough reason to post on my blog. Isn't beautifull! Found on graphic-exchange of a restaurant identity by a group called transformer studio. Originally the cup caught my eye because of the definite cues from Chuck Anderson + the relation to my VL type face from the first year made of light.

Colour + image combo.

have to admit, i'm not 100% where this is from, I know its a agency called Absolute Design, but I can't find the physical packaging on the site.. I actually found it on Chloe Galea's blog (thank you chloe) and thought it would be of some relevance.. colour coding as before, simple type and now a simple greyscale image for different themes, works really well.

Chloe's blog is here. Check it outtt

Packaging Research 2 - Share some Candy (refined)

Taking into consideration what I said on the previous blog post fro direction, I have collected these gems from Share some candy, another brilliant site. Keeping it simple and introducing paper engineering.

Yes! someone has simplified things for coffee.. a reason why I don't drink it? why not have it plain and simple english. The simplicity of Tea. which bag, milk, sugar? done. None of this double skimmed tall rubbish.
Printing on glass looks lovely, CMYK and saves on labels + additional materials.
Meant to be a animated GIF file.. buts its not working. See it here. Could be constructing a cup of tea? flip book to construct? Flash animation?
Everything looks better with a smiley face. Fact.
Not even print, punched out of card to create type. Cheaper than print? brilliant.
Why not tins? Simple, perfect storage for tea and just a label to apply. LOOK INTO THIS.
Just a illustration of the product, different colours applied to jars and tins. Too simple? not as successful? almost seems a waste of stock/ink
Clever, but might not work for tea, what could you use?
Mmmm. Ingredients pressed into paper, not 100% on the technique.
Run at the speed of a bullet?

State the problem to find the right solution. 'I need a drink to calm me down', 'I need a burst of energy', 'I want something relaxed' refering to different teas.

Good use of paper engineering to hold products in place. The doritos is only a concept, but works well.

Packaging Research 1 - Graphic Exchange

Type set dominate to the packaging design, The quality adds another depth to the design.
The stereotypical imagery relates to the idea of Tea works really well, illustrative and stereotypical route to go with packaging?
Again, the relation to London works really well with a variation on the road signs to the capital.

Colour coding packaging makes it easier to identify the product from a large range, a good possibility for tea with the many varieties available, twinned with a simple design to recognise would make the packaging successful.
Really nice Identity, and simple.
Patterns, and choice of colours work well and make the package look interesting, but not expensive.

Pure type with a letterset feel, minimal colours work really well too, keep costs down. I really like this. Pad printing?
Design continues within the package, usually forgotten, but a great place to add more information. To instruct?

Great photos + colour + type. Nice and simple. Lithography?



Limited spot colours, and a white over print. Knock out? Running theme for Eat. works really well. would this be screen or a lithography process?
Water in a carton, One colour, different percentages. Ethical and cheap to produce. Piece of flexography if decided for a container of some kind.


Old fashion style typeface with a modern twist, kept simple unlike graphic design of the time.. 50's? gloss sits really nice on the jars, smooth and clean.

More colour coding and simple type. Depending on the typeface, can either be value chocolate or an expensive design with finishing print techniques, Varnish?

To continue research further, more varieties of simple packaging graphics and clever interactive and paper engineered packages. Look at varnish finishes etc?