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The Perfect Drop Box

Joseph Warren — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:37:24 +0000

If tossing, stashing and piling up used hardware has become a bad habit for you, take a look at this organizer. Cut-out shapes of common parts on the top of the box and a pull-out drawer underneath for each part to drop into.

Crafted by hand, this box can be stylized for many things that you never feel inclined to sort and store, like toys, tools, jewelry or batteries.

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Explorations in Paper

Joseph Warren — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:19:01 +0000

This set of images shows an exercise in packaging by Sylvain Allard, teacher at UQAM School of Design.

Each one uses only a single piece of plain white paper, with no constraints of transportation or marketing of the 2D to 3D studies. I thought it was a clever approach to training students on limitations in the world of advertising; though many of the designs are not feasible, the students gained a knowledge of volume and practice at thinking fast on their feet.

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A Goldmine of Package Designs

Joseph Warren — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:02:08 +0000

Every so often I find a really great website and have to do some catching up to get me up to speed with its past posts. PackagingUQAM is one of those sites. So here is a crash course in some of their best content to date.

(Just a warning for you non-French readers, be prepared to activate Google Translate.)

Package Design Dip & Squeeze Is Here To Please After 42 years of using the famous ketchup packet...
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Cute Children Cups

Joseph Warren — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:07:46 +0000

Having a daughter who has recently begun to read letters and numbers every chance she can identify them, I thought this was a very cute set of cups.

The Dieline included this image among others in their most recent Top 1O Package Designs.

Keeping It Hot: Best Designed Cups and Mugs for 2009 It doesn’t matter if it’s coffee, hot cocoa or tea...
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Bloom Box – The Future of Fuel Cells?

Joseph Warren — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:23:47 +0000

Bloom Box claims to have designed a power generator that combines oxygen and natural gas, biogas or solar energy to create electricity. ”6O Minutes” interviewed the inventor and his financial backer, who are going extremely public after years of secrecy. Among the initial companies testing the hype — Google, eBay, and Walmart. Take a look at the video for yourself.

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Tasty Note Taking

Joseph Warren — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:58:48 +0000

These spiral paper note pads called Bloc Notes are a real fresh approach to office supply design. The pear and apple shaped notepads make up in detail what they lack in flavor; the seeds, stems and flesh of the fruit make each very appealing to the eye… maybe not as functional as Post-Its, but definitely more fun!

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Product Innovation: Clever Drain Solution

Joseph Warren — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:45:24 +0000

This transparent drain system makes seeing the problem beneath your sink possible. Made of a transparent ABS, you can view the clog, manually churn the debris with a simple twist of the hand and avoid using unneeded, harsh chemicals.

In the case of lost jewelry, you can retrieve a lost ring or earring by visually locating it and then reversing the paddle with the hand crank to keep it from passing down the drain.

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Trial-Size Package Design

Joseph Warren — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:37:21 +0000

Sampling wine has never been easier. Why buy an entire bottle when you only want to taste a particular vintage of wine? With this cleverly designed package of trial-size wine bottles, you can sample a wide variety of wines and not spend a fortune doing so.

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Package Design Dip & Squeeze Is Here To Please After 42 years of using the famous ketchup packet...
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Package Design Dip & Squeeze Is Here To Please

Joseph Warren — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:21:18 +0000

After 42 years of using the famous ketchup packet worldwide, Heinz Ketchup has turned a corner. The condiment giant has re-designed what was once seen as a type form, the ketchup packet, by condensing the contents of 3 ketchup packets into one Dip & Squeeze.

Not to say the ketchup packet is gone forever, but the next time I get food to go, I an expecting to get one of these new ketchup containers. Either rip off the top and squeeze out the ketchup the traditional way, or peel away the thin plastic membrane and dip your food into the wide mouth opening — neat, simple… simply great!

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Kinetic Jewelry: The Gear Ring

Joseph Warren — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:31:38 +0000

This ring is a perfect marriage of function and style. Gear Ring goes for $165 and comes in limited sizes, and wow, is it ever cool! It boasts that it is designed as a highly durable piece of jewelry that is resistant to tarnishing, fading, scratching, and rusting, and backs it up with a lifetime warranty.

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