Showing posts with the label Paper and Packaging

The perfect traveller list

La Liste du Parfait Voyageur is the must-have accessory for travellers aspiring to pack the perfect suitcase - in the hope that if you plan carefully before you pack, your suitcase will be lighter an…

Coca-Cola concept by Erin McGuire

This conceptual design by Canadian graphic designer Erin McGuire is inspired by classic 1980s arcade game Space Invaders. Coca-Cola's famous curling logo is replaced by a low-res, pixellated ve…

It's Nice That: a sideways look at design

It's Nice That started out as a website, founded by Will Hudson in 2007 to champion the best in creativity "across a whole host of disciplines". There's now also a live event arm an…

Mast Brothers: Brooklyn's chocolate artisans

The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo . Founded in 2007, artisanal chocolate brand Mast Brothers sources its cocoa beans from small towns in Madagascar, Venezuela and Ecuador, with each of it…

Lufthansa + Graphic Design

Lufthansa + Graphic Design: Visual History of an Airline ( Lars Müller Publishers , 2011) documents the German airline's graphic identity and branding from the 1920s to the present day. The airl…

Story boxes by Michelle Newby

Ravensbourne graduate Michelle Newby has designed a series of nesting boxes which tell a story when read one by one. Readers must turn each box over in their hands to follow the progression of the t…

You Smell: luxury soaps with a twist

Bar soap by You Smell California-based soap company You Smell was created by graphic designer Megan Cummins, who is passionate about packaging and wanted to develop a product that would combine luxu…

Tranquil Tuesday x Paper Tiger Shanghai

Chinese tea brand Tranquil Tuesday has collaborated with Paper Tiger Shanghai to create a range of  contemporary, distinctly Chinese gifts which couple Tranquil Tuesday's handmade porcelain tea…

Karen Grout at Pulse 2012

Last week at London trade show Pulse 2012 , illustrator Karen Grout  exhibited a new collection of greetings cards. Her distinctive illustrations depict vintage objects and characters, including circ…

Ice Notes by Fabriano

Italian paper brand Fabriano 's new summer notebooks are named I Ghiaccioli, Italian for 'ice lolly', due to their fresh, summery design by Atelier Vostok . Each notebook features a denim…

Live from: National Stationery Show 2012

Wild Ink at National Stationery Show 2012 The National Stationery Show brings the most innovative and exciting designs in cardstock and stationery to the New York Jacob K Javits Convention Center, w…

HBL Blog of the Week: Jeannie Jeannie

Jeannie Jeannie New York-based blogger Jeannie Huang runs Jeannie Jeannie , a well-edited site that covers art, design, and stories of wider cultural interest too. The content is geared towards desig…

TDM5: Grafica Italiana

New exhibition TDM5: Grafica Italiana continues La Triennale di Milano 's mission to promote and enhance Italian creativity. Running until 24 February 2013, the exhibition focuses on key pieces o…

Bellocq: The Tea Atelier

Bellocq Tea is an artisan tea atelier, creating and selling exquisitely flavoured blends created by the owners. Relocating from Kings Road in London to New York’s Greenpoint, the masterminds behind …

Materica by Fedrigoni: eco-luxe papers

Italian specialist brand Fedrigoni is renowned for its fine papers, which it manufactures for printing, publishing, labelling, bookbinding, packaging, security systems, and even for use as currency. …
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