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gocco feature: 13 artists / 13 giveaways

i just finish compiling a mammoth feature on gocco for sharesomecandy click the image below to check it out. (lots of goodies being given away too)

pepsi boob

 

MAJOR FAUX PAS WARNING!

instructions when packing on the shelves: DO NOT STACK CANS ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER.

Great Vintage Ammunition Packaging (23 Examples)

I happened to stumble upon some really awesome vintage design in the unexpected form of ammunition packaging. Here's a collection we gathered from around the web - we hope you'll find it as a source of inspiration.

What I liked most about some of the older boxes in this collection is  the heavy wordiness evident in most vintage packaging, the classy and ornate fonts and almost feminine detailing. The way the whole design pulls together gives me a truckload of inspiration for my next packaging design project. This stuff would totally inspire me for a single malt or beer label for instance, or maybe a men's body care collection.

Continue reading to see the entire collection of printed vintage ammunition boxes and labels.

Pepsi vs. Coca Cola - the True Brand Evolution

There's been a startling logo evolution time line circulating on the web showing how Pepsi's logo keeps changing while Coca-Cola's remained consistently the same throughout history. This was proven to be somewhat inaccurate by Armin at Brand New (who prepared the true time line above). The evolution is very interesting. Pepsi can't seem to find a comfortable footing with its identity, but I really like how Coca-Cola has come full circle, re-embracing its origins in the 1940's iconic logo still familiar today.

Letterhead Fonts Gets a Serious Makeover

After

Before

Letterhead Fonts is one of my favorite font foundries. I've discovered gems ranging from old-style reproduction sign lettering to energized, modern brush scripts perfect for food packaging design. Their fonts are unique in their generous inclusion of alternates and bonus swashes and embellishments. The quality is always excellent and they're so much fun to work with.

A couple days ago when I was looking for fonts for my latest packaging design project, I checked out Letterhead's website. When the website came up on my screen I was totally taken aback by the astonishingly lavish new look (see before and after above). I had to compliment Chuck Davis (the man behind Letterhead Fonts) on the new look and he was kind enough to share some great behind-the-scenes info.

Firstly, the credit for the design goes to supertalent, Dave Smith. Dave completely hand-illustrated and rendered the header and footer for the web pages.

Continue for behind-the-scenes sketches and hand work, and more of the story behind this extraordinary website design.

Theory 11 - Propaganda Playing Cards

Propaganda series paying cards by Theory 11 are uniquely engineered to military precision with unsurpassed quality. They're an industrial spin on modern playing card design with a best-in-class feel and finish. We tried them out  and they are super-smooth! The finish on these cards is unlike what you might be used to - they glide one atop the other making them almost slippery, but excellent in the hands of a pro.

These cards were literally designed for magic tricks, so they are the ultimate quality and should stand up to some pretty heavy use. (See video below.)

ReubenMiller's Got a Brand-Spanking New Look!

I'm sure you've noticed by now that we've got a fresh new look for the blog. After a lot of coding, tweaking and generally making a mess of CSS, I've managed to get it to look half-decent (let me know what you think of it!) It still remains a work-in-progress. The goal of this redesign was to make it easier to get around and add some more color. After all, you know we're suckers for color!

Last but not least, our large header incorporates the work of a featured artist. We'll be featuring different artists in that space and rotating them over time to keep things interesting. This isn't a sponsored spot, but rather a testament to our support of great artists. Our first feature is of the brilliant and witty Simon Oxley, one of our all-time favorites.

Enjoy!

Pepsi Belly

Made me laugh.

(via SSC)

Resealable Soda Can with Ads

I discovered this really interesting packaging concept that allows for a soda can to be resealed called Soda-Seal. The concept was invented by Johan de Broyer of Ukraine and co-inventor, Robert Davis of Davis Advertising. Robert is credited with design and development of patent drawings, 3-D models and video animations of the concept in action.  

Watch video animations here and here. The latest video is here.

(video screen shots above and link references are courtesy of Davis Advertising, Inc.)

Alexa's Top 90 Design Weblogs

Want to know the top design blogs according to Alexa? Well, we've compiled all 90 of them. I have no clue how they come up with these rankings, but hey, these are great sites to check out and bookmark! (ReubenMiller ranks 24 - not bad.)