Let’s kick it old school with retro style packaging — modern product wraps that pay homage to the fathers of graphic design. Whether it’s 70’s, Bauhaus, or good ol’ 50’s style, these are excellent examples of how to repackage a modern (or even classic) product.
Here at What The Flux, we’re such big fans of Futurama, we couldn’t resist designing something for the return of our favorite Bending Unit. It’s delicious, nutritious, and made with 10% more love than the next leading brand. Well, since ‘Mom,’ ‘love,’ ’screen door’ are trademarked by MomCorp, we’re presenting you with Mother’s Old-Fashioned Robot Oil.
Hello Kitty: she’s what brought J-Pop design into Middle America with her cute [non]expression and big red bow. This simple white cat is the pinnacle of how powerful a brand can become. Over the years, the Sanrio family has grown, but Hello Kitty remains at the top of their characters. Since 1975, the brand has increased to insane proportions…and insane products. Here are several WTF items that have been created or inspired by the Hello Kitty brand.
Going Green is the super-trendy thing to do for big companies these days, recently highlighted by Puma’s 3-year development for their sustainable packaging shoe box. Materials for recycling are also a hot button issue this year, and cardboard seems like the perfect solution for several companies and designers, as demonstrated by the box that can shape into anything. But not everything that ends up looking awesome needs to have that gross amount of research and production time.Continue Reading
