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Tama Art University Rolls Out Nike-Inspired Sneaker Designs of the Future

Inna Krivoruchko — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:51:34 +0000

Nike announced a collaborative project with Tama Art university design department and has recently introduced the result thereof. Japanese designers based their ideas upon the recent innovative concepts from Nike, but eventually came up with their own creations—even more innovative and ground-breaking. Image: www.designboom.com Following the trend of close-fitting footwear that outlines the foot and [...]

Fiat Brazil to Unveil Its First User-Generated Concept Car

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:55:26 +0000

Fiat wants the concept of its new urban model to be inspired by Internet users’ ideas. Continuing the celebration of 30 year-presence in Brazil, the auto maker encouraged consumers to take part in developing the new Fiat Mio (FCC III) model, which is positioned as a car of new generation. The festive ad campaign included [...]

Electrolux Design Lab 2010 Announced Eight Finalists

Anna Rudenko — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:01:16 +0000

The top 8 concepts have now been chosen in the 2010 edition of Electrolux Design Lab. The 2010 competition focuses on creative solutions for compact living. The brief asked industrial design students to consider how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes in the homes of 2050, when 74% of the [...]

Good Milk: milk packaging concept

Popsop Team — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:04 +0000

Moscow-based creative agency StudioIN has come up with 2 out-of-the-box packaging concepts. The authors of the Good Milk project— Maria Ponomareva and Arthur Schreiber— suggest using aluminum cans for milk instead of standard Tetra Pak carton packs, stating that “it is lightweight, quite protective, compact and appealing to consumer.” Yet, as an extra advantage the [...]

Absolut “Goes Insane”

Anna Rudenko — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:00:13 +0000

Absolut loves limited editions and now has a new design by an independent artist to take up. Daniel Brokstad, a photographer and graphic designer from Melbourne, Australia has developed a bold visual work — Absolut Madness and Absolut Insanity — for the vodka brand, which is surely to be adored by the brand’s fans. “I [...]

Instant Coffee on a Plastic Stick

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:00:10 +0000

Designer Heo Jeong Im introduces a new way of making coffee, which is sure to reconstruct the whole world of instant drink packaging. The creator suggests selling coffee directly on a plastic stick. To have a cup of strong coffee the only thing you have to do is to put the spoon into steaming water [...]

‘Talking Packaging’: Cigarillos

Popsop Team — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:00:13 +0000

Another one pretty smart concept of what packaging design is about – Cigarillos. This work of the Greek awarded design studio Mousegraphics, as they explain, is a conscious attempt to literally interpret the pack content: ‘One spoon of sugar’ – visually and verbally stated. Straightforward and simple, the pack design obviously invites to a more [...]

Nutritional Data in Diagrams on Milk Cartons

Anna Rudenko — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:00:58 +0000

Audrée Lapierre from the FFunction agency designed a milk carton, which provides a detailed information on the product in the form of diagrams. Unlike conventional way of listing the ingredients, this approach makes it very easy for consumers to understand what the product is made of, its caloric ratio, nutrient balance completeness and amount per [...]

Karmøy: Norwegian Salmon with a French Touch

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:00:54 +0000

A group of 5 students from Westerdals School of Communication in Norway were commissioned with a task to create a new identity and packaging for a well-known Norwegian product ahead of its international launch, primarily in France. The designers picked up Karmøy Gravlaks, an established premium Norwegian salmon brand. The goal was to create the [...]

Eastern Flavour of PomeGreen Tea

Anna Rudenko — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:21 +0000

DDC Creative Lab agency designed bottle shape and visual solution for a new product of BevMarketing Group Inc – the cold green tea containing pomegranate juice PomeGreen Tea. The task of the agency was to create a package design, emphasizing naturalness, authenticity and individuality of the product, with reference to the traditional Eastern style. The [...]

Charles le Chat — Black and White Sides of Wine

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:53 +0000

Victor Eide, a designer from Sweden, introduced a new look for a line of an expensive premium wine. He employed the approach, which always makes any design look exquisite and rich — a combination of black and white colours. According to the creator, his idea was to make a modern and simple wine instead of [...]

Giza Tea Helps Unveil Ancient Secrets

Anna Rudenko — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:00:53 +0000

Hot countries may seem not a perfect place to drink tea. Still, they can inspire creative people to develop splendid designs for tea bags. The Giza Tea concept, devised by Laurence Wayne Lee from Madison, WI, United States, is one of them. The designer used the form of the great Egyptian pyramids to make every-day [...]

Noodles Box: Eat and Fold

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:00:14 +0000

A group of designers, Junggeun Ahn, Jeongmi Lee, Hyunseok Moon & Donghee Suh, created a concept for a noodles box. This is their tribute to the most admired food of all students round the globe due to its low price and nice taste. The new box takes less space and can be easily folded after [...]

Life Drop Tells When to Drink

Anna Rudenko — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:00:03 +0000

The Life Drop water container is developed specially for providing water supply to people in areas destroyed by natural disasters. This system can regulate the amount of water consumed by telling people the right moment to drink. The water inside is enriched with vitamins and minerals, and so it can support an organism in tough [...]

Ice Pop Coca-Cola Bottles

Anna Rudenko — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:00:37 +0000

Julien Muller, a graphic designer and illustrator from Metz, France has developed a summer concept for Coca-Cola. He replaces the iconic contour bottle with bottles in the form of ice pops. While the design preserves the well-recognizable wave, it seems to be totally different from what we are used to. The flavor of the drink [...]

Double Wall Mug — No Burnt Hands

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:00:41 +0000

Designer Endrit Hajno has developed a concept that will prevent your hands from scolding and will provide a smart way of tying the tea-bag’s string fast. The Double Wall mug is the decision to all these tea problems. Your tea is hot for a longer time as the double porcelain and glazed walls preserve the [...]

Cumulus Bottle: Push the Button — Make Your Beverage

Anna Rudenko — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:00:11 +0000

Cumulus will make you love reusable bottles. Thank to this concept you will have a fresh beverage made of plain water with just one move — after you pushed the cap, the granules with juice, coffee or tea concentrate get into the water and your refreshing flarouved drink is ready. This simple and smart concept [...]

Tea Calendar: New Tea Every Day

Anna Rudenko — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:12 +0000

Designer Cho Hee Ha schedules your “tea intake” with the new Calendar Tea concept. If you are bored with having the same variety of tea until the box is empty, don’t have enough money to buy 30 varieties at a time or just don’t want to fill your cupboards with a plethora of tins and [...]

Gum Bottle Works as a Gum Disposal

Anna Rudenko — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:00:35 +0000

Do you hate used gum? Now you will love it, or, speaking more specifically, the way to hide it. Designer Gonglue Jiang developed a very useful concept for those who never know where to put their gum, and leave it on pieces of paper they can find around. With the new bottle “Green Seeds” the [...]

Tea 4 You Concept

Anna Rudenko — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:00:10 +0000

This concept is developed specially for tea producers. Kansas City based designer Chi Hiu Yim created a very warm and friendly design, which will attract people who like a bit naïve style. The Tea 4 You design features lots of elements from everyday life which are both simple and appealing. Dogs, socks, smiles and moon [...]