Orange Mini Munny

I came across this customised Munny and couldn't help but be blown away by the concept. I'm not entirely sure if the image is genuine or photoshopped, but either way its pretty impressive. However, the one thing that really solidified its brilliance is for me is the accompanying packaging. I adore the fact that it comes in an orange juice carton. It is something along these lines that I hope we can design. In terms of actual design, I think the visuals could be a little more fun. I realise the whole idea is for the packaging to resemble a carton, but the designer could have used a little more of a flare. They could have communicated the idea, but with more of an emphasis on creative graphic design, maybe not stuck so tightly to the formula. Nevertheless, it is something to use an inspiration, and certainly successful in its own right.

Art Toys

I know its probably unrealistic for us to consider actually producing our own vinyl toys, but there is something very appealing about the possibility, especially after finding the item below and the description enclosed.

RESIN TOYS: All my toys are made from polyurethane...some sort of resin. I started with a sculpt from clay, then made the silicone molds and casted the figures by a hand-rotocasting-method by using polyurethane. The figures are hollow.

Valentine Mini Munny

Although I am not blown away by the designs seen on the Munny here, I am impressed by the how well resolved the proposal is. From the flat image of the packaging with the appropriate visuals, seen to the left, to the way in which the facial and body patterns are displayed for very practical purposes. I also like how the Munny follows a theme and the use of only two colours. The red and white combination is perfect for Valentine's day and the use of a vectorised heart is subtle and clever.

The image to the left shows how a proposal should look and what different elements are required to successfully communicate design intentions. The use of a template is also something we need to think about, and how are designs will be placed on it. The image at the top of the page is a nice little addition in terms of promotion and placing the visuals on a different medium. It is a simple, two colour screenprint and is something we should consider.

This image shows how a finished product would look, complete with the accompanying packaging.

Dinner Time

Brief: Dan Ogren and Kaz Ishii wanted to create a refreshing package design that would break the trend of the “Italian look” for a series of items that are associated with pasta dinners. Keeping in mind; large portions of various pastas, two types of sauce, cooking utensils, parmesan cheese, and of course bread.
Aesthetically, the designers wanted to capture the homemade feeling with clean, simple and purposeful design elements. Starting with the logo, that resembles a birds-eye-view of a dinner table and chairs, to the fully custom hand-made packaging with unique locking system. All parts of the project are either screen-printed or vinyl. The designer’s intention was to present a high quality handcrafted product with extreme attention to detail.


Although this piece of packaging is not directly related to mine and Meryem's collaboration, it is closer than you may realise at first glance. Firstly there is the common theme; representing a country. We may be working towards an African theme, and this is Italian, but the use of a country's signifiers is present and something to draw on. Also the use of inventive ways to package items, using different stocks and producing final resolutions with a variety of print methods, is inspirational. If nothing else, this is an example of great, well resolved packaging, and a level of profesionalism I aim to work at.

African Cream Music Posters

I came across this collection of African themed music posters and was instantly impressed. The colours used are perfect, and the way in which black is used as a background colour is also visually pleasing. I also think that the style of illustration is something that Meryem would appreciate, and possibly create something close to. If there was one thing I would take away from this is would be the combination of yellow, green, white and black. Also the clever use of country's shape.

Colour Packaging

I was looking into examples of pre-existing packaging that use colour in the best possible way when I came across the image below. The packaging design itself isn't exactly strong, in fact it's very plain and must have been constructed with very simple nets. However I adore the use of minimal colour and how strongly the two colours contrast. I also admire how the white acts as a third colour and helps the others to pop. The use of simple geometric shapes is also something I like and definitely links to traditional African patterns. Triangles is perhaps a theme to explore.

Africa: Visual Differentiations

Northern Africa
Countries and Territories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara. 

Western Africa
Countries and Territories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. 

Central Africa
Countries and Territories: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe. 

Eastern Africa
Countries and Territories: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, Mayotte.

Southern Africa
Countries and Territories: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland.