Collaboration Agreement: Brief One

Below is my section of the collaborative brief agreement. I have tried to fill out the sections as concisely as possible but obviously there will be gaps. This is something that I will hopefully stick to as closely as possible, but if our responsibilities change or the brief starts to go in a completely different direction I will have to revise it.

Metal Packaging

Wood Packaging

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.