December 2024

With all the pressures of deadlines and budgets these days, it’s easy to forget just how fun and rewarding it can be to design items purely for the joy of it. This is something my good friend Dganit Dahan often reminds me of with creations like these laser-cut greeting cards, which stand proudly as they […]

Having designed invitations, event branding and more for clients from the Oscars to Oprah Winfrey, designer Marc Friedland has always concentrated on creating personal connections between sender and recipient. As you can see in these two stylish self-promotions for Marc Friedland Couture Communications, he does this through his studio’s own unique blend of high-quality materials […]

Every day I’m amazed at the creativity and imagination on display on today’s wine and spirit shelves. Yet the look Spazio Di Paolo created for the Con Vista Chianti feels like we’ve reached a whole new level of label creativity. Through the expert layering of papers and a haunting example of a sculptured emboss, they’ve […]

A lot of honing and refining goes into the creation of the modern appliances and fixtures we take for granted today. The daily challenge at a brand like American Standard is to imagine the needs of the home not only as we see them today, but also tomorrow, as well. Based on its research, LIXIL […]

In our fast-paced society, how do you convince people to slow down long enough to enjoy the music you create? In the case of American indie rock band Wilco’s limited-edition release of their album “Ode to Joy,” you create packaging that uses interactive paper elements, mesmerizing patterns and minimal text to prepare the listener for […]

Though David Bowie may be best remembered for the ease with which he reinvented himself throughout his career, he did so by picking apart the culture around him and rearranging those pieces collage-like into stunning, never before seen words, sounds and images. Ziggy Stardust himself gets a similar collage treatment in “Diamond Dolls,” the latest […]

Maybe all you need is love, as the Beatles famously sang, but colorful hot foil stamping and finger-pleasing embossing are powerful stuff, too. Especially in this elegant Beatles-themed playing cards set from masters of the premium card market, Theory11. Inspired by the Fab Four’s 8th studio album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” this collector’s […]

At a time when absolutely everything seems perfectly designed, many of the pieces that stand out today are those that celebrate the beauty of roughness and imperfection. This is at the heart of the branding for Hong Kong’s L’Envol restaurant, which marries French fine dining with the chef’s own philosophy of “fine rawness.” The business […]

If you’re Sabon and your business is selling boutique body care products rich in botanical fragrance and texture, what better way is there to remind customers to replenish their supplies of soaps and lotions than with a colorful, floral-themed calendar that perches on their desks year-round? Working closely with Sabon’s in-house designers, our friends at Sabai […]

Most organic skincare companies go for the minimalist, low-key approach for their packaging these days. Understandable, yes, but also this can be just a teensy bit bland, too. All of which gave start-up Tigs & Moo the perfect opportunity to leap off shelves with labels and packaging for their body butter line that shimmer and […]