Monday, September 23, 2013

Wee Society

I found these adorable images in the new Sept/Oct Communication Arts Design Annual 54. These are in the Integrated Branding Program section. 

"Wee Society creates playful, colorful experiences that bring parents and their kids closer together...uncontrollable giggles make the world better; our favorite color is rainbow; sharing stuff is good, but sharing experiences is way better...from the Wee Workshop."
 I love their new alphabet animals, they're not the same old "A - Apple, etc." Yes, they do have an Owl, Zebra, etc., but the way in which they illustrate them is unique and fun.
What kid wouldn't want one of these cute critters on their phone (I know I wouldn't mind having one on mine. Haha!)

The designers are: Rob Alexander & Chris Mann of Jason Schulte Design, San Francisco, CA.

I thought you might want to check out the Wee Society for yourself. Wee Society

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Angie's Artisan Treats

I absolutely LOVE cool packaging designs & ideas! Plus, this is for Kettle Corn! YUM!!

These designs caught my eye because the images are different depending on the flavor. Here are three of their 4 designs at right.

Here is a close-up of the picture above the bowl on their "Classic Sweet & Salty" flavor. I wanted you to be able to see that each design has phrases in place of some of the kernels to add some fun to the design.

They even added icons to their "Goodness You'll Love" panel on the back. I don't know that it's necessary, but, I appreciate the effort they put into it.

I would be remiss if I didn't include the logo design, too.

The line "distinctly" changes from flavor to flavor. They went with "classic" on the Sweet & Salty; "sweetly" White Cheddar; "politely" Sweet & Spicy; and "uncommonly" Salted Caramel.

I found these in the Sept/Oct 2013, Design Annual 54, Communication Arts.

Designed by mono (Minneapolis, MN) ad agency.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Gretchen Wieshuber - Studio 2D

This week we were supposed to go to the Gallery Show for our homework, however, since I was sick I couldn't make it. Therefore, I looked some of the artists up online and ran across Gretchen's site. Since what she does is most like what I have been doing for the last 20 years, I was of course drawn to her portfolio.

I really liked these branding pages; the design, the colors, the flow from one piece to another. It works really well.

Then I checked out the rest of her on-line portfolio and ran across this fun item. Of course this grabbed my attention and I had to include it in my blog. How wonderful to have a bone shaped item with a picture of a dog and it be for a referring DVM item. Too cute.

I was lucky enough to have Gretchen for Typography I & II last year and just wanted to share some of her designs with you.

Here's her website: Studio 2d

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

CBS Classic Shows

I was looking at the winners of the 2013 Communication Arts Annual design contest and ran across these in the poster category.

These designs, by Ty Mattson, are very simplistic, but grasp the ideal of the shows perfectly.

I have seen every one of these shows and can honestly say that I loved them all. They are from top left; I Love Lucy, Magnum P.I., Gilligan's Island, Lost In Space, and Mary Tyler Moore.