Archive for April, 2012

Packaging 2.0

QR (Quick Response) code technology has been around for over 10 years. In the last few years, it has been increasingly used in advertising and communication as an aid to dispense information about a specific product, or promotion. Due to the monumental increase in smart phone deployment and usage in the recent years, the use […]

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Package repurpose ideas

We came across a few great repurposing ideas for packages. Check these out.

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Stacked Wines portion four-pack

As reported by The Atlantic, Stacked Wines introduced a multi-pack of portion pack sized wines, packaged in a relatively new vertical-stack format. The obvious novelty of this idea is its bottle-like format. Unfortunately, we do not find the package or its multi-pack design usable beyond its novelty. On the sensory appeal front, while this package […]

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Two great package recycling ideas

Idea #1: Make a Roof Tile Dr. David Saiia of Duquesne University has developed a hand-cranked machine to allow people in developing countries to make roof-tiles from plastic bottles. The machine helps cut the plastic bottle into strips, which are then attached to bamboo slat to build the tile. In addition to help recycle plastic […]

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Here is a neat idea, the package is the toy

Package = Toy Toys designed by the London based designer Oscar Diaz assemble from their own packaging. Smaller components of the toy are neatly packaged inside the largest component, which, in this case, is the cylindrical body of the locomotive. Once the assembly is complete, the toy is ready for play with no packaging material […]

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