Gizmodo is reporting that Amazon has been shipping Western Digital hard drives in packages that are inadequate for proper protection under the frustration-free package program. As big as Amazon is, and as admirable as the frustration-free initiative is, Amazon is no expert in basic package usability, or in transport testing. We do believe that they […]

Blister packs are ubiquitous these days, packing products from mints to headsets.  Initial applications for items such as pills and mints generated little usability complaints and issues from consumers. However, the transition over the last decade(s) to pack electronics and similar higher value products in clamshell packages to control inventory shrinkage in the retail sector […]

Today, we have migrated from Typo web engine to WordPress due to its better ability to integrate with plug architecture and availability of a wide variety of plug-ins, including ones we would like to use for consumer feedback on package usability.  There are some aesthetic differences between the two set-ups which we will address in […]

Clam-shell packages, and other hard to open packages designed to eliminate shrinkage in retail outlets have been the source of increasing consumer complaints in recent years. Most of them require tools such as scissors or box cutters to open. They are almost impossible to open without tools. In a recent article, the NY Times reports […]

Two of the most important emerging factors in the package world over the last decade are recyclability and renewability. For many consumers, the difference between the two has not been clear, and continues to blur as new technologies emerge. Recyclability is what is taking place today with trillions of PET bottles that are produced every […]

We are done developing our logo. The can design was designed in Strata 3D CX 6.1. The texture we applied uses yellow as the main color as we believe in the way nature packs things, and one of the best examples is a banana, playing a pun on our name. ©2010 PackageRepublic.com. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to PackageRepublic.com. We hope to become a forum where people who are passionate about packaging will meet. Packages, whether they are just milk cartons or iPod boxes, are surprisingly full of food for thought to many people. After much work with Ruby on Rails and Typo blog engine, working with WebHostingPad.com, we are finally […]