Packaging: Rakia Bar Preserves
Posted: July 30, 2012 Filed under: Food & Drink, Packaging | Tags: adhesive label, Bulgaria, design, fruit, graphic, Jam, jars, label, opinion, packaging, packaging news, preservers, review, typography Leave a comment »
Independent design agency Coba Associates were recently commissioned to develop the packaging for a new range of preserves created by Rakia, a bar located in the centre of Belgrade that offers a mix of local and exclusive coffees, spirits and snacks, which has grown to include a gift-shop selling a variety of high quality, traditional own brand ranges.
“What set us opening Rakia Bar is the fusion of our love for Belgrade and Serbian tradition and our wish to present a characteristically Serbian product in a contemporary way.”
- Founder Branko Nešić taken from the Rakia Bar website
While the diacritics make the characters a little tight in places, Coba’s type only solution neatly juxtaposes a modern, weighty and geometric sans serif, a simple die cut, black satin adhesive label alongside a soft craft-based pastel colour palette and a traditional, high gloss structural design. It is a smart contrast of classic and contemporary design cues that deliver a distinctive and unique resolution of handcraft and exclusivity.
