Karuizawa 1984 by The Metric System, Norway
Posted: March 19, 2015 Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Best Packaging Designs, Box Packaging, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Designed by Metric Design, Drinks Packaging, From Scandinavia, Graphic Design Blog, Japanese Design, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, The Best Packaging of 2015, The Very Best of 2015 Comments Off on Karuizawa 1984 by The Metric System, NorwayOpinion by Richard Baird.
Karuizawa 1984 is a vintage Japanese single malt and single cask whisky imported and bottled exclusively for the Norwegian market. The first batch, a run of 577 bottles, sold out immediately. Karuizawa’s packaging, created by Scandinavian graphic design studio Metric Design, effectively conveys the age and provenance of the whisky, is sensitive to the Western market, and aware of and largely disregards category conventions, through the juxtaposition of a simple box design and iconic imagery, alongside an information rich and typographically dense label treatment.
Djurdjic Winery designed by Peter Gregson
Posted: March 13, 2015 Filed under: Fonts in Use, Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Brand Identity Design, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Designed by Peter Gregson Studio, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo News, Minimal Package Design, Packaging Company, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Serbian Design, Silver Block Foil, Spot Colours, The Best Packaging of 2015, The Very Best of 2015, Wine Design, Wine Label Design Comments Off on Djurdjic Winery designed by Peter GregsonOpinion by Richard Baird. 
Vinarija Đurđić is Serbian wine producer with vineyards on the west side of Sremski Karlovci with views of the Danube. Set-up in 2004 the winery is one of the youngest growers in the region. While describing itself as being unburdened by the generational history of many other wine businesses, it has embraced a traditional bench-grafting technique and growers principles that have their origins in early 20th century Italy, something that has secured Vinarija Đurđić both praise and criticism. These themes are brought to life across new wine labels created by Peter Gregson Studio.
StrangeLove Organic Energy Drink by Marx Design
Posted: March 9, 2015 Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Best Packaging Designs, Botanical Illustration, Box Packaging, Copy Opinion by Seth Rowden, Copywriting, Creative Packaging, Design For Print, Designed by Marx, Drinks Packaging, From New Zealand, Guest Opinion, Handcraft, Illustration, Packaging Company, Packaging Design, Packaging Design Blog, Packaging Design Resource, Packaging News, Packaging Opinion, Soft Drink Packaging, The Best Packaging of 2015, The Very Best of 2015 Comments Off on StrangeLove Organic Energy Drink by Marx DesignOpinion by Richard Baird & Seth Rowden
StrangeLove is an Australian energy drink creator with a four flavour range made up of Ginger Beer, Blood Orange & Chilli, Smoked Cola and Bitter Grapefruit. Although mass-produced, each variety has been crafted to taste homemade using high quality organic ingredients, and developed in response to other energy drink brands who have failed to live up to their premium positioning. Keen to avoid the visual tropes of the category and secure a witty, eye-catching and original look, Marx Design worked with StrangeLove to improve on the illustrative brand character established by their earlier bottles using simpler compositions, plenty of white space and sharp copywriting.
