Niche Wine Co. — Somm by Frost, Australia
Posted: April 4, 2017 Filed under: Food and Drink, Graphic Design Reviews, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Blind Emboss, Bottle Label Design, Bottle Packaging, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2017, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Creative Packaging, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Frost, Designed in Sydney, From Australia, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Packaging of 2016, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Typography, Wine Design, Wine Label Design, Wine Packaging 2 Comments »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Somm is a limited edition Australian Shiraz from Niche Wine Co., a winery that embraces an innovative dry farming process that yields fewer yet higher quality grapes with an intensity of flavour and colour. With a desire to convey an established, old vineyard feel, and a sense of heritage and sophistication, Niche Wine Co. worked with Sydney-based studio Frost to develop a name and wine label design.
Inspired by the sommelier, a trusted and knowledgeable figure in the world of wine, Frost developed an idea based around the sommelier’s notebook, literally translating the spontaneity, insight and personable qualities of this directly onto label and tissue paper, then packaging bottle into bespoke wooden box.
Penley Estate by Parallax Design, Australia
Posted: December 29, 2016 Filed under: Food and Drink, Packaging Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Branding Reviews, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Parallax Design, Etched Illustration, From Australia, Gold Foil, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Design Inspiration, Logo Design Resource, Logo Designs, Logotypes, Sans-serif Logotypes, The Best Packaging of 2016, Type Foundry: Commercial Type, Typography, Wine Design, Wine Label Design, Wine Packaging 1 Comment »Opinion by Richard Baird.
Penley Estate is a family run winery established in 1989 by Kym Tolley and located in the wine growing area of Coonawarra, Australia. It produces wines that are described as having discernible regional character and are made from fruit grown in Terra Rossa soil; a red clay type created by the weathering of limestone. Penley Estate, since its inception, has produced a number of award-winning wines, and is recognised as the region’s leading producer of premium wines.
The winery worked with Parallax Design; a studio that, prior to this project, had spent time looking at the problems faced by wine producers of the Cabernet regions, to develop a new visual identity that would, not only express a change at Penley Estate, but also give Coonawarra Cabernet a more contemporary quality. This runs across new wine labels, website and livery.
The Best of BP&O — Packaging of 2016
Posted: December 19, 2016 Filed under: The Best of BP&O | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding Blog, Branding News, Design Reviews, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logo Designs, Logo News, Packaging Design Blog, The Best Packaging of 2016, The Very Best of 2016, The Very Best of BP&O Comments Off on The Best of BP&O — Packaging of 2016Selected by Richard Baird.
2016’s package design highlights included Bond’s work for Allsorts Black & White Edition, Bielke & Yang’s packaging for Solrug and Stockholm Design Lab’s boxes for Víspera Coffee. However, there were five projects that stood out, and have made it into BP&O’s Best Of Series. This feature brings together the most interesting, unexpected or unusual packaging systems published on the site during 2016 for another opportunity to be seen and shared. These balance a strong and appropriate concept with a compelling aesthetic that, between them play with image, colour, texture, layout, form, type and print finish. What were your favourites of 2016?
