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10 Golden Rules for Packaging Design

Packaging design is deceptive sometimes, especially for those new to product design. It seems so simple but there are so many considerations for a packaging design to work. Not only should the packaging be able to contain the items safely and securely, not only should the packaging be eco-friendly and easy to ship, not only […]

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5 Famous Design Copyright Infringement Cases

BAIO VS JAY MAISEL Baio, a web developer, paid photographer Jay Maisel more than $32,000 settlement over a copyright infringement claim. The case stems over the cover art for the album Kind of Bloop, a chiptune remake of the Miles Davis classic, Kind of Blue.  Yes, you got that right. 32k for this. Baio claims that by using […]

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CD PACKAGING: KATY PERRY’S PRISM SEED PACKETS

This Katy Perry CD packaging can actually be good for the environment. The idea was to plant flower seeds in your garden while listening to Katy’s Prism album. For deluxe editions of her 2013 album, Prism, Katy Perry included packets of flower seeds in A prism seed paper. How cool is this idea? It’s as […]

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Conceptualizing T-shirt Designs: How Glen Jones of Glennz Tees does it

If you’re a huge fan of tees, it’s almost impossible that you don’t know Glen Jones of Glennz Tees. He’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from Auckland, New Zealand and is now one of the most famous t-shirt designers. His t-shirt designs are quirky, humorous and mostly about pop culture. After a succession of hit designs […]

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How to use 3D pop-ups as creative marketing collaterals

3D Pop-ups literally grab our attention because they remind us of our childhood and they’re really fascinating works of art. They’re not just copy-pasted designs printed on paper and mass produced by thousands, they’re well thought-out from pre-production to assembly to packaging. You know each piece you’re holding is made with a lot of effort […]