packaging - design

Pentawards announces jury [packaging - design]

2010-03-09T13:00:00+01:00

Pentawards organisers have announced the composition of an international jury, composed of designers and marketing specialists, to judge the packaging design competition, devoted to packaging design.

Pentawards announces jury [packaging - design]

2010-03-09T13:00:00+01:00

Pentawards organisers have announced the composition of an international jury, composed of designers and marketing specialists, to judge the packaging design competition, devoted to packaging design.

Pentawards announces jury [packaging - design]

2010-03-06T03:00:00+01:00

Pentawards organisers have announced the composition of an international jury, composed of designers and marketing specialists, to judge the packaging design competition, devoted to packaging design.

Pentawards to be presented at Luxepack Shanghai [packaging - design]

2010-02-21T03:00:00+01:00

Luxury packaging tradeshow Luxepack has joined forces with Pentawards for the third time with the winners of the Pentawards design competition to be presented in Shanghai next month.

Pentawards to be presented at Luxepack Shanghai [packaging - design]

2010-02-20T03:00:00+01:00

Luxury packaging tradeshow Luxepack has joined forces with Pentawards for the third time with the winners of the Pentawards design competition to be presented in Shanghai next month.

EskoArtwork announces judging panel for design competition [packaging - design]

2010-02-13T13:00:00+01:00

EskoArtwork has announced the judging panel for its 'Software Packaging Challenge', a competition that tasks entrants with designing the packaging for the company's Suite 10 software. According to EskoArtwork, the panel of judges is comprised of five distinguished international packaging experts.

EskoArtwork announces judging panel for design competition [packaging - design]

2010-02-13T13:00:00+01:00

EskoArtwork announces judging panel for design competition [packaging - design]

2010-02-12T03:00:00+01:00

Niche print markets drive new revenue streams [packaging - design]

2009-10-07T12:34:00+01:00

Niche markets are delivering new revenue streams for savvy printers who are prepared to tackle new segments and take on shorter run work such as boutique packaging

Discriminating Print… standing out in the crowd [packaging - design]

2009-07-23T20:30:00+01:00

As I watch the world of print, and begin to fear for some of the segments of our industry that have always seemed to just be there, I also see where some printeries are shining, even flourishing. As has been the topic of my column in the past, periodical printing is on thin ice already, and digital download and delivery may even impact the one real segment of growth in print... packagin

Cool Packaging [packaging - design]

2009-06-07T15:42:00+01:00

Beer, brought to so many through the popular packaging of glass bottles and aluminium cans, has a long history, one which may be about to change direction

Packaging for in-store success [packaging - design]

2009-05-16T16:05:00+01:00

Substantial sales increases are often needed to achieve the required return on investment when changing packaging design. James Tupper questions how we can tell whether new customers will purchase the newly packaged product or that current purchasers will remain loyal?

Legal aspects of packaging – trademarking and consumer protection [packaging - design]

2009-03-07T17:47:00+01:00

When dealing with the complex and often confusing issue of product trademarking, packaging brand owners and manufacturers must protect themselves as well as their product on one hand, while avoiding infringement risk on the other, according to Sharon Givoni, a commercial and intellectual property lawyer.

Japan embraces UD = Universal Design [packaging - design]

2009-02-09T13:46:00+01:00

The most significant driver of packaging development, design and marketing in Japan in recent years is the emergence of a new paradigm shift in the packaging process: the adoption of Universal Design (or UD) as standard operating procedures by most major packaging players, reports Stuart Hoggard

Cigarette pack design [packaging - design]

2007-09-26T14:00:00+01:00

Innovative design comes in many forms, says John Byron.

Meeting today's transit needs [packaging - design]

2007-03-09T13:00:00+01:00

Harry Lovell’s interest was aroused recently by some articles he read regarding cartons and the emphasis on transit packaging

Short Run… in which direction? [packaging - design]

2006-03-10T06:00:00+01:00

Where do people go for small numbers of gift boxes or cartons? This question was probably more often asked around the festive season than at any other time, yet surprisingly, has few answers

Packaging systems for all shapes and sizes! [packaging - design]

2006-03-07T13:00:00+01:00

The food and beverage industries have been using various packaging systems for placing their products into cartons and boxes for what seems like eons.

Sounds good to me [packaging - design]

2006-03-03T06:00:00+01:00

The festive season is a time when our senses are aroused in a variety of ways, not the least by sound. This, accompanied by an article which I read recently, caused me to reflect on the association of sound with packaging

The gift of choice [packaging - design]

2005-12-05T06:00:00+01:00

As we approach the end of 2005 and speculate on where the year went, we enter the season of goodwill and, for me, the task of wrapping up the family Christmas presents

A toast to glass [packaging - design]

2005-09-29T07:00:00+01:00

It’s a sobering thought that for 5000 years we have been fortunate to have a packaging material that really has stood the test of time. Not only that, if it were introduced today, it is unlikely that it would have survived. I refer, of course, to glass

Fast food packaging a review of the "rule book" [packaging - design]

2005-09-09T07:00:00+01:00

John Byron chews through some basic packaging design rules, looking at how they relate to the realm of fast food

Cans a story of continuous development [packaging - design]

2005-09-09T07:00:00+01:00

Harry Lovell lifts the lid on the progressive development of canning technology

Getting to grips with packaging [packaging - design]

2005-07-13T07:00:00+01:00

One of the basic concepts of packaging is convenience, and in most standard texts this has been expanded to include ease of opening. The issue of opening packages has not received a great deal of attention in the industry press, but it is an issue that pops up on radio talkback programs and has resulted in a major government enquiry, writes professor Harry Lovell

Tamper evident packaging and grumpy old men [packaging - design]

2005-07-13T07:00:00+01:00

When one thinks of tamper evident packaging one can be excused for thinking of "can’t open" packaging