“Following what has been done in many countries all over the world U.S FDA cigarette labels will require larger, more graphic images on the packaging.” Raw, grotesque and even poignant; these images are certainly off-putting. However, might this more artistic approach lead the consumer to believe that these images are only an art and not a reality?
This exhibition celebrates the Aesthetic Movement, which particularly started to take off towards the end of the Victorian Era. The movement strongly contrasted against other contemporary artistic movements, such as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; whilst the PRB were strongly illustrating narratives, the Aesthetics aimed to concentrate on the form and beauty of an object.
it might seem an unusual contradictory that, despite designer, robert short intending to ‘convince patrons that [victorians] were not monsters at all, but rather, portray them in a way that shows their beauty,’ the name of these chocolates are ‘monster chocolate’. they display an array of victorian images, bringing a particularly classic and traditional quality to these chocolates. educational and delectable.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/5/27/student-spotlight-monster-chocolate.html
To celebrate this year’s Wimbledon tennis, Tesco have put an innovative, English twist on their sandwiches. The Daily Mail claim ‘With strawberries at Wimbledon costing four times as much as berries form exactly the same farm sold just outside the gates of the All England Club, Tesco’s latest sandwich could be a godsend.’ Ravishing or just plain ridiculous?
Cinema alfresco is chic, romantic and classic. Available to see at Queen of Hoxton, Trafalgar Square, Canary Wharf, New Street Square, Wimbledon and more. A spectrum of classic films will be aired, from the likes of Ghostbusters to Dr Strangelove to Juno. What a fabulous way to spend a cool English summer evening!
Tracey Emin’s first retrospective ‘Love is What You Want’ is coming to the Hayward Gallery in London this summer. Despite claiming that her art is not solely about sex, she has dedicated one room to this subject. The exhibition contains elements of her childhood- such as fabrics from her grandmother’s nightdress. Emin highlights the element of nostalgia within her exhibition and describes parts as being ‘”delakity”, rickety and dangerous’.
not to be mistaken for perfume or soap, adrian gilling has created these designs for l donatellé tea to ‘represent the delicate nature of tea-leaves through the subtle use of ornamentation, while focusing on color to convey the essence of both varieties.’ the soft, pastel pink on the rose white tea is indicative to the calm, relaxing experience one would want to feel when drinking this, whilst the bold red against the black on the earl grey packaging introduces connotations of strong, noble tradition.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/6/7/l-donatelle-tea.html
these designs strongly capture the desire of shaving and moisturising to be a smooth, painless and replenishing process. through their basic, geometric designs and the use of only black and silver, these products represent simplicity and quality. the skin care line apparently “aim to deliver mostly everything a man could ever desire: character, charisma, and class.” the design certainly achieves this.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/6/16/student-spotlight-pluto-skin-care-by-bang-olufsen.html
adding a bit of warmth and nourishment to your cold, kleenex has created tissue boxes illustrated with an abundance of treats. designed as a wedge shape, they accurately imitate mouth-watering cakes. they certainly offer a joyful alternative to the average tissue box and have accordingly been awarded first place in the dieline awards.
with the strap line ‘one spoonful of sugar’, these designs were created to evolve our perception of sugar sachets; instead of them being purely practical, mousegraphics wanted make them attractive too. to do this, they have verbally and physically illustrated the concept of ‘one spoonful of sugar’ by designing each sachet with a different image of an antique, floral spoon, where each sachet contains the equivalent of one spoon on sugar. they are also presented in a box, similar to that of which antique spoons would be displayed in. elegant, sophisticated yet functional; it is no surprise this design achieved first place in the dieline awards.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/6/24/the-dieline-awards-2011-first-place-sugarillos.html
this soap packaging is so splendidly elegant. their classic patterns connote tradition and grace, whilst their playful pastel colours bring an element of youth and delight, which is further emphasized through the packaging shaped like sweets. a classic design with a modern essence.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/6/17/murphy-and-daughters-soaps.html
designed by students aiming to ‘branch out to a younger demographic and chose to create that appeal through humor’, these twinings tea designs carry recognizable prestige as well as introducing something innovatively modern and fun. their bright colours and witty strap lines, such as ‘i could give up tea but i’m not a quitter’, determine these designs in achieving to appeal to a more youthful audience.
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/6/20/student-spotlighttwinings-tea.html
street photography from an up and coming collective including the work of our very own sophie maliphant.
See her work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/elephant_photos/
