I wonder if David Ogilvy did the package design.

A few years back Habitat Skateboards teamed up with Charley Harper to create a series of skateboards. A year or so after that they did another series and this year Habitat has come out with a couple more Harper decks in their Fauna Foes series.

When the first series of Habitat/Harper decks came out I bought them all, then drove down to Cincinnati. There I met Charley and his wife at his home/studio, where he signed each deck in the series. It was an honor to meet Charley and see the many works he has created throughout his rich life, including a sketch he made in Europe during WWII. Unfortunately in June of 2007 Charley passed away but the love for his art will last forever.

Many Harper fans don’t know about the skateboards so here are some photos of a few of the decks in the series. I’ve recently hung up five of them in our edit suite… they look great!

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Alien Workshop‘s Mind Field is out after about five years in the making. I made it to the Dayton, Ohio premiere the Wednesday before its worldwide release and I was blown away. Once again Chris Carter and Mike Hill have put out a film second to none. Props have to be given to the director, Greg Hunt, as well as to Hill and Bowers for all the motion graphics. If you’re into J Mascis you’ll love the soundtrack as well.

For those who aren’t aware of what iQuest Golf is check out their site. csDM was the game designer. iQuest Golf recently returned from the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL where they were met with great enthusiasm about the year’s hottest game . Buy the game here, you won’t regret it.

Take a look at the iQuest Golf Blog, csDM is almost done with its customization.

I came across the design company Tomorrow Partners and went crazy when I saw the new branding they developed for Target’s premium food label “Archer Farms.” Look at the Archer Farms new look here.

Are Sundnes resides in Norway and has some very clever ideas. For one, the web designer’s sketch book.

As far as I know it is not yet for sale.

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Here is another one of Are’s creations, Barbie of the Undead. Check out his site to see photos of this Barbie’s transformation. It should be for sale this month if there is anyone who wants to give it to their kid as a birthday present.

Take a good look… what do you see?

I see design that looks like government products sold in stores owned by the government.  Oh, and there’s no color because that might just promote individuality. Don’t get me wrong I like the monochromatic design and the Neue Helvetica font, I just have a fear that one day I won’t be allowed buy my toilet paper rolls in packs of 6,000 without fear of prosecution for hoarding. The design is by Jesse Kirsch, he has many other great designs posted… i.e. Columbia University Film Festival posters.

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This is probably one of the better product designs I’ve seen in a while; it’s green and great. Did you catch the alliteration? Maneuver yourself over to brand-image.com and take a closer look at the bottle and watch a video about its design.

If you’ve never heard of LovelyPackage.com you should book mark them… right after us. Anyway, they are a great blog showcasing only the best in package design. Here are just a couple I found rather interesting.

Colorodo’s Newton Running has some pretty clever shoe boxes. They are environmentally friendly and form fitting to the shoe. This minimizes unused space inside the box. With all the “pros” to the design I do see two “cons” however, 1. The stock room guy will get mad because he has to accommodate a box that isn’t a perfect rectangle and 2. When your kid needs a shoe box for his/her school project they won’t want yours… unless he/she is really yours and can appreciate good design.

I’ll be honest, I’m no expert when it comes to feminine products but if I saw this box on a shelf surrounded by all the other brands, I’d probably choose this one based solely on the simplicity of the design (font and all). The design company is Stockholm based BVD.