ABC New Product Teasers

Always Been Creative, the inventors of the blankZ plush toys, is in the middle of creating a few new innovative products. I am designing all of the graphics that go on the products and the packaging.

Here's the first cut of design samples for 2 new products. Both products are still in the prototype phase and so I can't tell or show you much about them yet. But as soon as they are closer to hitting the market, I'll put out more design samples.

Always Ready Charger

Emergency phone charger

NYC Photo Pens

NY pens for tourists with close up maps of specific landmarks.

Viva - Smart Puffs Baby Character

Original packaging design
(I created the start on top and
redistributed the other items)

At Viva Nutritional Product, we thought the Smartpuffs package design was ready to go, but apparently China doesn't allow real baby's on their packaging. 

So here are some designs I put together to substitute the existing baby. So far were not loving the designs. Think it's because the original baby is just so cute. But here are some proofs that I put together and eventually we will finalize a design.

Midrash Manicures - Hanukkah Nail Decals

Just finished updating the 
Midrash Manicure Hanukkah 2014 Line.

I designed the nail decals and headercard packaging. 

New labels for DHA vitamins - proof 3

Viva Nutritional Products

DHA bottle designs - Proof 3

Color variation for different products

New labels for DHA Senior - proof 2

Viva Nutritional Products

DHA senior bottle designs - Proof 2

DHA seniors - new label proofs

Viva Nutritional

These are some proofs that I put together for the new labels for the DHA vitamins. 

Real Fruit - new bottle labels

I updated this label for Viva Nutritional Products - Real Fruit Vitamin Gummies.
This is just an update on an existing label and will probably be changed more.

Final Smartpuffs Character

Bandaids box design - proof 5

Oy Vey Klutz Strips - 

bandaid and package design

Proof 5- packaging design

Sketches of Doggy Treat Mascot

I  am designing the packaging for the new Vermont Valley Doggy Treats.

<< This is the final mascot dog that will go onto all of the packaging and a lot of the promotional material. <<


>>The white dog to the right was originally designed as a sample idea by the printer. Glenn Rudin, the VV Doggy Treat creator, asked me to create something similar to the original style but cuter and more personal.>>

>>Glenn originally suggested a golden retriever. But after I created the design to the right, we both decided that the dog should a smaller and less fury breed.>>

Below are some sketches that I made before we landed on the final character.


The idea was to create a dog that will beg for his treats. Glenn asked for the dog to put his paws together in praying position. But after an hour of trying to sketch out dogs every picture was looking unnatural. So I journeyed to Central Park and analyzed the hundreds of dogs passing by. Finally I came to conclusion that Dog arms just don't bend that way and cartoons look unnatural when you try to make them do so.







Since the client asked for it I gave some samples where the dog is begging. But in the end of the day the final design had a more accurate portrayal of a real dog stance. Ironically, after hundreds of designs, the final product has a very similar pose to the to the original design.


<< Colors and final details.
White worked best because it will be put in front of many different color backgrounds.<<

MASCOT FUNKY FACT

Find out why Tony The Tiger and almost every other kids cereal mascot looks down, while adult cereals characters look straight ahead. 

http://uncommonjournalism.blogspot.com/2014/04/is-tony-tiger-hypnotizing-your-kid.html

http://animalnewyork.com/2014/tony-tiger-manipulating-eyes/

Vermont Valley - Blueberry Dog Food front - initial samples

Vermont Valley is coming up with a new line of Doggy Treats. Here is the first look at the front of the box. There will be a lot of changes soon, including a new dog character. But for now, here are a few layout & font options.