Archive for 5 July, 2009
a shelved history of packaging design
I was standing in my dad’s garage this week, staring at his Shelves of Stuff which (since he hasn’t moved house for 35 years) offer a great history of design in DIY and car care product packaging.
The Mobil de icer and Holts tyrewall black packaging are so retro that they actually look fresh, clean and modern:
then we have this of-it’s-time packaging for Shell’s Damp Start:
and finally, it would be fair to say that this design has not really stood the test of time:
keep on moving
We had another office move-around this past week. I struck lucky just in time for the heatwave as I am now situated next to a window which actually opens and I managed to hold on to my electric fan in the move, so the temperature at my desk only hit a high of 30C this week…
I find office moves quite therapeutic, if only for the opportunity to have a really good clear out and bin/archive tons of stuff. It always feels like starting afresh, especially as you usually end up with a different set of desk-mates to boot.
The agency’s well-oiled moving machine geared into action on Monday afternoon, with the movers arriving and the computer network switched off at 5.01pm. As a bonus, since I no longer had access to my computer, phone, files or desk, my evening started 29 minutes early :)
