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:
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