While we all know that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But we also know that a great book with a great cover will get a lot more readers than a great book with a bad cover. I believe product packaging should live up to the product it houses. Convincing folks that they like a product before they've tried it is what package design and marketing should strive for. Granted, it's important to do so honestly–don't dupe anyone with a poor product in pretty packaging, but do justice to a great product by packaging it well.
For their 80th anniversary, the Eames Office asked for my help to create a new version of their infamous House of Cards, which was first created in 1952. The simple, yet ingenious toy featured patterns printed on cards with six slots on each, allowing them to interlock and build up.
Though the House of Cards has gone through a few iterations since '52, this new anniversary edition was based on a size similar to traditional playing cards. Some have been printed through partnerships with different toy and game manufacturers, but this anniversary edition was released solely by the Eames Office. Without original templates or typefaces, I referred to a 1980s edition of the cards to recreate the outer box from scratch. Working with their archive, I was given photos to crop and fit to 52 cards in the deck.
While the anniversary deck is now sold out, you can still buy the standard via the Eames Office and their retailers.
Though the House of Cards has gone through a few iterations since '52, this new anniversary edition was based on a size similar to traditional playing cards. Some have been printed through partnerships with different toy and game manufacturers, but this anniversary edition was released solely by the Eames Office. Without original templates or typefaces, I referred to a 1980s edition of the cards to recreate the outer box from scratch. Working with their archive, I was given photos to crop and fit to 52 cards in the deck.
While the anniversary deck is now sold out, you can still buy the standard via the Eames Office and their retailers.
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A while back I completed the branding for Good Luck Bread, a multi-faceted baking/cooking service. They have since spent a long time perfecting a well-made, nourishing, and surprisingly affordable frozen delivery pizza and asked me to create the packaging. They have appropriately named this the "Best Ever Frozen Pizza" and they are correct. Pizza photography by Jenny Jimenez.
The first iteration of packaging was vacuum-sealed clear bags with custom labels on the front. The new, fancy iteration is even better—fully custom with clear windows into the pizza!
The first iteration of packaging was vacuum-sealed clear bags with custom labels on the front. The new, fancy iteration is even better—fully custom with clear windows into the pizza!
Neshaminy Creek Brewing is located just outside of Philadelphia and they got in touch about creating a label for their new hazy IPA, Rapskullion. The simple request: skeletons getting into mischief. This is what I came up with.
Lucia Eames was the sole daughter of famed designer Charles Eames. Not only was she responsible for forming the Eames Foundation, which maintains the Eameses' legacy (as well as their house), but she was admired for her own art as well. The Eames Office recently released her starburst designs as ornaments and asked me to help with the packaging. You can buy the ornaments in sets of three right here.
Porchlight Cold Brew is served at Porchlight Coffee, but also to wholesale accounts that include restaurants, offices, and small grocery stores. Designed with all hand drawn type and text.
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For years, we've given away stickers at Porchlight one at a time, but I wanted to create a nice-looking set that included a couple of our often-used branding items ("Coffee & Records" and the strutting "Dandyman") as well as two new designs (the yellow Bug and the coffee seal). Nice stickers can get expensive for a small shop like Porchlight, so selling the pack at a low $3.98 is a great way to offset those costs. The packaging was influence by inexpensive toy packaging from the 1950s and 60s.
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