Richard Perez is a designer and illustrator living in San Fransisco and had re-designed his top 10 favorite albums of the year. Beautiful job and some amazing type skills which makes most of them look better than the actual designs.

The Jazz 2009 Journal is a newspaper sized publication for the 2009 Guimarães Jazz event. Created by Atelier Martino&Jaña, their goal was to create a classic revival object layed with rigurous typography and interesting details that would, at the same time, contrast with the energic handmade graphics of the posters, and still, not look boring. They also received the TDC56 Award Certificate of Typographic Excellence by the Type Directors Club.

Designed by Sara Nicely from San Francisco, the Flour Pot Bakery Pot strives for a healthy diet with high quality, natural ingredients and environmentally friendly practices. The bakerys interior space is inviting and warm with natural lighting and eclectic funky displays advertising baked goods. This identity system was designed to convey the unique and handmade qualities of the bakery. The hand-drawn type was inspired by the wiry Christmas lights arranged throughout the dining area. I chose to design a menu that could be carried home without hassle. I placed all menu items on a baguette carry-out bag so that customers could carry the menu home easily while simultaneously being able to enjoy a Flour Pot baked good. An alternate menu for lunch is available for guests who dine in.

David Brier for DBD International has created this beautiful packaging for the Botanical Bakery. Creating the lips out of a leaf was the perfect match, since the lips, like lipstick, can change with each flavor as the lips announce the flavors to the customer. The grinning leaf lips with the tag line Natural. Delectable. Unapologetic. is a match made in heaven. You can find out more information here.

Packaging can make or break a product. Here are some examples of some very nice type treatments on bottles and cans. For some more inspiration, you can visit the flickr group Nice Package.

Experiment in cardboard packaging as well as in communication. It represents the content of the product in the simplest way, both through word and image. The packaging is the same dimension as a 2 liter milk carton.

Designed by: Julien De Repentigny