Packaging News You Can Use

People love weird and interesting stuff so it got me thinking about more unusual packaging I have seen.

Competition is tough and package designers are struggling over how to differentiate there products from the others. Some times in the creative wars it might get a little far afield.

I’ll be the first to admit that I am a sucker for great packaging design. Package design is one of the ways to capture the consumer’s interest. But designers can also lose their perspective when trying to create something new, different or unique. It’s definitely and uphill battle.

There are many niche markets out there so perhaps these examples are specific to them.

In any case I find them bizarre, weird and packaging.

Who remembers all the novels or literature they read in school? One needs to be well educated to make these connections with this packaging. And this is perfume packaging. Oh my!

Bizarre Packaging

via Packaging Of The World

I guess this company thought that cigarette packaging would make their books more appealing.

Kind of strange now that smoking is on the wane. Most countries are now relegated to plain cigarette packaging too.

Strange Packaging

via Huffington Post

I guess in some countries this is considered appealing. Purple pink don’t make it in my book, especially for pizza.

Weird Packaging

via PackagingNews

The alcoholic beverage industry has fierce competition. While the aesthetics are nice who wants to go to all this trouble?

Weird Packaging

via Core77

I used this example before in packaging examples using skulls. This might be all right for Halloween or Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) but who wants this in their liquor cabinet?

Weird Packaging

A collagen ball to eat and the green too! This is plain Yuckk!

Bizarre Product and Packaging

via kidcrave

The King himself is very strange. Just watching him on TV gives me nightmares (LOL)

But can you imagine allow your kids to play with this?

Strange Packaging

via the DieLine

Got some strange packaging you want to share? Drop me a line, I’m always interested in learning how bizarre, strange or weird packaging can help you build your brand and how to capitalize on creativity.

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These tips are to help you keep the pulse of your customer.

There is so much happening every week in the wide world of packaging. Not all of it is relevant to your business but these will keep you in touch.

Packaging Tips:

• Never overlook the consumer when designing packaging. It’s their opinion that counts the most. Some many designers loose sight of that fact. Tropicana learned that costly lesson too in Key Elements For Great Packaging Makeovers
• Many new marketing tools (gimmicks) for packaging surfacing. Use what makes sense to your core consumer not just what’s in or cool.  Here are some examples to use in Packaging Lessons Learned From Nature
• Be careful what you wish for. Somebody just might create it. (LOL) As you can see in Bizarre, Weird And Strange Packaging
• Sometimes a particular packaging issue can overwhelm the systems. What seems trivial at the outset can have long term effects. Other issues are just what’s on the hearts and mind of your consumers

Packaging Hot Buttons

• Packaging Designed by Customers @ http://ow.ly/2iiwP I ♥ this pooch on the package. It makes and immediate connection. Its one of the important lessons in How To Brand Your Product With The Right Packaging
• Creative Panasonic earphone packaging @ http://bit.ly/d7mAHj
  Was my one of my innovative packaging picks too @ http://is.gd/dRtTR
• CO2-based plastic flagged up as bisphenol A alternative @ http://is.gd/dOIXg This is one of the hot buttons to watch. Not only do you have the regulatory agencies on the case its a Mom’s issue too. Never overlook the power of the MOM factor. Here are a few tips in How To Package Your Products For Moms.
• ‘Design to annoy’ might actually be employed in order to discourage consumers from bad habits @ http://is.gd/dMVoG The concept sounds intriguing and it might work another thought is portraying diseased lungs as you see here
• Wal-Mart raising privacy concerns @ http://ow.ly/2gz0n Would you want someone tracking your underpants? This could easily become reality as Big Brother Is Watching

Think some other tips related to this week’s news are important?  How about your comments on these insights? Please let me know what you think and how we can turn packaging problems into packaging success.

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Competition is tough and package designers are struggling over how to differentiate there products from the others. Some times in the creative wars it might get a little far afield.

I’ll be the first to admit that I am a sucker for great packaging design. Package design is one of the ways to capture the consumer’s interest. But designers can also lose their perspective when trying to create something new, different or unique. It’s definitely and uphill battle.

There are many niche markets out there so perhaps these examples are specific to them.

In any case I find them bizarre and weird packaging.

This tops my list of bizarre. But what makes it even stranger as it’s sold out at a hefty price tag too

A £500 a bottle super-strong ale is to be sold inside the bodies of dead animals.

Photo: Universal News And Sport

Kind of clever but also strange. I guess it appeals to the younger generation.

via Popsop

I know who this appeals to but how big is this market?

What’s in a name? Clearly this is a marketing gimmick. Would you want people knowing you wear Konvict cologne? I guess in some circles its considered cool.

This is a little too “cutsie” for my taste. It might make a fun gift but its still strange.

via Trendhunter

This package fascinates me. A two-headed bottle. What’s the point?

Even better how does it stand up?

via thedieline

This is too weird “beer pouches” and a little suggestive too. I guess that’s akin to the wine bra.

Last but not least this lascivious packaging is intriguing but it’s supposed to be candy for goodness sakes.

Got some strange packaging you want to share? Drop me a line, I’m always interested in learning how bizarre, strange or weird packaging can help you build your brand and how to capitalize on creativity.

Tags: Advertising, bizarre packaging, branding, business, competition, consumer, DIY, eco friendly, eco packaging, engagement, entrepreneur, green, Indie, innovation, marketing, media, microbusiness, mompreneur, online community, package design, packaging basics, packaging design, packaging expert, packaging help, packaging innovation, packaging insights, packaging tips, packaging trends, product development, Rebranding, Repurposed, retail, Small Business, smallbiz, smallbusiness, social media, startup, strange packaging, sustainability, sustainable packaging, Twitter, unusual packaging, weird packaging, WHAM's