product design

While viewing http://lovelypackage.com/ which is a  great site about product packaging, it reminded me that visual design for websites is similar to product packaging. Both product packaging and the visual design layer of website design are the first thing that consumers notice when presented a product and they are key to brand identification.

Packaging such as the one liter water bottle that has its own cup (http://lovelypackage.com/1litre-water/) are excellent examples of great packaging design where the packaging is a product too (the main product in the link being water while the supplementary product is the cup.) Cosmetic products such as eye colors, have an eye line brush combined with the cap on the bottle that the main eye coloring liquid is packaged in. >>> Read More

Care Indicator Stalk

Usually found on the steering wheel of a car positioned on the side of the steering wheel closest to the door. 

A simple and intuitive way to control the turning indicator lights of a car which first appeared in the 50s/60s. >>> Read More

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