Energy Drink Packaging (link roundup)

Great design for an energy drink can by Devon Drumm. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Conan O'Brien decided to follow a supposedly random person on Friday:

I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change.

2. Read these allegations about Mark Zuckerberg if you trust Facebook with information you want to keep private.

3. For my favorite reader: a Maltese.

*Previously: Steven Seagal's energy drink.

*Buy Maltese calendars at Amazon.

Askinosie chocolate

Askinosie chocolate has excellent packaging and even better looking chocolate. The look of this particular bar is by Kristina Sacci.

*Previously: Melted chocolate restaurant.

*Buy gourmet chocolate at Amazon.

"Cereal Killer" cereal boxes

As I understand it, cereal packaging designed by student Anouk Perreault.

*Previously: King Cavity cereal.

*Buy vintage cereal toys at eBay.

Clever tissue box designs (link roundup)

Several funny tissue box designs by Sylvain Allard's students. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A living statue enjoys a Kit-Kat.

2. If corporations were people. Via.

3. 15 foot long crab. Via.

*Previously: Harry Potter-themed mystery box.

*Buy books about packaging at Amazon.

Tristan Eaton's label for Lipton's Iced Tea

Tristan Eaton and several other artists created labels for Lipton's Iced Tea.

*Previously: Jones Soda to feature LOLCats on their soda labels.

*Buy 1,000 Bags, Tags, & Labels: Distinctive Designs for Every Industry at Amazon.

Kamen Rider Soda (link roundup)

Kamencider cans spotted here.

And a few more links:

1. McClatchy Baghdad bureau reporters evacuated the recently bombed Hamra hotel a few weeks ago. Troubling signs included the brothels that opened across the street and that workers had torn down the protective blast walls.

2. My daily commute gets recognized as the worst in the nation. (One hour to go 15 miles yesterday.)

3. Chris Anderson answers ten questions about the TED Conference, including listing his favorite speeches.

*Previously: Ultraman soda cans.

*Buy Kamen Rider toys at eBay.

Vintage Listerine bottle (link roundup)

Vintage Listerine bottle. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. How to use Dungeons and Dragons rules to quit smoking. Via these sites.

2. Creepy, yet cute Santa.

3. Inspector Gadget, Penny, and Brain as part of The Simpsons.

*Previously: A Night of Dungeons & Dragons (With Girls).

*Buy Inspector Gadget toys at eBay.

Anti-landmine ketchup packet (link roundup)

Ketchup packets by Publicis Mojo simulate bloody wounds to protest landmines. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Logo for Japan's effort to claim the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

2. Thanksgiving-themed desktop icons.

3. Baron Harkonnen illustration.

*Previously: Dune - - An exhibition of a film of a book that never was.

*Buy Dune posters at eBay.

Muhammad Ali and Dumpling Dynasty first aid kits

Muhammad Ali first aid kit concept by Maria Papadonikolakis.




Dumpling Dynasty first aid kit by Fiona Hewitt. This one's part of a series of "Dumpling Dynasty Goods available at Amazon.

*Previously: James Jean Mints.

*Buy Fossil tins at eBay.

NYC Pasta (link roundup)

The Chrysler Building stars in this pasta design by Alex Creamer. More photos at the link.

And a few more links:

1. Metal Mario and Zero Suit Samus cosplay. Via.

2. "Total vacant land in Detroit now occupies an area almost the size of Boston." Via.

3. Amanda Visell is offering a special package to anyone who dresses as one of her characters for Halloween.

*Previously: Funny pasta ad.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

Forest Milk Bottle (link roundup)

Forest Milk Bottle by Rise. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. John Mayer has some quick and funny answers to political questions. Via.

2. Scientists have discovered several species of glow-in-the-dark mushrooms (photo link). Via.

3. Princess Mononoke fan art.

*Previously: Batman milk carton.

*Buy Princess Mononoke toys at eBay.

Monstrous tortilla chips and salsa (link roundup)

Monstrous tortilla chips and salsa concept packaging by Jeanelle Mak. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Now this would of have been interesting - - awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the opposition in Iran. Via.

2. Digital tank camouflage on a tank. Weird how what looks like 8-Bit graphics is actually cutting edge.

3. Wait, you're not Data, you're Lore!

*Previously: Highly desirable cigarette packaging.

*Buy wind-up tanks at eBay.

Rebel Green eco-friendly products

Some of the packaging Wink designed for Rebel Green's eco-friendly bags, t-shirts, and fruit and veggie cleaning liquid.

*Previously: Forget ice, cool your drink with Nordic Rocks.

*Buy Super Punch t-shirts at Zazzle.

Vintage Sanka Coffee logo

The instantly forgettable current Sanka logo, at least the coffee on sale at Amazon:




And the circa 1940's logo available on a tin at eBay:


*Previously: Logo for HeBrews, a Christian College Coffee Shop.

*Buy The Secret Life of Logos: Behind the Design of 80 Great Logos at Amazon.

Bottle of Root Liquer (and more)

Some neat stuff I found on sale at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction:



Root liquer.



Batman takes out a job listing.



Roller and Hammer t-shirt.


They're also hosting an Edgar Allan Poe-themed art show:



There's still time to participate - - read about it here.

*Previously: Edgar Allan Poe paper toy.

*Buy Soviet propaganda DVDs at Amazon.

threeA classic t-shirt with vinyl Bertie the Pipebot container

The good news is that the threeA classic t-shirt is on sale and comes with a vinyl Bertie the Pipebot container. The bad news is it costs $50.

*At Toycutter: Homemade Ashley Wood toys.

*Buy Ashley Wood toys at eBay.