I remember we had a Veryfine vending machine just like the one on the left in our middle school cafeteria. I usually got the apple juice but sometimes got the fruit punch. I LOVED their package design- SO incredibly simple and minimal but extremely recognizable. Match that up with the oh-so-pleasant font and they had [...]
I don’t have any fond memories of Phillips bug-a-way bulbs. I have some terrible memories of wishing my parents had bought bug-a-way bulbs. There would be gangs of multi-legged forest creatures that would loiter at the front door on summer nights. Moths that seemed to be the size of blue jays, kamikaze hard shelled bugs [...]
I created this blog to compare old packing/logos with their current counterparts. I'm not a design, marketing or any sort of expert in any field relating to this subject. I just do this for fun. The examples of earlier design I use are from what I have, either magazine ads, old photos or actual "artifacts". They might not be the original design of a product, just an earlier version. I think I've covered all the bases, but feel free to email me with any questions or if you have an old version of something you'd like to submit, send it over!
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