What’s old is new again, and again, and again. This box gave me the best flash back experience since waiting online for scalper tickets at an ‘81 Pink Floyd concert. I built this exact model in the early 70’s. The Copyright says 2005 RC2 Brands. I guess it speaks for itself. I bought the non addictive glue. Time to get busy.

Hand painted product details. Truly a lost craft.

This fun looking ride hangs out in front of the Quiksilver head quaters in HB. As far as I can tell it was hand painted and no slap-on graphics or stickers. We all need our minivan painted like this!

Gravis. Drop your stuff in the snow or your screwed! This was spied at ASR last season and was in store this winter. As always a tight program from Burton’s Gravis shoe brand. Too bad camo is pretty much dead.

Goldie Cosmetics Packaging. This look was in retail last season. I had some shots saved and thought I’d share. Super cool punk meets prep graphics. From what I’ve seen they’re already starting to lose this sweet look-and-feel and go more junior-ish. Too bad. Tight product design too. I don’t know how well it sold through and if it’s exclusively at Bath & Bodyworks. I can’t find their official website or I would have added the link. It’s a great “I’m not for everyone” look.

Read designer interview at www.cpcpkg.com/magazine

At Mac Expo I found this great bag company called Crumpler from Australia. This is a 5×7 postcard catalog in a box. Each product has it’s own random illustration. A-Z plus a sticker sheet to make things even more messy. The booth was card board boxes stacked and made into little animal cages. The product hangtags were die-cut random creatures. I only shot one sample of a bag-bot man (above). The booth was cranking with media. The product seems to live up to the marketing buff out. Designed by www.tinanded.com.au

ROME rocks with their bottle opener and peg-hook combo snowboarding glove header card. Made of brushed stainless steel, it looks insane on the peg. I didn’t even notice the glove, all I wanted to do was steal this little tool! So are they encouraging the under age demographic to drink imported beer when twist-offs are the American way?

32 Snowboard Poly Bag thermal soft goods. If we’re all going to drown in a sea of plastic, let’s at least go out in style. A little low-fi but still gets your attention.

Globe Shoes – The Castro Skate Shoe Box – I saw this on the floor at ASR – Sweet!! I love this package. You want to keep it forever, for example, like a cigar box . Now your sticker collection can really expand! Who says a budget has anything to do with a great concept.