Vintage can design

Vintage sodas and pops 1960's Cactus Cooler, Tahitian Treat and Pearl Harbor guava drink were my favorites.

Oil can collection.

Step back in time with this retro pickle jar packaging design! Inspired by nostalgic kitchen aesthetics, this vintage-style branding features classic typography, charming label design, and a playful pickle mascot. Perfect for artisan food brands, homemade preserves, and small-batch product packaging looking for a timeless and eye-catching look. Ideal for those who love vintage food branding, bold color palettes, and traditional grocery store vibes. Inspiration for: vintage packaging design…

Old school Vaseline packaging:)

This project is so easy, it's a no-brainer! It's a great example of how to take a garage-sale staple, the lowly tin flour sifter, and "up-cycle" it by simply adding some cool reproduced vintage food labels for color and interest, then using your imagination. Hostess gift? Planter? "Basket" for homemade...

Beer is having a moment, or—should we say—non-alcohilic brewskis are. But it’s not just those hangover free suds getting their share of the limelight—it’s also the design. Dive bar aesthetics and retro looks are taking mindful drinkers on a journey through the past. The latest non-beer comes courtesy of Bellwoods Brewery and the Toronoto-based design […]

The next best thing to creating something you want, is attempting to create it, failing miserably, THEN salvaging the remains into a totally different project y…

Now that I have my Halloween tour behind me, I am excited to switch gears and share some fun, easy, delicious cocktails!! I first found Post Meridiem at the checkout at my local package store and h…

Play Brew Co is a Middlesbrough-based craft beer brand hell-bent on producing exhilarating beer with a nostalgic twist, born from the influential culture of the '70s, '80s and '90s.We worked with Play Brew Co on creating their Classic range of beers to ...

Vintage coffee boxes watercolour illustration

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Designed by freelance designer James Madison Mitchell, every aspect of Lapo's packaging reflects an admiration for the timeless refinement of Italian culture. Moreover, the design is inspired by an actual IRL Lapo, specifically, a friend of Mitchell's whom he met in Florence.

Do you want a Hawaiian punch???

Fifty years ago, the way women and mothers were portrayed by the male-dominated media was a bit absurd and a lot sexist. So if you find a certain joy in getting angry at offensive things out of your control, take a look at the next eight vintage advertisements that get so many aspects of women’s lives—especially motherhood—so wrong.

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