Build The I'mpossible by Jessica Alley

Really lovely student packaging design project by Jessica Alley, based on building and promoting awareness for sustainable education in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Laos. The "Pencils of Promise" were apart of a full campaign (click here to view), which was under the title Build The I'mpossible. A strong message communicated in a really simple and clever way.

What's everyone got planned for this weekend? I'm thinking bike rides, bbqs and plenty of good strong beer. You with me?

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Simon Laliberte's Poilu

After a bit of a dull week it's always nice to end it a high. I came across this packaging project by Canadian Simon Laliberte a couple of weeks and my first thought was "Ha BRILLIANT!", I knew I had to share it. This sort of packaging design really does brighten my days up, it's this kind of humorous thinking that inspires me and makes me want to get creating something of my own.

Laliberte has cleverly thought of a way of making somewhere which is usually pretty plain and turned it into something humorous and endearing. Humor does it everything for me. I know little about the designer other than the concept above were created for a uni project. Pretty cool ay?

Check out more of Simon Lailberte's work here.

Me and Hollie are off to Brighton for a few days next week (Mon to Thurs, maybe spending the last day in London) so no posts for a wee while. The Berlin trip fell through due to lack of funds, so we're holidaying on familiar soil. If you have any recomendations please leave a comment or tweet me @mat_buckets

Anders Drage's Mountain Milk

 I'm a big fan of milk, I was promised that if I drank milk, ate all my greens and bread crusts I'd grow up to be big and strong. It didn't really pan out that way, still to this day I drink a load of milk and eat my greens but I'm still pretty slim, the only thing that came out of eating crusts was curly hair (though that's a fib right?).

Who would have though a project about milk could get me so excited. Anders Drage's brief for his final campaign at college was to make some packaging about something he loved. He came up with Mountain Milk, packaging design based on the idea of using the best you can get, Norweigan Milk and making it into an international product. Drage, a Norwegian native wanted to create a luxury bottled milk product which celebrated his country's rich heritage and would have a similar status of a fancy bottled water or beer.

I think it's a cracking idea and something with potential, for me he's got the branding and look spot on. I know people either love or hate milk but what's your opinion on the concept and design? Not bad for a student's work ay?

More into on this project click here and for Anders Drage's site click here

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Showzam: Heat The Streets

Last night my town can alight with the annually event Showzam: Heat The Streets. My home town is bazaar at the best of times, that's why I love it. Some of the exhibitions were designs by local art students, which was very good to hear. I loved every minute of it, minus the freezing temperatures.