Tag Archives: Package

Foil boxes have a roll holder…my mind is blown

May 16, 2008 – 3:45 pm

lauren {elycerose} on Flickr just pointed out that aluminum foil boxes have push in tabs for holding the roll in place. This is the most amazing thing I have learned all week and I can’t believe I never noticed it before. My life is now slightly easier.

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Huge collection of vintage matchbook labels

April 2, 2008 – 10:21 am

I came across this huge Flickr set of matchbook labels from the 50’s and 60’s. There are hundreds of images in the set of mostly Eastern European labels. They are like tiny little vintage posters, and there are tons of nice ones to look at.

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Amazing vintage Kix cereal box design

March 27, 2008 – 6:04 pm

General Mills has put out some vintage versions of some of their cereal boxes at Target. When I saw the Kix version, I was awestruck. It is so clean and and confident compared to the horrible “hey look at me! I have shading, and exclamation points, and a close up image of fake […]

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