You had me at Cold Brew

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to get excited about warm weather than with cold drinks. This beauty of package design is Grady's Cold Brew New Orleans-Style iced coffee concentrate. It's brewed and bottled by hand in Brooklyn NY and has a label that reflexes in city roots. The typography is stealing the show and the bottle design, which I hope is glass, looks like it is a medicine bottle; it makes me think about when drinks like root beer were considered to having healing qualities. But as for flavor here is the description Grady's has described their process for this delicious brew, "Each batch is made by steeping a special blend of freshly roasted coffee and chicory in water overnight, then removing the grounds using a two-step filtration process. What’s left? A bold, velvety-smooth liquid concentrate that can be mixed with milk or water—served over ice or steaming hot." I know what I will be picking up the next time I'm in Brooklyn. Looks like a conversation starter as well as a fancy cocktail ingredient.

Learn more go to Grady's Cold Brew website : http://gradyscoldbrew.com/

Beer six pack individual packaging Concept

Also from the Dieline, a new six pack concept design by Trace Thoma.

Love it, except how do you carry it?

Potato chips never looks so hip

Love this chip packaging design it eliminates the loud crunchy noise from digging into chip bags, and its used more like a bowl or plate. A beautiful design both in function and aesthetics.

See close up pictures of this packaging at the TheDieline.

Sam Adams to Launch Champagne Beer Worthy of a Toast

Sam Adams to Launch Champagne Beer Worthy of a Toast also check out this sexy packaging!

Juicy Finds for May 2010

If you have about two hours, this is an interesting video. Its a discussion from Cooper-Hewitt on "user-centered design" or understanding how ergonomics effects the productivity and enjoyment of a designed work. Jesse Ashlock, former Editor-in-Chief of I.D. Magazine moderated this panel of three: Dan Formosa, founder of Smart Design who has designed work, ranging from kitchen items to medical products mostly recently known for his leafy SmartGauge with EcoGuide on the new Ford Focus, Sigi Moeslinger, co-founder of Antenna Design that combines technological complexity with a sense of humanity; her work on the NYC subways (which with my current trip to NYC I have recently enjoyed) is discussed. My favorite part of this video is listening to the third panelist Neils Differient, most well known for his Freedom and Liberty chair designs manufactured by Humanscale, he is a slow and enlightening speaker that I feel would be a great person to have sitting on my front porch and drinking ice tea with.



Other inspiring finds, this one from Design Milk is PIE Studio’s business card which folds into the shape of a pie slice and the brochure also folded into a slice unfolds out to an entire pie.




Foosball has entered my life recently, after introducing my husband to a great old fashioned style bar in the heart of Buffalo, with delicious brews and a huge game room, Foosball is becoming an enjoyment. My friend Kevin even got a table for his basement. And although I'm not that good at it, others are and it shows in this creative football coat hook.

Kettle Delicious

I thought I hated Kettle corn Popcorn. I realized People are just making it wrong. I ate the most delicious popcorn from our work's Christmas gift basket today. Its from Dale and Thomas Popcorn. They say something cute about being the flavor of Popcorn, Indiana but it distributed from NJ. Oh well, this is still quality and its natural. Simple Ingredients of this Kettle Corn Popcorn, Canola oil, Sugar, sea salt, and Soy Lecithin. Not to mention their cute package design.
Other flavors to check out: Movie Theater Popcorn, Smoked Cheddar cheese, Summer Picnic BBQ, Chili Con Queso, Sea Salt, and Caramel. Fantasic Treat to my Wednesday!