Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Eco packaging design

Ecological Take Away Packaging





Found a very simple and great concept for a take out packaging in thedieline.com:

"Using banana leaves as a new material to create new ecological packages for take away. Banana leaves are a product which exists in many regions around the world. This material has a wax-like surface which is ideal for wet and greasy foods. It is flexible and therefore can be adapted to many types of packaging. The leaves last long after they are cut o ff the trees. The packages are cut to form using die cutting technology. No glue is used. The unique qualities of this material allow packages to be opened simply by tearing the banana leaf along its natural perforation.

Today the majority of disposable goods are wrapped in man-made, often petro-based materials that usually last far longer than the items they protect. With many companies spending millions on R&D searching for more sustainable alternatives, an Israeli designer named Tal Marco has taken a decidedly low-tech and refreshing approach to package design with his use of natural banana leaves.

Banana leaves are highly flexible, easy to open and have a naturally waxy surface that is ideal for food applications. Although not a completely novel idea, Marco's design uses die-cut leaves that can be folded into numerous forms and lend themselves well to many retail applications. His design was showcased in Designboom's "Dining in 2015" design competition and the concept puts many of the most "environmentally friendly" packages on the market today to shame. (quoted from thedieline.com)"


Green Marker




found another "green concept" design which by yuruliku, not really environmental friendly, but very lovely, simple and beautiful.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

睿智與拼湊

愛知縣世博會vs上海世博會





數月前朋友傳來上海世博的網頁
當時並不是上圖的版本
是顏色比較奪目 更有原創歌曲襯底的版本
(呢 一班可愛小朋友合唱那種)
心裡一陣納罕
世博會不是應該很有前瞻性和未來感的嗎?
怎麼氣氛會如此的過時?
昨天流覽時已換了比較簡潔的版本
找到會徽圖案的解說:以中國漢字“世”字書法創意為形
表達世博會“理解、溝通、歡聚、合作”的理念
吉祥物"海寶"寓意四海之寶(皆兄弟也?)
單看概念就看不出新意
很有拼湊意味
"世"字加"人體"更完全是北京奧運會巨大的陰影底下的產物

想起2005年 在愛知縣的森林裡舉辦的世博會
單聽選址就很有趣味跟意義
主題是"自然的睿智"
很直接而深度:就宣揚環保
吉祥物是森林爺爺和森林小子



知識淵博的爺爺引領好奇的小子
相信寓意發展更美好將來云云
形像簡潔和諧而有趣






最近在看"為什麼設計﹣原研哉對談阿雅世“這部書
其中他們談到一位叫普魯斯 莫(Bruce Mau)的設計師所設計的圖表:



對一般人來說
設計是比商業小的東西
就如左圖
但普魯斯覺得右邊的才正確
設計>自然>文化>商業
這樣才可以發展出宏觀
創作出真正可以改善生活的設計

所以上海世博是左圖
愛知縣世博相對是右圖

Monday, February 15, 2010

幾年一會的情人

情夫的情人Broken Embraces (2009) by Pedro Almodovar



幾年一次跟好友進影院看艾慕度華的新片
就像老友到訪必定出席
而這次散場後
兩個朋友都說不喜歡
其中一個更是艾慕度華的粉絲
表示無論題材故事人物造型都遠比前作平淡
這個我很同意:
題材沒他前期的驚世駭俗
情感又沒後期的細膩動人
但對我來說却仍是愉快的觀影經驗

論講故事 艾導一直都是高手
把一個低俗到極點的故事
就用二段相距十多年的時空平衡穿梭
到交疊處我們才知道始末
加上他的自嘲 例如:
"他竟然推情婦落樓梯!
這種老套的情節 你估拍戲咩"
於是低俗就換成玩味幽默
老套變成Camp
這些當然是他不可或缺的簽名式

而一些細微細眼的骨節
甚至令我感到會心微笑---
戲中戲拍的原來是
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown(女為悅己者狂)
瞎子導演叫助手取影帶:
"在路易馬驢的死刑台與電梯(Ascenseur pour l'echafaud<1958>)
旁便是了..."
當時我在想:
"難怪戲中戲的戲名是少女們與皮箱
對啊 死刑台與電梯我還未找來看呢"





當中末段響起Cat Power的Werewolf又興奮起來:
"真巧!最近聽最多的歌便是這首!"
"怎麼繼春光乍洩和Talk to her跟王家衛鬧相胞後
這次又差點跟藍莓之夜(Cat Power的The Greatest)撞到正!
他們有路呼?"

就是因為這些"對話"
反而令我不能專注看戲
不過却是他的戲迷如我才喜歡的地方
所以覺得這部電影不錯看
純是個人觀點 絕對主觀