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Artvertising

Clever advertisers are turning unique packaging into works of art

Implications - As ad agencies seek more inspiration from the art world, packaging is becoming more focused on creative design aesthetics. More brands are using art to appeal to visual pleasure centers, labels are becoming creative canvases and containers are morphing into sculptures.
Trend Themes
1. Art-inspired Packaging - As ad agencies seek more inspiration from the art world, packaging is becoming more focused on creative design aesthetics, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for brand marketers to differentiate and stand out on store shelves.
2. Retro Marketing - Retro Marketing, or Flashback Branding, has been on the rise and is reaching Generation Y just as well as Baby Boomers, creating an opportunity for brands to play on nostalgia and evoke an emotional response from consumers.
3. Limited Edition Collaborations - Limited edition collaborations between well-known brands provide an opportunity to create unique and desirable products, benefiting both industries involved while generating excitement and buzz amongst various consumer groups.
Industry Implications
1. Packaging Design - Packaging design focused on art, unique branding tactics, and collaborations between brands are creating new opportunities for designers and brand marketers.
2. Beverage Industry - The beverage industry has been particularly notable in implementing art-inspired packaging, limited edition collaborations, and retro marketing to stay relevant and appeal to consumers.
3. Fashion Industry - Many fashion brands have collaborated with beverage companies to create limited edition bottles, providing a unique opportunity for both industries to create desirable products and leverage each other's consumer bases.
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Featured Examples

Artistic Alcohol Bottles
Artistic Alcohol Bottles
1800 Tequila and Proximo Spirits Inc. Create Alcoholic Art
Coming to a liquor store near you are these limited edition Essential Artists bottles designed by 11 up-and-coming artists. Brought to consumers by 1800 Tequila and Proximo Spirits, Inc., the artists… MORE
Flashback Branding
Flashback Branding
Retro Marketing Uses Nostalgia to Reach Boomers, GenY
Retro Marketing, or Flashback Branding, has been on the rise and is reaching Generation Y just as well as Baby Boomers. Retro marketing plays on nostalgia to evoke an emotional response from the consumer.… MORE
Blank Bottle Branding
Blank Bottle Branding
Absolut Vodka No Label Edition Coming in September
For more than a couple of decades Absolut vodka has been a marketing machine, producing memorable images and working with the best in the fields of art and design. Going in a completely different direction,… MORE
play_circle_filledFashionable Soda
Fashionable Soda
Coca-Cola is Raising Money for Charity With Couture Bottles
In an effort to help out those affected by the earthquake disaster that Italy experienced earlier this year, soft-drink giant Coca-Cola is raising money for charity. The way that Coca-Cola is raising… MORE
Couture Coke Bottles
Couture Coke Bottles
Manolo Blahnik Dresses Yet Another Coca-Cola Light Bottle
This is the second time that Manolo Blahnik has been asked to outfit the most popular bottle on earth, that of a Coke. Back in 2005, the charismatic Spanish designer produced a white and red leafy design… MORE
Opulent Water Bottles
Opulent Water Bottles
Luxurious Evian Bottles By Jean-Paul Gaultier and Baccarat
Known for its limited edition bottles, renowned mineral water brand Evian is joining forces with two creation giants, designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and crystal maker Baccarat. The luxurious collection… MORE
Geometric Chip Branding
Geometric Chip Branding
Doritos Packaging Design Takes Inspiration from the Snack's Shape
Doritos are a snack favorite that can always can be found wherever gamers and slackers frequent. Petar Pavlov has created a new Doritos packaging design that encases the cheesy chips in a way that pays… MORE
Artful Can Branding
Artful Can Branding
Cans Get a Makeover With Interesting Results
Advertisers know that sometimes odd marketing schemes are required in order to push and sell their products and lord knows with all of the different types of energy drinks, colas, and beers being hocked… MORE
Authentic Italian Pastaging
Authentic Italian Pastaging
Via Roma Looks to Tuscany for Branding Inspiration
British banding company United has created a marketing campaign for the Tuscan pasta company Via Roma. Via Roma is a brand that isn’t afraid to show its true personality. Using the unique population of… MORE
Holy Grail-Carafes
Holy Grail-Carafes
Paul Smith's Evian Bottle for Annual Limited Release
Providers of satisfying H20 as well as innovative packaging, the water giant has just released pictures of Paul Smith’s Evian bottle design slated for a limited edition release in November. Known for… MORE

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