Candle Tag

My wife brought home a candle the other day. It looked a lot like most candles: colored wax in a rounded glass container with a matching glass lid.

However, I immediately spied the hang tag around it's neck. Upon closer inspection, I realized the tag is made out of a thin shaving of wood and tied to the candle with a fibrous twine. The graphics are well designed and presented. It was small and beautiful.

Lots of companies think you have to pay a fortune to get great packaging design. I would venture to guess that this tag cost mere pennies to produce. Equating quality design work with a high expense is a myth. In fact, a limited budget can often times force an effective creative outcome like this one.

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Web Panel

A host of professionals in the web design arena including myself will be speaking at a web panel discussion on September 2nd at the International Academy of Design and Technology on the subject of web design.

The event is free and open to the public. To learn more including address, times and to RSVP, click here.

Read the press release here.

I look forward to seeing you there.

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