Design News & Trends Archives - DIELINE https://thedieline.com/category/design-news-trends/ The Leading Source for Packaging Innovation and Insight Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:35:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ucarecdn.com/0d7bddb5-0379-423c-a4fc-fe9847c85789/-/format/auto/-/quality/smart/-/preview/100x100/ Design News & Trends Archives - DIELINE https://thedieline.com/category/design-news-trends/ 32 32 218830623 Pantone Selling Thong Th-Thong Thong Thongs In Y2K-Inspired Collab With Hanky Panky https://thedieline.com/pantone-selling-thong-th-thong-thong-thongs-in-y2k-inspired-collab-with-hanky-panky/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:35:42 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=390204 If Pantone collabs with Hanky Panky for a thong collection without calling up Sisqo, does it even count?

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]]> 390204 Introducing DIELINE Magazine: The Premier Packaging Design Resource https://thedieline.com/introducing-dieline-magazine-the-premier-packaging-design-resource/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:27:00 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=389393 The DIELINE team is proud to announce the launch of DIELINE Magazine, a biannual digital publication packed with exclusive content for packaging professionals and creatives. We hope you love it.

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]]> 389393 Why Is Cult Beauty Brand Haeckels Changing Its Name? https://thedieline.com/why-is-cult-beauty-brand-haeckels-changing-its-name/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:42:00 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=389444 Last week, Haeckels announced they would temporarily go by the "formerly known as Haeckels" while they rebrand under a less problematic name that doesn't come from a racist zoologist.

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]]> 389444 Mattel Mistakenly Prints Porn Site On Packaging for ‘Wicked’ Dolls https://thedieline.com/mattel-mistakenly-prints-porn-site-on-packaging-for-wicked-dolls/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:17:38 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=389252 In the run-up to the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Wicked that's set to release before the holiday tentpole season, Mattel has released special dolls featuring characters from the kinda/sorta Wizard of Oz prequel. Unfortunately, instead of sending folks to the movie's official website, they sent them to a porn site with a very similar name.

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]]> 389252 The Ghost Army: How a Unit Of Designers and Artists Used Creativity To Defeat the Nazis https://thedieline.com/the-ghost-army-how-a-unit-of-designers-and-artists-used-creativity-to-defeat-the-nazis/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:54:00 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=388929 The fight to save Europe and the world from fascism was important. But the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Mussolini's Italy, and Imperial Japan were formidable. It would take more than the fittest and boldest soldiers—the fight would also need artists and designers wielding brushes and pencils instead of rifles and bayonets.

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]]> 388929 Overdrive Defense Releases its Drink Spike Kit, and It Looks Just Like a Pack of Smokes https://thedieline.com/overdrive-defense-releases-its-drink-spike-kit-and-it-looks-just-like-a-pack-of-smokes/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:13:26 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=388686 Billed as the first kit that can test the three most commonly used date rape drugs, GHB, Rohypnol, and Ketamine, Overdrive's Drink Spike Kit is 99% accurate and take only 5 minutes to use. It's also incredibly discreet and looks just like a pack of ciggies.

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]]> 388686 Starbucks Unveils 2024 Holiday Cups https://thedieline.com/starbucks-unveils-2024-holiday-cups/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:47:31 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=388072 Admittedly, Starbucks' window to announce their holiday cups is very small, considering it's just a matter of days between Halloween's end and what will likely be a highly contentious election. Anywho, here are this year's cups.

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]]> 388072 There’s Always Been Presidential Campaign Merch; Here’s Why 2024 Is Different https://thedieline.com/theres-always-been-presidential-campaign-merch-heres-why-2024-is-different/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:20:17 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=388020 While politically branded tchotchkes are nothing new in this country, there have been significant changes to how branding and merchandising candidates are carried out in the modern political age. Since 2016, the ethical and personal-political lines of candidate branding have also been tested in ways that haven't been seen in recent memory.

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]]> 388020 ‘The Substance’ is A+ Body Horror; It’s Also an Expertly Branded Nightmare https://thedieline.com/the-substance-is-a-body-horror-its-also-an-expertly-branded-nightmare/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:22:06 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=387374 The Substance has a lot more under the hood than just Cronenbergian monkey business. It's the rare horror movie with a deep understanding of branding and the intoxicating allure of "good marketing."

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]]> 387374 Packaging Tales Of Horror: The Franklin Expedition https://thedieline.com/packaging-tales-of-horror-the-franklin-expedition/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:11:00 +0000 https://thedieline.com/?p=387219 The doomed Franklin Expedition and its quest for a Northwest Passage is a gruesome, mysterious tragedy revolving around some poorly soldered tins of food and cannabalism.

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