PUMA Shoes - Sustainable Packaging

In 2011, PUMA will launch a new kind of shoe packaging (packaging designer, Yves Béhar).  PUMA's new non-traditional packaging, the "Clever Little Bag," will be made from 100 percent recycled paper and 20 percent recycled non-woven polypropylene. The new format will reduce PUMA's paper usage by 65 percent, reducing its carbon emissions by 10 tons per year. For more on this story, go to Brand Packaging/Articles.

Segmentus Clock Concept from Art Lebedev Studio

Here's another interesting concept design that I discovered on the Design East blog. It's a Segmentus Clock and it was designed by the Art Lebedev Studio.

Cool Eastern European Designed Flip Flops

While searching for spa flip flops for a spa design project, I discovered these interesting Cool Eastern European Designed Flip Flops on the Designeast.eu blog.

Ondřej Václavík designed SPA slippers for Imperial SPA hotel in Karlovy Vary during the IMPERIAL DESIGN SYPOSIUM '08.

Cardboard Record Sleeve Lets You Assemble your Personal Turntable

From an entry by Narash Chauhan on The Design Blog, we see a a sustainable way for DJs to bring their music on the road. A corrugated cardboard sleeve from audio engineering company GGRP Sound unfolds a 45-rpm record and becomes a personal turntable for beginners. Easy to assemble, the human-powered record player turntable needs a pencil to run and scratch those groundbreaking beats to rock the dance floor.

Ecological Take Away Packaging

One of my favorite packaging websites where I go for design inspiration and a smile is The Dieline . Today, I discovered packaging that is both interesting and refreshingly sustainable: banana leaf packaging. In his design, Israeli designer, Tal Marco uses die-cut leaves that can be folded into numerous forms and lend themselves well to many retail applications.

Award-winning Designer and Packaging Guru, Michael Osborne, talks about Design Ethics.

In a Facebook posting, Michael Osborne shares his work and talks about the importance of design ethics: Multi-Design Firm "Bake-Off" Presentation for the Packaging Redesign of the Archer Farms Brand.

Top 50 Graphic Design Blogs recommended by David Airey

David Airey, graphic designer and author of Logo Design Love presents his Top 50 Graphic Design Blogs .