Comments on: Packaging Design: The Butt of the Joke http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Administrator http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14477 Administrator Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:59:06 +0000 http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14477 I am always in great appreciation of products that resemble animals. The toilet duck has a fond place in my heart. That said, I want to mention that I in no way have an issue with Method or their packaging designs as large. I think they are a great company (and local to SF as well!) and admire their organic, non-toxic approach to home cleaning products. The sponge clenched between butt cheeks was too amusing to ignore though :) I am always in great appreciation of products that resemble animals. The toilet duck has a fond place in my heart.

That said, I want to mention that I in no way have an issue with Method or their packaging designs as large. I think they are a great company (and local to SF as well!) and admire their organic, non-toxic approach to home cleaning products.

The sponge clenched between butt cheeks was too amusing to ignore though :)

]]> By: Jeremy Anderson http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14408 Jeremy Anderson Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:49:19 +0000 http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14408 There is a long history in art and design, relating to the natural world, either in representation or juxtaposition. Rightly so, I guess, as it would be impossible to have either one, without one of the two. But that does not excuse bad decisions. The fleshy, organesque trend in toiletries has been around for a while. Extending that to other products used in the bathroom seems to breach some trust between manufacturer and consumer. But alas, I am a snob and probably somewhat of a purest. A cleaning product should look like a cleaning product. "Clean" should come to mind before "organic". Maybe the designers at Method are graduates (or students, as the case may be) of The Design Center in Pasadena. Apparently, this kind of thinking is something they <a href="http://www.gugumu.com/mt/archives/000016.html" rel="nofollow">greatly encourage</a>. All joshing aside, give me the toilet duck any day, over a product that seems to be critical of what you put in your stomach, that ultimately led to the <em>un</em>necessary need to clean. Ahh, visual language. There is a long history in art and design, relating to the natural world, either in representation or juxtaposition. Rightly so, I guess, as it would be impossible to have either one, without one of the two. But that does not excuse bad decisions.

The fleshy, organesque trend in toiletries has been around for a while. Extending that to other products used in the bathroom seems to breach some trust between manufacturer and consumer. But alas, I am a snob and probably somewhat of a purest. A cleaning product should look like a cleaning product. “Clean” should come to mind before “organic”.

Maybe the designers at Method are graduates (or students, as the case may be) of The Design Center in Pasadena. Apparently, this kind of thinking is something they greatly encourage.

All joshing aside, give me the toilet duck any day, over a product that seems to be critical of what you put in your stomach, that ultimately led to the unnecessary need to clean.

Ahh, visual language.

]]> By: Markasaurus http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14107 Markasaurus Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:54:04 +0000 http://anendlessarray.com/blog1/2008/04/01/packaging-design-the-butt-of-the-joke/#comment-14107 Personally, I prefer the Toilet Duck. According to Wikipedia, it is becoming rare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_Duck. Personally, I prefer the Toilet Duck. According to Wikipedia, it is becoming rare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_Duck.

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