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Fair Trade Soap

By On 21 november, 2011 In Health With No Comments Permanent Link to Fair Trade SoapPermalink

Project goal was to generate income for rural women and farmers through the production of a value added product

”Design Impact partnered with ODAM, a non-governmental organization that work to address poverty, women’s empowerment, child welfare, climate change, human rights, education, and health issues that affect rural communities.

The soap enterprise is operated by women in ODAM’s Self Help Groups and all profits go towards ODAM’s community development programs. To develop the product, Design Impact provided intense on-the-ground research of soap, local and international market audits, community brainstorming sessions, prototype and packaging designs, user interviews, and partnership development.”

Via The Dieline

Tea bag cleans polluted water

By On 7 september, 2010 In Beverages, Health With No Comments Permanent Link to Tea bag cleans polluted waterPermalink

A portable, easy-to-use and environmentally-friendly water filter bag that fits into the neck of a bottle – and cleans highly polluted water. “The water is cleaned right then and there when you drink from the bottle,” says the designer behind the filter, Dr Eugene Cloete, from the Stellenbosch University in South Africa. There are also plans to commercialise the filter bag into a product that can be used by outdoor enthusiasts on hiking or camping trips. Watch a video on Youtube and get more information here

Banana World

By On 11 mars, 2010 In Food, graphic design, Health With 2 Comments Permanent Link to Banana WorldPermalink

 

 

Banana – it’s one of the best packages we have – straight from nature. Many designers have taken inspiration from the bananas. You would think a banana is just a banana, but Chiquita has managed very well in their branding work, to stand out from other banana distributors. Just look at these small labels they have developed, they are just amazing. I was craving for a banana after having seen these! Read more about their work on The Dieline. Also enjoy Chiquitas web site. 

 

Stereotype Packaging

By On 21 januari, 2010 In Food, Health With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Stereotype PackagingPermalink

 

Amusing concept from Daizi Zheng. ”According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unhealthy diet is amongst one of the leading causes of the major non-communicable diseases. Can design encourage people to rethink their relationship with healthy food to gain a balanced diet? The series of food packaging were created from the observations on personal behaviors. Using the recognizable stereotyping packaging would make people feel more physically and physiologically connected with those daily objects. By giving the good food a little make over, it could contribute the availability of healthy food and encourages people to make a change for their everyday life.” Via The Dieline