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As Tiffany Meyers observes in her overview of the 100 winners, one can’t peg 2009 as the year of any specific color or typographic convention. But the winning projects are reflective of today’s increasingly diverse design discipline. In fact, one has to wonder if there is any longer such a thing as a design discipline—in light of today’s fast-changing and even amorphous practice, the word discipline seems a little out of place.
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DESIGN 100: Packaging (cont'd)

81 WINK
Wink art director Richard Boynton recalls, “Express wanted hangtags for their 1MX and Premium shirts that would incorporate the requisite supplemental collar stays. But the client also wanted a new approach for each of the two products, one that would differentiate them from all the other Ziploc solutions utilized by ... well, everyone.”

For the 1MX shirts, the hangtags were screenprinted on die-cut plastic and aluminum, allowing the collar stays to be simply punched or twisted out. This environmentally conscious solution eliminated the need for multiple pieces and therefore cut waste. The Premium shirt hangtags employed a more traditional pouch format, but instead of the Ziploc approach—which would normally be accompanied by a paper hangtag—Wink chose a more sophisticated solution. Specifying a black paper with a soft velvet finish, a small coin-style envelope was created. Screen-printed typography and a blind emboss lend an upscale feel. The collar stays are inside the envelope, and the need for a separate hangtag bearing brand identification is eliminated. by Sheree Clark

Wink | Art Directors: Richard Boynton, Scott Thares | Designer: Richard Boynton | Client: Express | Contact: www.wink-mpls.com

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