Product packaging and labels Music CD faces and cards DVD faces and wraps CD faces and welcome screens Portfolio of Sample Packaging and CD/DVD Projects Over the years, I have handled a wide variety of projects, more than can be perused quickly or easily. As a result, the examples provided here are representative rather than exhaustive. I would be happy to answer any questions or inquiries about particular types of projects, even if there is no direct equivalent among the selections on display. As well, professional references are available on request. I have worked on hundreds of product packages, dozens of labels, and scores of discs. That work has ranged from designing new projects from scratch or from written specifications, through creating new items from templates, to revision or updating of existing files. Product packaging and labels Indispensible stuff of commerce, packages and labels are bread-and-butter projects. Two-piece blister card One-piece blister card Two-piece product box Bottle labels Go to top of page Two-piece blister card This series of packages, based on written specifications, was assembled from scratch, bringing together existing images and logos and newly created art in original source files. Go to top of Packaging and Labels One-piece blister card This series of packages, based on written specifications, was assembled from scratch, bringing together existing images and logos and newly created art in original source files. Go to top of Packaging and Labels Two-piece product box This series of packages was created using an existing template that required considerable modification and preflight work, completed quickly and professionally, before final files could be delivered ready for use. Go to top of Packaging and Labels Bottle labels These existing label designs, intended for printing on transparent adhesive labels, required significant production work to put into final form to meet client and printing needs. Go to top of Packaging and Labels Music CD faces and cards These projects are designed to look like genuine releases and to fit the band’s “story”. Move to the Music Wild Things Sirens Call Bad Girls Go to top of page Move to the Music Concept, characters, artwork, and titles by Baron Engel, graphic design and typography by Dave Bryant The first in a series of artistic collaborations with Baron Engel to produce artwork for the CD faces, insert cards, and tray cards for the music CDs by his fictitious girl band, Move to the Music. It’s supposed to be their debut, so the design reflects the idea that the music label would use prefabricated templates to hold the production costs down on what might turn out to be a flop. Hence it’s a touch austere, with only enough distinctive design to give it an identity on store shelves. Go to top of Music CDs Wild Things Concept, characters, artwork, and titles by Baron Engel, graphic design and typography by Dave Bryant The second in a series of artistic collaborations with Baron Engel to produce artwork for the CD faces, insert cards, and tray cards for the music CDs by his fictitious girl band, Move to the Music. According to the “story”, Wild Things followed in the wake of their initial success, so the record label was more willing to spend a little time and money on the graphic design—including designing a unique logo for the band: the doubled-up music notes forming a pair of superimposed Ms. Go to top of Music CDs Sirens Call Concept, characters, artwork, and titles by Baron Engel, graphic design and typography by Dave Bryant The third in a series of artistic collaborations with Baron Engel to produce artwork for the CD faces, insert cards, and tray cards for the music CDs by his fictitious girl band, Move to the Music. By now the band had become by far the formerly ailing label’s biggest seller, and no expense was spared on their new effort, Sirens Call. The lavish design included a new variation on the band’s double-M-music-note logo, which was rendered with a fine mosaic effect on the tray card. Go to top of Music CDs Bad Girls Concept, characters, artwork, and titles by Baron Engel, graphic design and typography by Dave Bryant The fourth in a series of artistic collaborations with Baron Engel to produce artwork for the CD faces, insert cards, and tray cards for the music CDs by his fictitious girl band, Move to the Music. The band’s skyrocketing success gave its members more control over their own design and marketing, and they retreated somewhat from the sumptuous production values of their previous CD in favor of a stark simplicity for Bad Girls. Go to top of Music CDs DVD faces and wraps DVDs often are packaged differently from CDs to distinguish them on store shelves. Ebin and May: The Animation Software DVD face and wrap Go to top of page Ebin and May: The Animation This cover insert and DVD face were designed for a limited-edition animation showpiece. The elements used echoed the cover artwork created by the animator, giving the project a solid, unified feel. Go to top of DVDs Software DVD face and cover wrap Based loosely on a preceding design, this project used new background images provided by the client and adhered to corporate standards for type. Go to top of DVDs CD faces and welcome screens These CD projects involved a variety of disc sizes and shapes. In most cases only one round of design was needed to satisfy the client; no case required more than two rounds. Designs for the welcome screens sought to balance design constraints, corporate identity, and clarity of instructions and navigation links to best effect.                   Go to top of page

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