August 21, 2008 from Francisco's blog
Packaging design is obviously very important when marketing your product. It's the first thing people see when walking into a store so you have to make sure that it stands out from the rest of the products on the shelf. Package design can make you desire something as benign as soap. Designers are especially more sensitive to package design. In the past I've bought something solely for the reason that I loved the packaging.
Tips
The people over at Go Media have written up a nice blog entry on basic packaging design tips with some nice examples. If you are interested in packaging design then you should check it out.
Inspiration
TheDieline.com is probably one of the best blogs strictly focusing on packaging design. It's a great place to get inspiration. Here are some examples from their site
