redesignrelated:

Crispin Porter + Bogusky gives baby carrots the junk food treatment.

“…Just in time for the battle over what’s gonna be in millions of back-to-school lunches, Bolthouse Farms and nearly 50 other carrot growers today will unveil plans for the industry’s first-ever marketing campaign. The $25 million effort sets its sights on a giant, big-spending rival: junk food…”
—via USA Today

Design:Related is briefly quoted in the The New York Times Magazine.
This surprise made my day. 

(above photo of “Banana Democracy (detail)” via mattsung)

“Lunch according to John Gall”
(via spine out via Design Bureau, above photo by Noah Kalina)

vintage packaging for spices
(via words and eggs on etsy)

“30+ Tasty & Unbelievable Cake Designs”
(via The Inspiration Blog)

“50 Fattiest Foods in the States” (via Health.com)

collection of vintage Soviet drink labels
(first discovered via English Russia via community via fotki)

just discovered Art in My Coffee: A Collection of Foamy Awesomeness on tumblr

artinmycoffee:

Lion and Rabbit by lupoprimo, Latte Art, Coffee Art

Cooking Channel, the sister television channel to Food Network officially launches on May 31st, 2010. The website CookingChanneltv.com is now live.

Design:related has a post about the graphics for the new on-air, print, and digital designs for Cooking Channel.

redesignrelated:

Quaker Oats logo and packaging redesign

“…At the forefront is a new logo set in Hoefler & Frere-Jones’ popular Archer typeface. As for Mr. Quaker, he finds a new home inside the letter Q—grinning as you chomp down on a “wholesome” Dark-Chocolate-Mocha-Hazelnut-Café-Square granola bar. Perhaps it’s a result of the new, lighter design (hooray for losing the multiple gradients, shadows, and gold embossing), but the chubby Quaker Man looks out of place here…”
—via “Quaker loves life with Archer” article by Idsgn

We recommend reading the full post by Idsgn which discusses the evolution of the Quaker Oats logo throughout its long history, pointing out a Saul Bass design from the early 1970s.

“The EMD Guide to Food from the 1950s: Timeline”
(via Eat Me Daily, image via Today’s Inspiration)

spime:

Envisioning Interactions in the Home of the Future

The resulting five projects envision the embedding of community networks into the home, a search, interaction across walls, lifestyle coaching, and interactive cooking.

“How to Make Peepshi = Peeps Sushi”
(via Serious Eats)

more faux Polaroid photography by Henry Sene Yee

redesignrelated:

Häagen-Dazs unveils their packaging redesign and new labeling conventions, designed by Sterling Brands.

“Introducing the new look of Häagen-Dazs, inspired by you. A modern take on our classic look, our new design is fresh, yet familiar. With easier-to-find flavors, vibrant colors, and vivid imagery, our new look gives you everything you want, inside and out.” —Häagen-Dazs