Comments on: Salt + Pepper http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/ Eat. Drink. Design. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Patrick http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-35010 Patrick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:21:34 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-35010 Nice work. Great choice of photography. I think the titles could have benefited from a slightly heavier weight just to stand out some more. I thought about the packaging a while back and thought it would be really daring to have a container of salt that was just an all white rectangular column container and pepper that was an all black tube container (like the Morton salt). Maybe have embossed white "SALT" type in huge letters on the white wrapping and embossed "PEPPER" in black letters on black wrapping. Build in a grinder into the pepper packaging and they'd be cool enough to put right at the dining table. Nice work. Great choice of photography. I think the titles could have benefited from a slightly heavier weight just to stand out some more. I thought about the packaging a while back and thought it would be really daring to have a container of salt that was just an all white rectangular column container and pepper that was an all black tube container (like the Morton salt). Maybe have embossed white “SALT” type in huge letters on the white wrapping and embossed “PEPPER” in black letters on black wrapping. Build in a grinder into the pepper packaging and they’d be cool enough to put right at the dining table.

]]> By: Luke http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34367 Luke Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:40:50 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34367 I really like these designs; I'd definitely buy something with packaging that was this original. As for the 'Salt', I can very clearly see the big 'S' in the word, but have some difficulty seeing the 'LT'. Perhaps you should just place the majority of the word on a darker salt crystal? I really like these designs; I’d definitely buy something with packaging that was this original. As for the ‘Salt’, I can very clearly see the big ‘S’ in the word, but have some difficulty seeing the ‘LT’. Perhaps you should just place the majority of the word on a darker salt crystal?

]]> By: christopher bird http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34218 christopher bird Wed, 28 May 2008 19:45:43 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34218 we totally think on the same level. i've been using univers a lot lately, as opposed to helvetica. let's make a movie called univers and be rich. i won't critique. ;) we totally think on the same level. i’ve been using univers a lot lately, as opposed to helvetica. let’s make a movie called univers and be rich.

i won’t critique. ;)

]]> By: Bobby http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34156 Bobby Tue, 27 May 2008 23:06:44 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34156 I think everyone's monitors are off, because there is a clear distinction between the white in Salt and the white/grey behind it. I'm not being defensive, that's really how it is on my computers/how I designed it! haha... I think everyone’s monitors are off, because there is a clear distinction between the white in Salt and the white/grey behind it. I’m not being defensive, that’s really how it is on my computers/how I designed it! haha…

]]> By: Richard http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34155 Richard Tue, 27 May 2008 23:03:04 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34155 I like it. Maybe use the burn feature to make the white type in the salt label stand out. Other than that..good stuff. I like it. Maybe use the burn feature to make the white type in the salt label stand out. Other than that..good stuff.

]]> By: Diane http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34146 Diane Tue, 27 May 2008 22:05:13 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34146 Great idea! :) Only critique I have is that the salt and pepper text don't stand out enough to catch a consumers eye. If a consumer was to see that from afar they probably wouldn't notice it was salt / pepper because of how much the text blends into the background. Great idea! :)
Only critique I have is that the salt and pepper text don’t stand out enough to catch a consumers eye. If a consumer was to see that from afar they probably wouldn’t notice it was salt / pepper because of how much the text blends into the background.

]]> By: Rob http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34141 Rob Tue, 27 May 2008 21:30:04 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34141 hehe that´s great, cool idea. I think the background distracts in an unmodern way... I would love the typo just as it is, but the background pic is a plain white and a plain black with salt /pepper lying on it. it is very little salt/pepper and the angle is from above, like 90° downwards. the salt/pepper is scattered from the upper right corner to the middle bottom. ooh I´m having a vision =) I hope u can imagine it. best hehe that´s great, cool idea.
I think the background distracts in an unmodern way… I would love the typo just as it is, but the background pic is a plain white and a plain black with salt /pepper lying on it. it is very little salt/pepper and the angle is from above, like 90° downwards. the salt/pepper is scattered from the upper right corner to the middle bottom. ooh I´m having a vision =) I hope u can imagine it.

best

]]> By: fw http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34124 fw Tue, 27 May 2008 19:39:38 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34124 Univers, Univers, Univers. Don't forget: <a href="http://www.linotype.com/en/5367/helpcelebrateadrianfrutigers80thbirthday.html" rel="nofollow">Help celebrate Adrian Frutiger’s 80th birthday!</a> Univers, Univers, Univers. Don’t forget: Help celebrate Adrian Frutiger’s 80th birthday!

]]> By: Jason http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34120 Jason Tue, 27 May 2008 19:01:04 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34120 Looks great. :D Over here, food packaging is either hit or miss. If it was first designed in America, the text gets all squishy because they just haphazardly squeeze the French onto the packaging and reduce the font size until it fits. :( Looks great. :D

Over here, food packaging is either hit or miss. If it was first designed in America, the text gets all squishy because they just haphazardly squeeze the French onto the packaging and reduce the font size until it fits. :(

]]> By: lorena http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/comment-page-1/#comment-34114 lorena Tue, 27 May 2008 17:13:20 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/26/salt-pepper/#comment-34114 nice, but since the type isn't all that legible on the salt version, and making it black would reduce the effect, and you're using colors more than type, try just using a big S and P sorta off to the side...maybe overlapping onto another part of the label? not too large but a good size. then you can hook that small text to the letter or to the bottom/side of the design? run-on sentences, i know. by the way, check out tiffany bozic (if you haven't already), her show just started this past Saturday. nice, but since the type isn’t all that legible on the salt version, and making it black would reduce the effect, and you’re using colors more than type, try just using a big S and P sorta off to the side…maybe overlapping onto another part of the label? not too large but a good size. then you can hook that small text to the letter or to the bottom/side of the design?
run-on sentences, i know.
by the way, check out tiffany bozic (if you haven’t already), her show just started this past Saturday.

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