LibGuides: PK 216 Foundation in Packaging Design: Research Packaging

Recent Books on Packaging

A designed life : contemporary American textiles, wallpapers, and containers & packaging 1951-54

Beer, wine and spirits : packaging design for everyday objects

Flexible packaging

Minimalist packaging : enhancing creative concepts

Ted Eron Designed That

The package design book 5

Packaged for Life. Coffee & Tea

Food is fictie : verhalen over voedsel en vormgeving = Food is fiction : stories about food and design

E-Book: Visual Merchandising and Display (7th ed.)

Unlimited users (current FIT username and password required for access).

E-Book: Managing Packaging Design for Sustainable Development

Only one user at a time (current FIT username and password required for access).

E-Book: Integrating the Packaging and Product Experience in Food and Beverages

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The Great American Cereal Book

E-Book: Edible Ideologies

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Magazines and Journals on Product & Packaging Design

Titles in red show current subscriptions. Bold dates show Periodicals Department holdings.

@issue: The Journal of Business and Design
Spring 1996 (v2 n1)-2008 (v13 n1). (with gaps). Semiannual
(earlier issues available online through link in record)
Examines design from a business point of view, and provides useful information on how companies can make design an integral part of their overall business strategy including architecture, interiors, products, all forms of visual communication and more.
Includes floor plans and elevations of residential interiors
Axis
Summer 1987 (n24)-October 1997 (n69). (with gaps). Quarterly
Published in Tokyo in Japanese with English translations; a review of contemporary design covering current trends, exhibitions, designers and design studios
Beauty Packaging
trade publication
January 2006 (v11 n1)-Current. (with gaps). 8x per year
Formerly Cosmetic Packaging & Design
Special issue: Corporate Profiles
Emphasis on manufacturing, packaging and marketing. Current Company Profiles accessible through link in record
BranD
trade publication
n47 (2020)-Current. Bimonthly
BranD explores brand design, branding, and brand advertising thematically, by highlighting the work of industry innovators. Published in Hong Kong.
Brand Packaging
trade publication
April/May 1998 (v2 n2)-March 2019 (v23 n2). (with gaps). 8x per year
Marketing magazine focusing on brand issues, packaging and store displays
CA
trade publication
May/June 1966 (v8 n3). Bimonthly
Continued by CA Magazine
Geared toward art directors and designers
CA Magazine
trade publication
1967 (v9 n1)- December/January 1968/1969 (v10 n6). Bimonthly
Formerly CA, Continued by Communication Arts
Geared toward art directors and designers
Communication Arts
trade publication
April/May 1969 (v11 n2)-Current. Bimonthly
Formerly CA Magazine
Geared toward art directors and designers. Annual Illustration, Photography, Interactive, Design and Advertising issues
HAPPI (Household & Personal Products Industry)
trade publication
September 1976 (v13 n9)-November 1979 (v16 n11); November 1986 (v23 n11)-Current. Monthly
Special Issues: Buyer's Guide, The Top 50, Corporate Profiles, and other special issues
Provides product updates, packaging changes and ingredient descriptions for soaps, skin care products, etc.
ID: Magazine of International Design
trade publication
September/October 1984-January/February 2010 (v57 n1). Bi-monthly
Formerly Industrial Design: ID
Published for industrial designers and executives interested in product design
Industrial Design (New York 1983)
trade publication
September/October 1983-July/August 1984. Bimonthly
Formerly Industrial Design Magazine: ID, Continued by ID: Magazine of International Design
Published for industrial designers and executives interested in product design; international in scope
Industrial Design Magazine: ID
trade publication
January/February 1979-July/August 1983. Bimonthly
Formerly Industrial Design, Continued by Industrial Design: ID
Published for industrial designers and executives interested in product design; international in scope
Innovation
Spring 1998; Fall 1999; Spring 2003-Current. Quarterly
Published by the Industrial Designers Society of America. News, profiles, analysis of trends in product design
Matter
trade publication
2008 (v5 n3)-2015 (v10 n4). Quarterly
Published by Material Connexion; “uses science and design to create practical manufacturing solutions”
Packaging Digest
trade publication
March 1985 (v22 n3)-Fall 2016 (v53 n4). Quarterly
Special Issues: Buyer's Guide. Directory available through link in record
Packaging management, marketing, design, equipment and materials
Pet Business
trade publication
July 2009 (v35 n7)-Current. Monthly
Targeted towards pet retailers; explores the issues affecting the pet industry and retail executives
Pet Elite
trade publication
Fall 2009-Winter 2015. Quarterly
A pet industry publication written exclusively for high-end retailers