The Future Laboratory

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Blank slate: The wine bottles without words

Graz, Austria – A motif can mean a decorative image or a recurring theme in artwork. The branding identity of Austrian company Motif Wine embodies this notion of a recurring decoration with a collection of wines with colourfully patterned labels and few words.

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Technology

Saving your skin: App reveals toxins in cosmetics

Toronto – Labels on beauty products often feature a list of unpronounceable names of chemical ingredients, with little to indicate what effects they might have on our health. A new app, Think Dirty, aims to educate people about the ingredients they are applying to their skin.

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Marketing & Branding

ÁViva México!: Branding eschews stereotypes for style

Mexico City – Doméstico is a Mexican saloon – minus the moustaches, sombreros and mariachi bands. To shy away from the stereotypical vision of a Mexican cantina, Doméstico enlisted design studio Manifiesto Futura to create a brand identity that was both minimalist and modern.

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Marketing & Branding

Vodka by nerds: US distillery embraces science

New York – The Industry City Distillery, located in an industrial part of Brooklyn known as Sunset Park, is proudly ‘made by nerds’, according to the website. The small-batch distillery uses a specially formulated method to create its uniquely flavoured vodka.

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Retail

Designer Pharmacies

Beauty and medicine exist in different worlds, but we are beginning to see the two spheres borrowing inspiration from each other. Beauty brands are referencing pharmaceutical packaging to give their products an air of credibility while medical offices are beautifying their appearance to ease the nerves of clients.