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Georgia May Website

Development of layouts for the website for Georgia May. There's not much to say about them, ther they are, I took them on and produced something that I'm quite proud of out of it.

These are the layouts that I chose from my development and took forward, creating a range of pages from the website so show how it works. I mocked them all up on mac sreens so that they can be seen in context.

I'm particularly happy with the gallery page as seen below. I really like the layout and think it quite an interesting layout.

Eco Nanny Briefing

The People's Supermarket

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-peoples-supermarket

http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/

ECO Soap Design Study

We're used a lot of handwash soap dispensers looking like this, just plain plastic with the pump at the top. These, of course, are refillable but for the most part, they are simply thrown away as refill packs for things like these are few and far between. There is also the fact that the average consumer is far less likely to try and refill something when the much easier option of replacing the product with a new one is both cheap and widely available.

I found this on the Dieline. At most of our schools and work places the soap dispensers in the bathroom have a changable bottle so that the plastic part doesn't actually change. When the bottle inside if empty, it is simply tossed away and replaced with a new one.

Sonic has designed something similar for the home. The pump is part of the main unit which is easy to clean and has a viewing window for the consumer to see how much soap is left and whether or not it will need to be replaced soon.

For the most part handwash comes in circular or rounded containers, an odd shape to have to pack together for transport. One of the great features about the plastic bottle for this dispenser is that it is square and therefore stacks together closely for transport, thus saving on space and therefore fewer trips have to be made to transport the same amount of bottles, reducing the carbon footprint.

The bottle is also made of ultra thin PET plastic that is easily recyclable. The benefit of it being very thin is both the use of less material and that the bottle crushes down very easily into a compact shape for the recycling process.

The alternative to the plastic bottle is a square Tetrapak that will also fit into the dispenser and is as easily recyclable.

Ecolean

Another product that I found on The Dieline. Ecolean, in Sweden, has produced an environmentally friendly alternative to liquid food packaging. Inspired by the traditional pitcher shape, the packaging, dubbed 'a lighter approach to packaging' is made of thin plastic and when empty, is as flat as an envelope. Which makes drastically reduces the carbon footprint of the company.

Liquid is one part of the food industry for which packaging is an absolute necessity, and this is an excellent alternative to the plastic bottles that are littering our landfills. The packaging is made from part plastic and part chalk which makes it very easy to recycle.

Twenty Ecolean packages stacked.

Filthy

I've mentioned this particular product in my blog already, but that was about print finish before, and this is about construction. It's very simple, a box and a lid, but there is something more to it.

When the lid is removed, the bottom part of the box falls open to make a bowl, which means that it has two purposes in one, and it also saves on the need for having to use another bowl and then wash it up afterward. Anything that makes the consumer's life that little bit easier is going to go down well.

Lovely as a Tree

Crushpak

Another point about making life a little bit easier for the consumer is illustrated by Crushpak, which is a product designed to hold things like yoghurts and mousses.The product was designed to eliminate the need for a spoon altogether. By crushing the pack from the bottom upwards, the consumer is simply able to eat the product cleanly and easily, and they can squeeze every last drop out with ease. And they won't have to wash up a spoon afterward. The product is made from plastic that is easily recycled.

http://www.crushpak.com/