Retro vintage is a typical design of the old which has staged a comeback in today’s art trend. During its heyday, retro vintage graphics, as they are called now, were designed without the aid of powerful graphic software like Photoshop or Illustrator. You see, everything was handcrafted down to the smallest details.
Indeed, you can only imagine how hard the design process was since you did not have the benefit of using some retro fonts, as they are called at present, that come in handy in creating beautiful typography for your labels, flyers, posters and a lot more. Even the sharing of know-how and experience on how to come up with better designs, was not developed then unlike now when we have all the learning guides on the web, including vintage Photoshop tutorials to help us create designs inspired by the bygone era.
With the passage of time, and rapid change in technology our design workflow and techniques are far superior than the designers of the old but nevertheless, the aesthetics and quality of their craftsmanship in spite of crude technology is worth valuing. This is the reason why there is prevalence of vintage designs in graphic arts and some examples of this recent trend are presented on this showcase of retro vintage package designs. Help us spread this article if you find them artistic, beautiful and inspiring. Enjoy!
Elixir (Student Work)
Designed by Hugh Heffernan
Lucky Layla Farms
Designed by Jay Ressler
DaBecca Natural Foods
Designed by Adam Stoddard and Steve Silvas of Version-X
Leatherback Printer Candy Boxes
Designed by Niedermeier Design
Acrilex Spray Paint
Designed by Da Urca Comunicação
Artisan Munchies
Designed by Damion Hickman Design, Inc.
One Tree Coffee Co.
Designed by Boheem
Pavilion Garden
Designed by One Darnley Road
DrNo Effects
Designed by BoomArtwork
Student Work – Bryan Couchman
Designed by Bryan Couchman
The Little Veggie Patch Co.
Designed by Frank Aloi
Coarse Shaving Essentials
Designed by Matthew Giuliari
Sir Kensington’s Ketchup
Packaging and brand identity design was led by Alvin Diec.
Organic Hills (Student Work)
Designed by Erma Miller
Monarchs
Designed by Neighborhood Studio
La Vie en Douce
Designed by CSO Design and Communications
La Fabbrica
Designed by H-57 Creative Station
Kaluskie Exportowe
Designed by Umbra Design
Student Work – Samantha Szakolczay
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Designed by Samantha Szakolczay
Public Gothic
Designed by Antrepo
Student Work – Theresa Decker
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Designed by Theresa Decker
Graci
Designed by brainCELLS
Itubaína Retro
Designed by Celso Campao
Metrio Coffee
Designed by Robinson Cravents
Merrick
Designed by 29 Agency
Kraken Rum
Designed by STRANGER & STRANGER
Glenrothes Whisky
Designed by Holmes & Marchant
Killarney Wood’s
Designed by Cindy Ng
Rise n’ Shiner Coffee
Havoline Oil
Designed by McLean Design
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