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Olivio: Package design for olive oil bottles

 

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As part of my final project for Graphic Design I, we were tasked with designing a series of labels for Olivio Olive Oil Co. The only requirements were:

  • Include the name Olivio
  • Add a flavor name and image
  • Include a weight
  • Include a tagline that read “Product of Italy”
  • Create a neck booklet

This design started with observing the shelves of olive oil at a few local grocers. The bottles displayed at WalMart all seemed to have a common theme among the designs: white or light-colored labels (granted, that’s part of the brand identity for Great Value). The few brands that used a darker background on their labels, in my eye, stuck out more than the others. This helped sway my design decisions for the Olivio project — a more gourmet, slightly elegant feel.

Olive OIl bottles on a store shelf

Various olive oil bottles, all with their own style.

To achieve this, I started with the design for the Olivio logo. The name was set in Uppercase serif, lending a chiseled, old-world feel. I drew a wreath of olive branches to frame the logotype, which forms an “O” and creates a secondary logotype for the brand.

The next step was to create a shape for the label. I used a rectangle with slightly curved top and bottom to create more of a shield-like shape, a slight touch that helps reinforce the elegance of the brand. The logo was then given generous negative space to help pop off the black background, which, coupled with the slight vertical pinstripes added to other subtle touches of elegance.

The label was finished with a dramatically cropped image of the food(s) that corresponds to the flavor of oil. Each label then received a color that was coordinated with the back of the neck booklet.

The final touch of the package design was to use a gold cord to attach the neck booklet to the bottle.

 

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I'm a graphic designer with a diverse background—writing, editing, page design, logo design, email design, marketing, social media—based in the beautiful Front Range foothills of Denver, Colorado. The bulk of my roughly 12 years of experience is with print design. During my professional career, I’ve won numerous design awards — something I attribute to my strong work ethic, attention to detail, creative passion, and analytical mind. I have a constant desire to grow, learn, and get better at everything I do.

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Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InCopy, Quark XPress, Microsoft Office; graphic design, editing, writing.

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