TricorBraun recently won an American Packaging Design Award for
its redesign of the venerable Elmer’s Glue squeeze bottle.
Through the years, less-expensive glues with similar colors and
packaging appeared on retail shelves next to the Elmer’s display, and Elmer’s
sales became flat.
“Tradition has its place, but Elmer’s needed a face lift and a
new brand identity for its packaging,” says David Snyder, TricorBraun design
director, of the strategy behind the changing of the Elmer’s package. “ We
decided shape and color were the way to help punch up the brand on the shelf.
“We considered the package’s shape first. We decided to use an offset neck, which
changes the appearance and helps with its application. We provided the ‘top deck’ for the bottle
with a slanted face. When the new
bottles are collectively aligned with other Elmer’s bottles, they create their
own point of purchase display.
The American Packaging Design Award is presented byGraphic
Design USA, a design magazine that has conducted national design
competitions for almost 40 years. The
award won by TricorBraun was for packaging, point of purchase and in-store
graphics.
TricorBraun is a leading supplier of packaging with 32 offices
in the U.S., Canada and Asia.