Countertop Displays/Mats

Client: Bose Corp., Stow, MA
Product(s) Promoted: Bose Companion Computer Speaker Systems
Distribution: Target and Circuit City
Number of Stores: 1,410
Production Run Quantity: 1,450
Introduction: September 2006
Intended Duration: 2 years
Dimensions (H x W x D): 24" x 48" x 18"
Weight: 65 lbs.
Budget Category (U.S.): $351 - $400
Producer: Darko Inc., Twinsburg, OH

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Design of the Times 2007 Contest Declaration

Client: Cadbury Adams, Parsippany, NJ
Production Run: 70,000
Production Date: May 2006
Producer: Sonoco CorrFlex, Winston-Salem, NC
Objective: To launch Cadbury Adams' new gum and communicate its long-lasting flavor.

Client: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati
Production Run: 3,000
Production Date: February 2006
Producer: Alliance, a division of Rock-Tenn Co., Winston-Salem, NC
Objective: To leverage the revised Max Factor look with three separate displays featuring Carmen Electra.

Client: Coty US, New York
Producer: The Strive Group, Chicago
Size of Run: 1,500
Production Date: August 2006
Comments: Polished metal and molded materials combine to present an upscale display that is formed to represent the look of the David Beckham fragrance packaging.

Client: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, Columbus, OH
Production Run: 25,000
Production Date: August 2006
Producer: Alliance, a division of Rock-Tenn Co., Winston-Salem, NC
Objective: To create a durable, attractive evaluation package for sale to school districts, committees and teachers.

Client: Energizer Holdings, St. Louis
Producer: Trans World Marketing, East Rutherford, NJ
Size of Run: 2,500
Production Date: August 2006
Comments: The musical note tips off shoppers that these batteries can replenish CD and MP3 devices. By using injection-molded parts on a vac-formed base, the cost was held to under $35 a unit.

Client: Philips DAP, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Producer: Darko Inc., Twinsburg, OH
Size of Run: 400
Production Date: July 2006
Comments: Displaying the product out-of-box gives a sense of what it's like to use it. High-resolution screen printing to clear acrylic panels looks gives the display an upscale look.

Client: Sanford Canada
Production Run: 275
Producer: Artisan Complete, Markham, Ontario
Comments: Built to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation through the sale of Papermate specialty flex grip pens.