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Packaging design for hipster sunglasses, including artwork of eccentric spectacle-wearing characters from TV and film.

Research uncovered that marketing to hipsters is a challenge, because they may reject any product they think is made for them. So I had to find a different, “de-branded” way to reach the customer.

Building on research into 90s graphic designers like David Carson, I chose the low-key, uncool brand name “Throwback”. I used the keywords anti‑design, satirical, and ridiculous.

I developed artwork based on spectacle-wearing characters from 90s films and soaps, and made paper prototypes for a range of four glasses cases: Napoleon, Harold, Deirdre, and Log Lady.