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James English London Dry Gin was a product created for the duty free market. I can’t take full credit for this one, but I played a part in the design and further promotional materials. I’ve just had a look at the new QSI website and it’s listed there. The agency I worked for in London did many of the Quality Spirits International label designs. Others I have worked on, which can be seen on their website are: Highland Bird, Highland Way, Scottish Collie, Vintner’s Choice and Glenfohry - all fine Scotch Whiskies. Of course that was some four years back now so some may well have changed, but original elements on the designs still exist from my days.

I can’t remember when Das Pilsener was launched, but at the time I was working at an agency in Cape Town so I think it’s before 2000. It was launched by Namibian Breweries, but I’ve just had a look at their site and it’s not listed so I don’t know what’s happened to the product? It used to stand alongside Windhoek Light, but I’ve not seen it around the West Coast much lately. Will post more on this when I find it… I’m still quite proud of the design though!

I designed this product while working at an agency in London around 2003. I’ve seen it in some off-licences in the UK, but I think it was an export product so not sure where it’s distributed today. It is a shrink-wrapped label which covers the entire bottle. This photograph was actually taken on an island called Nevis, which our lucky in-house photographer was sent to for another project. This shot is still used on their website and is produced by Babco (UK) Ltd.

I thought I’d add some of my ealier work - I used to work for a biggish agency in Cape Town before my freelance days. This product was launched around 1999/2000 and went through much consumer testing before the final design was chosen. It was kept simple with only two print colours and I think it’s still successful today.

A new dairy run by young, enthusiastic entrepeneurs were looking to expand their product range and these were some of the designs presented for their drinking yoghurt.

The final product should be on shelf in summer/spring 2008.