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POPON has a vested interest in our Design Community which is why we encourage you to send us your feedback so we can improve the resources we offer designers throughout the site. Our founder, Kevin Saladyga, would like to show his appreciation for all-things-design and share some of his work experiences with you :: Click Here ::

POPON is conducting a very brief design survey to capture data from the creative people in all 4 of our industries. Please take a moment to fill it out. All results are anonymous and will be shared with our audience in some fashion once all of the results are in. Thanks in advance for your participation.   :: TAKE SURVEY ::





:: BLOGS and FORUMS ::

Exploring Package Design - A blog for the creative designer
The Dieline - TheDieline.com was founded by Andrew Gibbs, a senior packaging designer in Southern California. "I started The Dieline because as a packaging designer, I wanted a resource where I could go to see the latest design trends and styles
WeBleedDesign - Packaging Blog


:: COMPETITIONS ::

AICC 13th International Corrugated Packaging Design Competition - View 07 winners
DesignTaxi - The worlds most complete design competitions calendar
Pentawards 2008 - Packaging Awards Competition


:: EDUCATION ::

Adhesives and Sealants Glossary - Don't get stuck, check out this glossary
GPG Global Package Gallery - International showcase of packages from around the world
How to Create Effective Packaging - Provided by The Box Co-op
Label Terminology - A very concise listing of label terminology as it relates to packaging. Brought to you by Weber Label and Labeling Solutions
Package Design Workshops - Learn about retail trends, consumer preferences, and strategies to help you create packages that deliver bottom-line results!
Shelf Impact - The digital publication for packaging design and marketing
Sustainable is Good - Great listing of green packaging articles


:: EMPLOYMENT :: - Visit our Employment Directory.....  :: visit ::

:: LINKS ::

Design Week - UK based source for packaging news

:: MAGAZINES and BOOKS ::

Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging - Great resource for sustainable packaging
 





:: BLOGS ::

AdRants - rss feeds pertaining to point of purchase
AliasDesign - Stories from the road, reviews, techniques, and anything else they can think of


:: COMPETITIONS ::

Design of the Times POP Awards
DesignTaxi - The worlds most complete design competitions calendar
2008 San Francisco POP Show - View word doc
POPAI 2008 OMA Winners List - View PDF


:: EDUCATION ::

Adhesives and Sealants Glossary - Don't get stuck, check out this glossary
Design Guidelines for Extrusions - Brief overview on things designers should consider as they design extrusions. Courtesy of Applied Plastics
Exhibit Design - Tips and Tricks for Exhibit Design
Exhibit Glossary of Terms - Industry Terms for exhibitors
POPAI Education Calendar - Link to the complete POPAI calendar of events


:: EMPLOYMENT :: - Visit our Employment Directory..... :: visit ::


:: MAGAZINES and BOOKS ::

Green Exhibiting - EXHIBITOR magazine has launched a research effort to compile the industry's most comprehensive body of data on Green exhibiting
Nuts & Bolts of P.O.P. - an excellent book that helps you choose the right materials and processes to give you a quality display within budget
The Power of Marketing at Retail - New edition with updated chapters on every aspect of the industry





:: BLOGS and FORUMS ::

AliasDesign - Stories from the road, reviews, techniques, and anything else they can think of
Retail Design Diva.com - Retail blog that covers a wide range of topics
Digital Signage News - Blog focusing on the latest trends and products in Digital Signage
Inside Retailing Online - Retail bloggers
Talking Retail - News, views and intelligence for the grocery retail industry

:: COMPETITIONS ::

DesignTaxi - The worlds most complete design competitions calendar
2008 NASFM Design Award Winners - Click here to view all winners
2008 Sign Design Competition Winners - View this years winners
2008 World Retail Winners - View this years lucky winners


:: EDUCATION ::

Retail Design - Design and fit-out along with store profiles can be found on this site
Neon Source - Superior link to information about neon lighting
University of Arizona, Lundgren Center for Retailing

:: EMPLOYMENT ::- Visit our Employment Directory.....  :: visit ::

Coroflot


:: LINKS ::

Design Week - UK based source for retail news
Lighting Glossary - Listing of Lighting Terms


:: MAGAZINES and BOOKS ::

Inside Retailing - delivers essential knowledge and insight into trends, issues and events of importance to the retail industry
Lighting Up the Aisle: Principles and Practices for In-Store Digital Media - Comprehensive guidebook on in-store digital media
Visual Reference Publications - An extremely great collection of periodicals for the retail creative community








:: BLOGS and FORUMS ::

Branding Strategy - The Branding Blog
Creativebits - Great Graphic Resource for forums, weblinks, techie stuff plus alot more
Graphic Design Forum -  Cool blog that is linked to other cool graphic related websites 
Hi-Res Kills  - A graphic arts networking oasis
HOW Forum - The design community's sounding board
LogoDesignLove - Everything you can imagine as it relates to logos
The creativeforum.com - Expressions of the creative professional
Pageplane.com - Chuck Green points to smart design ideas


:: COMPETITIONS ::

AME Awards - Enter by June 9
Design Agenda - Extensive listing of design related competitions
DesignTaxi - The worlds most complete design competitions calendar
Hispanic Creative Advertising Awards 2008 - Entry deadline May 15 - Show September 12
How Magazine Sponsored Competitions
PRINT


:: EDUCATION ::

AIGA - A collection of articles exploring burning questions, old prejudices, new ideas and truisms in design education
Adhesives and Sealants Glossary - Don't get stuck, check out this glossary
Designer Today - Popular Graphics Tutorial Resources
Glossary of Graphic Terms - Brought to you by Everest Graphics and promotions
Glossary of Terms - Brought to you by Lafayette Printing.
Glossary of Printing Terms -  Brought to you by Print USA. Extensive list or printing terms
Glossary of Roll Technology Terms - Brought to you by Roll Technology Corporation
Glossary of Terms - Brought to you by White Graphics
Lynda.com - Provider of online training materials - great resource
Print Buyer Glossary - Brought to you by Print Buyers
RIT Industry Education Seminars and Workshops
Tips and Tricks - Brought to you by Lafayette Printing

:: EMPLOYMENT :: - Visit our Employment Directory.....  :: visit ::


:: LINKS ::

Brands of The World - Awesome site containing vector quality logos of companies from around the world
Design Week - UK based resource for printing related news
Jumpola.com - is a wide-range of designer and marketing links divided into categories
Pantone - The leader and standard language for color management


:: MAGAZINES and BOOKS ::

AllFreelance - Extensive list of FREE magazines
How Design
Ideabook.com - Great platform to obtain design ideas
PRINT - PRINT is a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design
Visual Reference Publications - An extremely great collection of periodicals for the retail creative community 


:: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ::

AIGA - Our mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force
Graphic Arts Guild - The Graphic Artists Guild is a national union of illustrators, designers, web creators, production artists, surface designers and other creatives who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve the ability of visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers
RGD Ontario - The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario) represents more than 3,000 graphic designers, managers, educators and students across Ontario