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I think the Retro Mechanics is a great idea, but I thought it deserved a more radical approach. It took me a few hours to come up with this concept, which is obviously inspired by the great package designs of the 1970s but has several details (like number of parts, models and more languages) that were not present in the day.

So here it is, for your enjoyment:

[Deutsch] Ich denke, die Retro-Mechanik ist eine großartige Idee, aber ich dachte, sie verdient einen radikaleren Ansatz. Ich habe einige Stunden gebraucht, um dieses Konzept zu entwickeln, das offensichtlich von den großartigen Verpackungsdesigns der 1970er Jahre inspiriert ist, aber einige Details (wie Anzahl der Teile, Modelle und mehr Sprachen) enthält, die an diesem Tag nicht vorhanden waren.

Also hier ist es zu Ihrem Vergnügen:

Great! Yes, this is even more in the spirit of the 70's.

In german it would read '300 Teile' instead of '300 Stücke'. The later would be more appropriate for something that is cut into pieces like a cake.

MasterOfGizmo hat geschrieben: ↑

22 Mär 2021, 20:52

In german it would read '300 Teile' instead of '300 Stücke'. The later would be more appropriate for something that is cut into pieces like a cake.

Hahahaha, I knew this kind of thing would happen But the Portuguese / Spanish / English translations from the ft guys themselves also are filled with problems, some of them are really funny too

I'll correct it ASAP, thanks a lot for pointing it out to me.

Here is the whole text, with German fixed already. I expect more corrections from the Dutch guys. Also I have no clue about Russian and Chinese, but since these languages are present in the new instructions I thought they deserved a place in the box too.

Wow, nice, I like it

Kind regards
Peter

Modelle: 模型

The word for the number of parts is not wrong, but this is maybe more suitable, Teile: 片
although, chinese manufacturers simply write 500pcs on their packages.

age: you wrote "eight years and more" but what you want is "age eight or higher". Alter: 8岁以上

Wow, I didn't expect corrections to Chinese so fast!

Like this?

the way you designed the package, the use of 片 for pieces should be more suitable. Otherwise Chinese wouldn't even notice.
on chinese packages only 500pcs is written, no other language.
my gf helped me in translating, she's Chinese.

棒！ (good!)

Ich schlage ft regelmäßig vor, mehr mit der Community zusammen zu arbeiten. Klingt als wäre das sogar beim Packungsdesign eine Option.

I frequently suggest to ft to cooperate with the community. Looks like that would even be an option when it comes to package design.

MasterOfGizmo hat geschrieben: ↑

22 Mär 2021, 22:07

I frequently suggest to ft to cooperate with the community. Looks like that would even be an option when it comes to package design.

Absolutely, I can help with that.

Your design put a big smile in my face. Thank you, Rubem, for posting it!

vg
Jan

Hello everybody!

I agree and would *love* to see such packages at toy dealers!

Best Regards for that superb idea,
Stefan

Actually I immediately remembered unwrapping christmas presents as a child. I used to poke the gift wrap with a finger to probe whether it is soft (=clothing) or solid (=toys, i.e. fischertechnik). Soft contents was disposed under the tree and not opened until the tree was removed after christmas... The next year my mother packed the clothes into paper boxes before wrapping...

However. In my opinion your design suits the theme of the box perfectly and I agree with Stefan that I would love to see those packages at the retailers.

Kind regards
Peter

Yes, it was a pleasure to do it. And I must give credit where credit is due: The little model is made out of SketchUp parts I found on the web by Berserker. And the rendering was made in Blender by my son Leonardo.

Hallo...
gut geworden!

Welche Schrift hast du für fischertechnik, hier besonders das runde "k", genommen?

Und? Hast du dir schon eine Nummer für den Kasten ausgesucht?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
fishfriend
Holger Howey

PHabermehl hat geschrieben: ↑

23 Mär 2021, 10:49

[...] Soft contents was disposed under the tree and not opened until the tree was removed after christmas... The next year my mother packed the clothes into paper boxes before wrapping...

Pfiffiger Peter, noch pfiffigere Mutter

@rubem: Great packaging!

Viele Grüße
Lars

fishfriend hat geschrieben: ↑

23 Mär 2021, 23:32

Hello ... turned out
:-)well!

Which font did you use for fischertechnik, especially the round "k"?

And? Have you already chosen a number for the box?
Kind regards,
fishfriend
Holger Howey

I suppose the old logo didn't use a typeface, it seems it was a custom design. So I drew the characters as vector curves individually. That version needed some corrections, here is a better one:


I can make the artwork available as a PDF or SVG, but I don't think the forum supports it.

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Ich nehme an, das alte Logo hat keine Schrift verwendet, es scheint, dass es ein benutzerdefiniertes Design war. Also habe ich die Zeichen einzeln als Vektorkurven gezeichnet. Diese Version musste korrigiert werden, hier ist eine bessere:

Ich kann das Bildmaterial als PDF oder SVG zur Verfügung stellen, aber ich glaube nicht, dass das Forum dies unterstützt.

Hallo...
Yes, i make the same and cut it out. But my version ist not so nice. It is possible to get the SVG?
I think someone near by, can cut it with computer.
Best regards
fishfriend
Holger Howey