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1. Design ideas can morph over a multi-step project. As I worked through this
project, I found myself wanting to go back and change the earlier parts of the design
package because my original plan for a label didn’t transfer how I thought it would to
the bottle holder.

2. I have a better appreciation for how to work within the Adobe Suite of products. By the end of the project, I was using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to fine-tune images and get the desired look that I wanted.

3. Creativity ebbs and flows. I had moments when I just could not get any design ideas that were in my head to come together as a design no matter how long I kept at

it. Once I would finally walk away or just do some looking online for inspiration, I

would hit a point where the creativity would come back, and the pieces would fall into place.

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Company Name:
Kinni Koolers Beverage Company

Beverage Name:
South Fork Cherry

My inspiration for this project was the small microbreweries and wineries that are growing in this area. I like how many of them pull from the local geography for their company and beverage names. One example is Rush River Brewing Company. I grew up in Kinnickinnic State Park outside of River Falls, WI. The river is very important to me and people in the region, so this was the area that I wanted to

feature.

I was inspired by the simplicity of packaging designs such as the Saranac Black Cherry Cream Soda. I liked the big lettering with minimal graphics with the nice solid background color.

I was really drawn to the color scheme of the Cherry Dr. Pepper packaging.

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Front and side labels.  Each will be the same for the other sides.

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I didn't like how my other labels were looking on the bottle.  I wanted something really clean.

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I like the background color and large lettering - classic look.

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I wanted to keep my label really simple and clean - most of the label designs that I was drawn to were really clean.  The flavor name ties into a part of the river that is called the South Fork.

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I thought it might be fun to use a photo of the river on the label for this one. I added just a hint of a red gradient to tie in the cherry to the overall design.

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I like the motion of the water around the bottle and the color of the background.

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I like the overall design of how the bottle holder works with the bottle label. The design is very minimal and modern feeling.

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I'm not sure why this photo is showing up for the tutorial.  The link is for a "Tasty" retro bottle cap (Terry Mahy).

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bottle cap images photoshop - Bing video

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I couldn't find many Photoshop tutorials, so I am posting the Illustrator tutorial that goes with my other Photoshop tutorial.

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terry mahy illustrator bottle cap - Bing video

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I liked the canoe image on this bottle cap and that it would tie to the Kinnickinnic River. I would probably look for a different font/color, but I do like the simplicity.

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This bottle cap is really clean and only uses one color other than the metal of the bottle cap. Something like this would work with a canoe or simple river scene.

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I like the canoe/water scene on the Leinie's bottle caps. Each flavor has a unique color scheme - but the overall feel stays the same. It is a bit crowded - I would want to minimize the wording.

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This website has lots of photos of the river/watershed for logo/design inspiration.

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Click here to see our preserves and other public access along the Kinnickinnic and its watershed.

The Kinnickinnic River is home to a wonderful variety of plant communities and species. From goat prairies to balsam fir stands, from weeping cliffs to sedge meadows, this river must not be taken for granted. In my estimation, this combination of plant communities and endangered species is a rare gem and must be conserved. I have seen nothing like it in the Upper Mississippi River Basin."
- Sara Rogers, National Biological Survey

Known as the "Kinni" by those who enjoy it, the Kinnickinnic River is a spring fed, cold-water stream 22 miles in length surrounded by a picturesque watershed of 174 square miles. It rises north of Interstate 94 in the Town of Warren in St. Croix County, Wisconsin and flows generally southwest through River Falls, until it empties into the St. Croix River, north of Prescott.

Due to its exceptional water quality and self-sustaining, bountiful trout fishery, the Kinni is classified as an Outstanding Resource Water and a Class I Trout Stream. The river is framed by a landscape with memorable views, ranging from gently rolling farmland in the upper watershed to a spectacular limestone bluff canyon on the lower river from River Falls to the confluence with the St. Croix River.

The Kinni and its uplands are also home to a diverse set of unique and exceptional plant and wildlife habitats. Because of its remarkable natural and scenic qualities, area residents and visitors from all over the world form special, lifelong connections with the Kinni and its environs through fishing, kayaking, hiking, birding, hunting and photography.

It is joined by several spring creeks along its course (including Parker Creek, Kelly Creek, South Fork, and Rocky Branch). On a typical day, the Kinni flows at 90 cubic feet of water per second. See real-time data from the U.S. Geological Survey's river gage.

Its feeder creeks are cold and clean, containing wild native brook trout, important spawning areas, wetlands, and many springs arising from under picturesque limestone outcroppings. The landscape is home to deer, wild turkey, pheasants, rabbits, ducks and other wildlife.

Many public accesses and other lands are available for anglers and others who want to enjoy the river. See the Public Recreation Map (PDF).

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Click here to see our preserves and other public access along the Kinnickinnic and its watershed. The Kinnickinnic River is home to a wonderful variety of plant communities and species. From goat prairies to balsam fir stands, from weeping cliffs to sedge meadows, this river must not be taken for granted.

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Inspiration from the river.

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Above: Junction Falls about 1900

Above: Junction Falls about 1870. Click here to view larger version.

Lake George was drained for dam repair in 1990. You can see that the Kinni started flowing through its old streambed.

New walking trails could be established along the flowing stream; and exposed lakebed could be restored and planted as a beautiful park-like setting right downtown.

The "Old Dam" sits approximately 30 feet upstream of the Upper "Junction Falls" Dam, with the

upper ledge of the Junction Falls waterfall visible at the base of the Old Dam.

Originally constructed in 1866, and then rebuilt in 1900, this wooden structure was exposed

during the above draw down of Lake George in 1989 - 1990 for the refacing of the Upper Dam.
The old Falls Street "Blue Bridge" is seen in the top right in this picture,

which has now been replaced by the new Winter Street Bridge,

the top of the Upper Dam is seen on the bottom left.

The area of today's upper impoundment of the Kinnickinnic River known as Lake George.

Shown here from a 1912 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, note - NO LAKE GEORGE!

Lake George was not created until the 1920 construction of the first cement Upper Dam.
In fact, Lake George was not made to it's current size

until the 1990 refacing of the Upper Dam to its current height.

Above: Schematic map of the upper and lower dams. Click here to view larger version.

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Above: Junction Falls about 1900 Above: Junction Falls about 1870. Click here to view larger version. Lake George was drained for dam repair in 1990. You can see that the Kinni started flowing through its old streambed. New walking trails could be established along the flowing stream; and exposed lakebed could be restored and planted as a beautiful park-like setting right downtown.