You might have fond memories of sharing a Coca-Cola with a special person, but those memories probably involve a glass and two straws. This clever marketing campaign lets you split your Coke can right in the middle to share it easily.

The “Sharing Can” is a clever design that allows you to split apart a normal-size Coca-Cola can with a simple twist. The top and bottom halves separate, giving you two half-size Cokes – one for you and one to share.

The design is simple but clever along with being visually striking. These cute little cans would be the perfect conversation starter for getting to know someone.

Splitting your Coke with someone else would also be better for your health than drinking a whole can on your own. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing them in stores or machines anytime soon. The “Sharing Can” was a limited-time campaign in Singapore.

Most companies are primarily concerned with price when it comes to beverage and liquid product packaging, but what if designers were given free reign to tweak the standard designs so they’re more user-friendly? These 14 packaging design concepts solve annoyances like caps that are difficult to open, bottle shapes that force you to crane your neck to drink and the frustrating inability to reach those last drops of product in the bottom of a soap bottle.

Soft Hanging Soap and Shampoo Bottles

Soft bottles with suction cups to attach them to the shower walls eliminate all the clutter that various toiletries can create in the bathroom. These bottles are made from cornstarch vinyl, so they’re easy to squeeze, and making them transparent may help distinguish between different types of products stored inside.

Easy Drink

This simple change in the standard water bottle design seems so obvious, it’s amazing that it hasn’t been implemented already. Moving the mouth of the bottle from the top to a 45-degree angle makes it much easier to drink and re-fill. No more craning your neck to get those last drops.

Dumbbell Bottle

Since you’re probably carrying a water bottle or sports drink while working out anyway, why not make it do more? The Dumbbell sports drink bottle won’t exactly get you ripped at just .5kg (1.1 pounds), but you could always fill it with something heavier when the drink is gone.

EasyOpen Tab-Pull Bottle Cap

Sometimes you’re caught without a bottle opener, and using your teeth isn’t exactly a good idea unless you’re willing to part with them. What if bottle caps had little easy-pull tabs on them? The ‘EasyOpen’ concept would certainly do what the name suggests.

Aqua Jar Turns Bottles into Pitchers

The Aqua Jar by GH Lab extends the life of a plastic bottle by turning it into an easy-pour pitcher. It’s made from biodegradable and recyclable plastic, and fits the universal coil of any plastic bottle.

Eco Coke

“Same classic design, just greener,” says Andrew Kim, designer of the Eco Coke bottle. So what makes it different – and superior – to the current bottle design? Aside from being 100% plant-based, this bottle is also collapsible, making it easier to keep it on hand until a recycling bin is nearby. Since it has a smaller footprint, space for nearly two additional bottles is recovered within standard boxes.

Retap

While some people will reuse plastic bottles a few times, they’re awkward to clean, and can leach chemicals into the water over time. Glass is safer – and nicer-looking. Retap is a designer water bottle concept that’s easily refillable, without any sharp corners to make cleaning difficult.

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The spice must flow but the beer? Not always, and last call for breweries large or small is only a question of timing. These dozen decrepit, decommissioned and de-alcoholized breweries are the drunk dry victims of changing times, changing tastes and changing fortunes.

Lincoln Oakbank Brewery – Narrandera, Australia

(images via: Tara Moss)

Motorists out for a Sunday drive on the the Newell highway near historic Narrandera, New South Wales should keep their eyes peeled for the abandoned Lincoln Oakbank Brewery. Overtaken by “climbing plants, birds and clusters of spiders,” the formerly stately brick brewery now lies at the brink of collapse. As for the mysterious occurrence of a single ladies shoe at the site, we’re taking the fifth and blaming the spiders.

(image via: Tara Moss)

The brewery’s well-built and sturdy looking five story tower was designed by Australian architect John Hill Robertson (1870-1955) just after the turn of the century. We can thank Tara Moss for capturing these eerie and haunting images of a brewery down under that went under.

Murree Brewery – Murree, Pakistan

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A brewery in Pakistan? It’s more likely than you think. The Murree Brewery Company Ltd. was established in 1860 to provide British administrative and military personnel stationed at Ghora Gali with English-style ale. The company still exists today (though exports are forbidden) but the original Gothic brewery complex at Ghora Gali was burnt down during the Partition riots in 1947/48. Thanks to photographer Umair Altaf who snapped the coolly refreshing image of the original brewery above.

Old Gebhard Brewery – Morris, Illinois, USA

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Founded in 1866 by German immigrant Louis Gebhard, the Gebhard Brewery in Morris, Illinois, once used a third of the corn grown in Grundy County. Golden revenues were pouring in as fast as Gebhard’s golden brew was pouring out in 1896, when the last bricks in the main building were mortared into place. Then came the passage of the 18th amendment in 1919 and a year later, Gebhard Brewing was no more.

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Sometime in the early 1920s, most of the brewing machinery was sold and shipped to Shanghai, China while the 7-story main brewery building housed a number of marginally successful businesses over the next half-century. The building has now been unoccupied for about 25 years though plans are afoot to repurpose the structure to some other use.

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What would we do without coffee and tea? The well-loved beverages are the focal point of social gatherings, the relaxing refreshments of work breaks everywhere, and the only way to start the day for countless people around the world. Could these indispensable beverages be made even better with some crazily creative packaging?

Beautiful Brews

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Tea has been said to cleanse the mind, body and spirit. Besides being delicious and relaxing, some types of teas can even help certain medical conditions. But more than anything else, drinking tea is a time-honored tradition in many parts of the world. Of course, brewing tea the old-fashioned way – with leaves, not bags – is best, but that’s not always practical. When you need a more convenient way to prepare this elixir of the soul, these products can help. The product on top is Temae, a tea bag with a built-in timer. As the attached tea bag sits in the water, tea creeps up the string and onto the tag, which sits across the cup’s opening and relays when it’s ready to drink. Below that is the iTea Wand from Sugart; unlike tea bags which can trap some of the tea’s flavor, the thin metal wand lets all of the natural flavors flow into the water.

The Difference is in the Bag

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The humble tea bag is a handy, if somewhat utilitarian, way to brew our favorite teas. But two designers have taken steps to make it just a little more pleasant. Natalia Ponomareva came up with the origami-inspired design on the left, which would give tea drinkers something to smile about as their brew is reaching perfection…as long as they have clear tea cups, that is. On the right is Ineeka’s unique take on the tea bag: paper arms extend from the sides of the pre-filled bag to hold it in place on the cup, eliminating the need to fish the bag out with a spoon when you’re ready to drink. The design on the bottom is from Peter Hewitt; it features a pyramidal tea bag with a realistic-looking leaf that pokes up out of your cup to remind you to be cheery while your beverage reaches perfection.

Stirring Something Up

(images via: Yanko Design, Peter D’Alessandro, Jeeyun Chung)

If you really want to stir up interest in a brand of tea, making the bag into a stirring device is a great way to get attention. Not everyone makes tea while sitting at home and relaxing; some people like to enjoy a nice cuppa even when out working or camping. That’s the idea behind these designs, which brew while they stir in the desired additions. One lump or two?

Hanging Around

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Of course, if you’re going to have a go at redesigning the time-tested design of the tea bag, you might as well have some fun with the attached tag. Far from simply displaying the brand and flavor of tea, these tags go the extra mile to entertain you. The Hanger Tea concept hangs adorably in its little wardrobe until you’re ready for a drink, then it suspends your tea bag from the side of the cup. And whether you attach little floating origami boats or adventurous miniature people to your tea bag string, a unique design adds an element of whimsy to a cup of tea.

Multiple Personalities

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Adding a bit of personality to your tea couldn’t hurt. WDARU designed these hilarious tea bags, each of which features a person sporting a different persona. They come packaged in unique gift boxes, like the swimming pool or school bus packages above.

Just Beau-Tea-Ful

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If the packaging should enhance the product, then there are infinite design choices out there for tea packages. These designs are full of life and embody the beauty of drinking tea. Before you scoff at the idea that drinking tea is beautiful, consider the fact that in many parts of the world, drinking tea is an essential and everyday part of life – why not celebrate its place in global culture?

Jumpin’ Java!

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When you do the good deed of making a coffee run for your office mates, one of the biggest hassles is getting it just the way everyone wants it. Rather than shoving a handful of creamers and sugars into your pocket and risking a messy spill, these cool products would let you carry coffee fixin’s right on the cup.

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With so many to-go coffee choices out there, chains and local shops alike have to make themselves distinctive in some way. One of the most noticeable and memorable ways to pull that off it to have awesome, unforgettable packaging. Clockwise from top left, these creative to-go cups are found at Brooklyn Fare, Kaffe, Coffee Time and Brew Nerds.

(images via: Waldo Pancake)

UK coffee chain Puccino’s wanted to stand out in customers’ minds, so they enlisted the services of Waldo Pancake to design these irreverent and totally lovable cups. Waldo Pancake designed an entire corporate identity for Puccino’s, from the packaging to the funny signs in the shops – and customers love it.

Home Brews

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Of course, not everyone gets their coffee on the go. For those who prefer to brew it at home, these unique packages are far more interesting than the tin cans or plastic bags most of us purchase our black gold in. From retro cool to roller-derby tough to coolly modern, these take-home packs deserve to be proudly displayed on the countertop.

Did You Inhale?

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If you’re looking for a coffee experience that is worlds away from any other, nothing beats inhalable coffee. Le Whif, which has been selling inhalable chocolate for quite some time, recently introduced a breathable coffee shot. It’s said to have as much caffeine as a small cup of espresso, but instead of sipping it leisurely you simply put it into your mouth and breathe in the flavor and the kick.