Galison - Past to Present

The Mini-fication of Mudpuppy Puzzles

Mudpuppy’s 36 piece puzzle is a long time best seller, but these “Mini-Cubes” weren’t always so mini. The format started with a much larger box than the one that we currently have on our line. Check it out, the old cube is on the left, the new on the right: The challenge was to make the 36-piece puzzle more attractive without making too many changes to the puzzle itself. Kids loved to piece together these scenes, especially because the format is good for a child who is between the more simplistic early childhood puzzles and the harder 63 or 100 piece puzzles in our line. The solution was in the packaging.

The designers came up with a sleeker box, and the Mini-Cube Puzzle was born. The smaller size takes up less room on store shelves, which leaves space for plenty of other Mudpuppy merchandise. It’s also much easier to ship, which reduces things like our carbon footprint and your UPS bill if you order it online.

This packaging change partially inspired even more innovative designs for our puzzle packaging. The office (and the customers!) are a huge fan of the 63 Piece cylinder puzzle. Take a peek at how pretty it is below.

Can anyone see a mini-cylinder in our future?

Galison: Past To Present

Being in business for 30 years, our product line has evolved, changed, and morphed into the diverse range we have today.  We thought it would be interesting to take a look back at some of our past products, and show how they have inspired our current line.  So fasten your seat belts and call Marty McFly, we're about to go back in time!

How Our Stationery Sets Have Grown
We’ve always been a fan of letter writing at Galison. Emails, text messages, tweets – they’re all great. Even so, there’s something about finding a hand written letter in your mailbox that 140 characters doesn’t deliver.  

Our stationery sets used to come in a plastic shell. Known as the Write-Away, these kits contained colored envelopes, stickers, and designed paper. Take a look:

While the urge to craft handwritten correspondence never went away, our plastic shell packaging did. While nice for display, it was a little too cumbersome to carry around. The format evolved into our new Stationery Portfolio Sets, which let you take your correspondence on the go. They come with the same high-quality paper and envelopes as the old Write-Aways, but with new designs that are packed in a thin, handy portfolio that you can carry around with you:   

 

While everyone sits in the coffee shop and types away on their lap-top, set an example. Pull one of our stationery sets out of your backpack and write a letter.