For the DVD packaging of “Old Places”, a film directed by Eva Tang, Victric Thng and Royston Tan, we designed the cover to resemble an envelope with an old postbox as the key image.

Inside were 9 postcards showcasing images of different locations captured in the film. The intention was for the recipient to feel as though he had received nostalgic fragments from the past; an apt encapsulation of the film’s content.

When pieced together, the cards make up the film’s title. White ink with overprint finishing was used to render a faded, worn-out effect. To enhance the packaging’s local flavour, we took inspiration from the conventional “zi char” hawker stall takeaway box for its structure. Grey cardboard, similar to the cheap, recycled ones that were used in the olden days to indicate prices at fruit stores and old toy shops, was chosen to construct the package.