Home Organization Labels

Home Organization Labels

Home Passion Project, February 2023

Home Passion Project, February 2023

Designed by Cindy

600ml

32oz

SHAMPOO

샴푸

Designed by Cindy

600ml

32oz

CONDITIONER

린스

Designed by Cindy

600ml

32oz

BODY WASH

바디워시

C’s AND SW’s HOME

Water

Designed by Cindy

Stove Top
Cleaner

C’s AND SW’s HOME

Designed by Cindy

Weiman

Multi-purpose
Cleaner

C’s AND SW’s HOME

Designed by Cindy

Clorox

Multi-purpose
Cleaner

C’s AND SW’s HOME

Designed by Cindy

Lysol

Goo &Adhesive
Cleaner

C’s AND SW’s HOME

Designed by Cindy

Goo Gone

Downy Unstopables

향기부스터

SCENT

BOOSTER

빨래세제

DETERGENT

Purex

섬유유연제

Downy

FABRIC

SOFTENER

TERRA

DELYSSA

ORGANIC

EXTRA VIRGIN

BALSAMIC

VINEGER

ITALISSIMA

6% ACIDITY

OLIVE
OIL

SUGAR

SALT

PARSLEY

CHILI FLAKES

SESAME

CRUSHED RED PEPPER

CAYENNE

MAT SOGEUM

GOCHU GARU

맛소금

고추가루

볶은통깨

설탕

소금

파슬리

HAND SOAP

핸드워시

Designed by Cindy

DISH SOAP

주방세제

Designed by Cindy

BAKING SODA

Arm&Hammer

베이킹소다

GARBAGE

일반쓰레기

WOOL
DETERGENT

DETERGENT

FABRIC

SOFTENER

Key desktop version product comparison tables.

Key desktop version product comparison tables.

The back story of my home organization story.

The back story of my home organization story.

Overview


I started a whole new life coming to Vancouver around 5 months ago in May. Although I live with my husband, this opened an opportunity to see what kind of a person I am moving out of my parent’s house for the first time.

I came to learn that I LOVE to label and organize things. I didn’t like a whole bunch of bottles with different sizes and shapes in storage. I wanted to make good use of space in our new home, so I decided to get bottles to help with efficient organization and storage.

With the help of inspiration from Pinterest and IG, I bought myself a printer and some sticker sheets and started my organization journey.

I documented and created a “case study” of this small passion of mine to show you a glimpse of who I am, what I like, what my thought process was like, and who knows - this might spark some motivation in you to make some custom labels yourself when you’ve got some downtime!

Overview


I started a whole new life coming to Vancouver around 5 months ago in May. Although I live with my husband, this opened an opportunity to see what kind of a person I am moving out of my parent’s house for the first time.

I came to learn that I LOVE to label and organize things. I didn’t like a whole bunch of bottles with different sizes and shapes in storage. I wanted to make good use of space in our new home, so I decided to get bottles to help with efficient organization and storage.

With the help of inspiration from Pinterest and IG, I bought myself a printer and some sticker sheets and started my organization journey.

I documented and created a “case study” of this small passion of mine to show you a glimpse of who I am, what I like, what my thought process was like, and who knows - this might spark some motivation in you to make some custom labels yourself when you’ve got some downtime!

  1. LISTING AND GROUPING

  1. LISTING AND GROUPING

The prep.

The prep.

I first made a list of what I had, then grouped them by category. This process made it easier to think about how many bottles of what kind of bottles.

I first made a list of what I had, then grouped them by category. This process made it easier to think about how many bottles of what kind of bottles.

Bath products

Shampoo

Conditioner

Body Wash

Soap

Hand Soap

Dish Soap

Oil

Olive Oil

Balsamic Vineger

Garbage Bins

Garbage

Recyclables

Body Wash

Laundry

Detergent

Fabric Softener

Scent Booster

Spices

Sugar

Salt

Parsley

Korean Chili Flakes

Sesame

Crushed Red Pepper

Cayenne

Korean Salt

Cleaning products

Water

Multi-purpose Cleaner

Adhesive Cleaner

Windex

Exhaustive list of products put into categories (left), a picture of items sent over from Korea for this project (right).

Exhaustive list of products put into categories (left), a picture of items sent over from Korea for this project (right).

  1. SIZING

  1. SIZING

Converting mm/cm into px.

Converting mm/cm into px.

After receiving and finding the right colour and size of empty bottles, I converted mm/cm to pixels. This was to make it more convenient to design in Figma with the right sizing.

After receiving and finding the right colour and size of empty bottles, I converted mm/cm to pixels. This was to make it more convenient to design in Figma with the right sizing.

x mm : y px = 210mm : 595px

x mm : y px = 210mm : 595px

Exhaustive list of products put into categories (left), a picture of items sent over from Korea for this project (right).

Exhaustive list of products put into categories (left), a picture of items sent over from Korea for this project (right).

  1. DESIGN AWAY!

  1. DESIGN AWAY!

Converting mm/cm into px.

Converting mm/cm into px.

Initially, I went for what looked good in my eyes at a glance: a clean, simple, modern aesthetic. I stayed away from any vivid hues and ended up with a very monochromatic palette.

Initially, I went for what looked good in my eyes at a glance: a clean, simple, modern aesthetic. I stayed away from any vivid hues and ended up with a very monochromatic palette.

Laminating sheets had different dimensions from the sticker sheets, therefore, I had to be extra careful before the printing.

Laminating sheets had different dimensions from the sticker sheets, therefore, I had to be extra careful before the printing.

Laminating sheets had different dimensions from the sticker sheets, therefore, I had to be extra careful before the printing.

The finished labels on their respective bottles.

The finished labels on their respective bottles.

The finished labels on their respective bottles.

The sticker sheets had a layer of coating, so the labels with a dark background came out unevenly printed.

The sticker sheets had a layer of coating, so the labels with a dark background came out unevenly printed.

The sticker sheets had a layer of coating, so the labels with a dark background came out unevenly printed.

Pictures during the making.

Pictures during the making.

How come?

How come?

After 3 months of use, I realized some of these labels weren't working for me. Aesthetics mattered, but the labels needed their priorities checked straight. So here it is, labels 2.0.

After 3 months of use, I realized some of these labels weren't working for me. Aesthetics mattered, but the labels needed their priorities checked straight. So here it is, labels 2.0.

Problem 1: LABEL PLACEMENT

Problem 1: LABEL PLACEMENT

I oversaw two very important behaviour of mine when I do the laundry.

I oversaw two very important behaviour of mine when I do the laundry.

I oversaw two very important behaviour of mine when I do the laundry.

  1. I tend to not pay attention to where I put back a bottle after its use.

  2. I look at the top of the bottles for refills, not the sides.

I oversaw two very important behaviour of mine when I do the laundry.

  1. I tend to not pay attention to where I put back a bottle after its use.

  2. I look at the top of the bottles for refills, not the sides.

BEFORE

  • Labels were stuck on the larger side of bottle.

  • I was only able to see the product until I grabbed it.

  • Small text size made it even harder for me to read the labels.

  • Labels were stuck on the larger side of bottle.

  • I was only able to see the product until I grabbed it.

  • Small text size made it even harder for me to read the labels.

AFter

  • Labels were transferred to the front side of bottle.

  • Now able to read the product label before reaching it.

  • Enlarged text size to match other products for consistency/aesthetics & readability.

  • Labels were transferred to the front side of bottle.

  • Now able to read the product label before reaching it.

  • Enlarged text size to match other products for consistency/aesthetics & readability.

Problem 2: LITTLE DISTINGUISHMENT

Problem 2: LITTLE DISTINGUISHMENT

Poor eyesight.

Poor eyesight.

For a "minimal" look, I created labels with fairly small font sizes. Because the rest of the labels looked very similar from one another, my husband and I experienced a good number of incidents where we washed our hands with dish soap instead of hand soap. In sum, we couldn't tell between the two.


To enhance usability to this, I:

  1. Enlarged & capitalized the text sizes.

  2. Incorporated iconography for visual aid.

For a "minimal" look, I created labels with fairly small font sizes. Because the rest of the labels looked very similar from one another, my husband and I experienced a good number of incidents where we washed our hands with dish soap instead of hand soap. In sum, we couldn't tell between the two.


To enhance usability to this, I:

  1. Enlarged & capitalized the text sizes.

  2. Incorporated iconography for visual aid.

BEFORE

This is how the labels used to look in front of the sink.

AFter

Little differences go a long way. No more hand washing with dish soap for us!

Labels 1.0

Labels 2.0

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