The Psychology Of Packaging, Part III Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ ºÎ, III

August 13, 2008 2008³â 8¿ù 13ÀÏ

Psychology of Packaging In this final edition of our packaging series we¡¯re going to look at some more marketing strategies of packaging where what you see on the outside is not necessarily what you get on the inside. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ Æ÷ÀåÀÌ ½Ã¸®ÁîÀÇ ÃÖÁ¾ ¹öÀü¿¡¼­´Â Á» ´õ Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ¸¶ÄÉÆÃ Àü·«¿¡¼­ ´ç½ÅÀº ¹Û¿¡¼­ º¸´Â °Í º¸¸é ²À ¹«½¼ ¾ÈÂÊ¿¡ ¾òÀ» ¼ö¾ø½À´Ï´Ù.

When you think about it, some of the most interesting packages are those that are actually part of the product itself. »ý°¢Çϸé, ¸î °¡Áö ÆÐŰÁö Áß °¡Àå Èï¹Ì·Î¿î »ç½ÇÀº À̵é Á¦Ç° ÀÚüÀÇ ÀϺÎÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

Take deodorants. deodorants °¡Á®°¡¶ó.

There is one in particular that is so fancy looking you have to wonder if what¡¯s inside is not only going to keep you from stinking like a pig but also cure your baldness and pop a genie out of a bottle. ¾È¿¡ ¹«¾ùÀÌ µÅÁö»Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó °æ¿ì¿¡¸¸ ±ÍÇÏÀÇ ´ë¸Ó¸® Ä¡·á¿Í º´ÀÇ ¿äÁ¤Ã³·³ Æ¢¾î³ª¿Í¼­ ³¿»õ³ª¿¡¼­ ´ç½ÅÀ» °è¼ÓÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ»°Å¾ß ´ç½ÅÀ» ÀǽÉÇØ¾ß Çϳª ±×·¸°Ô È­·ÁÇÑ Æ¯È÷ ã°íÀÖ´Ù. I¡¯m referring to Caix Extreme. ³»°¡ Caix Àͽº Æ®¸²À» ¸»ÇÏ´Â °Ì´Ï´Ù. The cap is kind of a dome shape that looks like something out of ¡°The Day The Earth Stood Still¡±, the lettering on the bottle itself is hard to describe but appears to be a combination of cartoon and south sea island font, and the colors are blue and pink on a brown bottle. ¸ðÀÚ a µ¼ ¸ð¾çÀÇ Á¾·ù´Â ±× ¹º°¡¸¦ ¾Ë¾Æ ´àÀº "¾ÆÁ÷µµ ÇÏ·ç¿¡ Áö±¸¸¦ ¼¹´Ù", ±× ÀÚü´Â Ç¥ÇöÇϱâ Èûµç º´¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ±Û¾¾Ã¼Áö¸¸ Ä«Å÷°ú ³²ÂÊ ¼¶ÀÇ ¹Ù´Ù ±Û²ÃÀÇ Á¶ÇÕÀÌ µÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ, ±×¸®°í »ö»ó ÆÄ¶õ»ö°ú ºÐÈ«»ö °¥»ö º´¿¡. Actually it looks more like something you¡¯d pour in a glass. »ç½Ç ´ç½ÅÀº À¯¸®¿¡ ºÎ¾î ÁÙ ¹º°¡¸¦ ´õ ´à¾Ò¾î¿ä.

Then there is the Caix For Girls. ±×¶§ °Å±â °É½º CaixÀ§ÇÑ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. This is a pretty light blue color to the bottle with lettering that looks like something out of a Barbie Doll commercial. À̰ÍÀº ¹Ùºñ ÀÎÇüó·³ º¸ÀÌ´Â ±ÛÀÚ¿Í ÇÔ²² »ó¾÷ Áß¿¡ ¹º°¡ º´¿¡ ²Ï ¹àÀº ÆÄ¶õ»ö »ö»óÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Plus there are some little flowers pasted on the bottle for good measure. °Ô´Ù°¡ ¸î °¡Áö ÀÛÀº ²É¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÁÁÀº ÃøÁ¤ º´¿¡ ºÙ¿©³ÖÀ» ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. This is definitely not something you would ever find a guy using. À̰ÍÀº È®½ÇÈ÷ »ç¶÷À» »ç¿ëÇÏ¿© Ȥ½Ã ãÀ¸·Á°íÇϸé ÀÏÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï´Ù. At least you wouldn¡¯t think so. Àû¾îµµ ´ç½ÅÀº ±×·¸°Ô »ý°¢ÇÏÁö °ÍÀÌ´Ù.

Of course you¡¯ve also got your fancy deodorants like Tommy Hilfiger. ¹°·Ð ´ç½Åµµ Åä¹Ì Hilfigeró·³ È­·ÁÇÑ deodorantsÀÖ¾î. Plain black bottle with plan white lettering that runs from top to bottom instead of from left to right and tilted to the right. Èò»ö °ËÁ¤»ö ±ÛÀÚ¿Í ÇÔ²² °èȹÀ» ÀÏ¹Ý º´¿¡¼­ ½ÇÇàµÇ´Â ´ë½Å ÇÏ´ÜÀÇ ¿ÞÂʰú ¿À¸¥ÂÊÀ¸·Î ±â¿ïÀÌ¸é ¿À¸¥ÂÊÀ¸·Î °¡±â. They probably think this kind of packaging lends an air of mystery to their product. ±×µéÀº ¾Æ¸¶µµ ±×µéÀÇ Á¦Ç° Æ÷Àå¿¡ ÀÌ·± Á¾·ùÀÇ ½Åºñ°¨À» Á¤±³ÇÏ°Ô »ý°¢ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Most likely what¡¯s inside isn¡¯t much different from your local Shop Rite store brand. ¾È¿¡ ¹¹°¡ÀÖ´Â °¡´É¼ºÀÌ °¡Àå ¸¹Àº ·ÎÄà ºê·£µå ¼ó ¶óÀÌÆ® °¡°Ô ´Ù¸£Áö ¾Ê´Ù.

Then you¡¯ve got your really exotic deodorants like Heno di Pravia. ±×·³ heno µð Praviaó·³ Á¤¸» À̱¹ÀûÀÎ deodorantsÀÖ¾î. The yellow bottle has a shape not too different from a voluptuous female¡¯s. ³ë¶õ º´ ¸ð¾çÀÌ ³Ê¹« Â÷À̰¡ ¾ø´Ù ¿ä¿°ÇÑ ¿©¼ºÀÔ´Ï´Ù. It¡¯s got a nice fancy lettering to it and a logo at the bottom that almost looks like a danger sign for radioactive waste. ±×°Í°ú °ÅÀÇ ¹æ»ç¼º Æó±â¹°¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ±âȣó·³ º¸ÀÌ´Â À§Çè ÇÏ´Ü ·Î°í ·¹Å͸µ ÁÁÀº °ø»ó ÀÖ¾î¿ä. Thi s is one strange deodorant package. °¡Ãà ÇÑ °¡Áö ÀÌ»óÇÑ Å»ÃëÁ¦ ÆÐŰÁöÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

And then you¡¯ve got the deodorants that go to the absolute opposite end of the spectrum and as far away from commercial looking as possible. ±×¸®°í ³ª¼­ ´ç½ÅÀº deodorants ±× ½ºÆåÆ®·³ÀÇ Àý´ë ¹Ý´ëÂÊ ³¡Àº°ú °°Àº »ó¿ë °¡´ÉÇÑ ¸Ö¸® ¶³¾îÁ®À־°í óÀ½ºÎÅÍ ´Ù½Ã ½ÃÀÛÇÕ´Ï´Ù. A perfect example of this is ¡°The Self Health Resource Center¡± deodorant. À̰ÍÀÇ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ ¿¹Á¦ "¼¿ÇÁ °Ç°­ ¸®¼Ò½º ¼¾ÅÍ"Å»ÃëÁ¦ÀÌ´Ù. The bottle is in the shape of a medicine prescription bottle and actually looks like a prescription drug with it¡¯s straight laced lettering and formal instructions for use. ¿¬¼Ó »ç¿ë¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °ø½ÄÀûÀÎ ÁöħÀº ±ÛÀÚ¿Í ¿«¿©ÀÖ´Â º´¿¡ ¾àÀ» ó¹æ º´ÀÇ ¸ð¾ç¿¡ ÀÖÀ¸¸ç »ç½Ç°ú ó¹æ¾à °°´Ù. This stuff better not only get you smelling good but cure your allergies besides. ÀÌ ¹°°Ç¸¸ÀÌ ÁÁÀº ³¿»õ ¿Ü¿¡´Â ±ÍÇÏÀÇ ¾Ë·¹¸£±â Ä¡·áÁ¦ ³ª¾Æ. The funny thing about this deodorant is that there¡¯s really no name to it. ÀÌ Å»ÃëÁ¦¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Àç¹ÌÀÖ´Â Á¡Àº, °Å±â Á¤¸»¾ø´Â À̸§ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. It just says Deodorant on the top of the label. ±×°ÍÀº ´ÜÁö ·¹À̺íÀÇ »ó´Ü¿¡ ¹æÃëÁ¦ÀÖ´Ù. The Health Resource Center is just who manufactures the deodorant. º¸°Ç ÀÚ¿ø ¼¾ÅͰ¡ ¹æ±Ý ´©°¡ ¹æÃëÁ¦ Á¦Á¶ ¾÷üÀÔ´Ï´Ù. You¡¯d at least think they¡¯d give the thing a name. Àû¾îµµ ±×µéÀº ¹°°ÇÀÇ À̸§À» ÁÙ °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢Çß´Ù.

Yes, deodorants have some very strange, exotic and downright puzzling packages that you never get to stop looking at because it¡¯s part of the product itself. ³×, ¾ÆÁÖ deodorants, À̱¹ÀûÀÎ ÀÌ»óÇÏ°í ±â±«ÇÏÁö¸¸ »õ»¡°£ ÆÐŰÁö ´ç½Å ¶§¹®¿¡ Á¦Ç° ÀÚüÀÇ ÀϺΠÃÄ´Ùº¸´Â °É ¸ØÃâÀ»¹ÞÀ» ÀûÀÌ ¾ø´Ù. This has to further reinforce what you¡¯re looking for the next time you run out to get your next supply. ¾ÕÀ¸·Î ½Ã°£ÀÌ ´õ ÀÌ»ó ´ç½ÅÀ» ½ÇÇà¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ´ÙÀ½ °ø±ÞÀ» ¾òÀ¸·Á¸é ¹«¾ùÀ» ã°íÀÖ¾î °­È­ÇϰíÀÖ´Ù. Packaging is an amazing psychological science and as long as we are able to understand what goes on inside the human brain there will always be packages to cater to that brain. Æ÷ÀåÀ¸·Î ¿ì¸®°¡ ¹«¾ù¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Àΰ£ÀÇ µÎ³ú´Â Ç×»ó µÎ³ú¸¦ ¸ÂÃß ÆÐŰÁö ¾È¿¡ µÉ ¼öÀÖ´Â ÀÏÀÌ ÀÏ¾î ³ª´ÂÁö ÀÌÇØÇϴ¸¸Å­ ³î¶ó¿î ½É¸® °úÇÐÀÌ´Ù.

Now if only they¡¯d make packages we could see through. Áö±Ý ¸¸¾à ±×µéÀÌ ¿ì¸®¸¦ ÅëÇØ¼­¸¸ º¼ ¼öÀÖ´Â ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ ¸¸µé¾î ÁÖ°Ú´Ù°í.

Oh wait! ¾Æ, Àá±ñ! They already do. ±×µéÀº ÀÌ¹Ì ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù.

About the Author ÀúÀÚ¿¡ °üÇÏ¿©

Michael Russell is the author of ¡°Your Independent Guide to Packaging.¡± Read parts I and II of ¡°The Psychology of Packaging¡± over the next few days! ¸¶ÀÌŬ ·¯¼¿ÀÇ ÀúÀÚ´Â "´ç½ÅÀÇ µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ °¡À̵å·Î Æ÷ÀåµË´Ï´Ù."¾ÕÀ¸·Î ¸î ÀÏ µ¿¾È "Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ"ÀÇ ÀÐ±â ÆÄÆ® I ¹× II!

The Psychology Of Packaging, Part II Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ, ºÎ II

August 12, 2008 2008³â 8¿ù 12ÀÏ

Psychology of Packaging Welcome to part two of our three part series entitled ¡°The Psychology Of Packaging.¡± ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¼¼ ºÎºÐ¿¡ ¿À½Å °ÍÀ» ȯ¿µ ¹øÂ°Àå ½Ã¸®ÁîÀÇ ±Ç¸® "Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ '."

In the first installment we focused on some of the products and their packaging and why they¡¯re packaged in that manner. ù ÇҺο¡¼­´Â ÀϺΠÁ¦Ç°µéÀº Æ÷Àå¿¡ ÃÊÁ¡À» ¿Ö ±×µéÀÌ ±×·± ¹æ½ÄÀ¸·Î Æ÷Àå. In this installment we¡¯re going to focus on some other packaging schemes. Æ÷Àå °èȹ¿¡ ÃÊÁ¡ÀÌ ¿ì¸®°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ¾î¶² °Í ÇÒºÎ.

You¡¯ll understand why these people are paid so much money to come up with this stuff after reading. ´ç½ÅÀÌ »ç¶÷µéÀ» ÀÐ°í ³ª¼­ ¿ÖÀÌ ¹°°ÇÀ» µé°í ¿ÀÁö·Î ±×·¸°Ô ¸¹Àº µ·À» ÁöºÒÇÏ´Â ÀÌÇØÇÒ ¼öÀÖÀ» °Ì´Ï´Ù.

Let¡¯s start off with candy bar wrappers. ¸·´ë »çÅÁ Æ÷ÀåÁö¿Í ÇÔ²² ½ÃÀÛÇÏÀÚ.

Take a good look at these things, and there are plenty of them to choose from. , ±×¸®°í ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ °ÍµéÀ» Àß µÑ·¯ºÁ ÀÌ¹Ì ÃæºÐÈ÷ ±×µé Áß ¼±ÅÃÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Ù. Candy bars range from the pure milk chocolate type such as Hershey¡¯s, and Nestles to the candies that are usually filled with something, like Milky Way, Three Musketeers, Mounds, Kit Kat, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and so on. ¸·´ë »çÅÁ°ú °°Àº ´Ù¾çÇÑ À¯Çü¿¡¼­ Ç㽬 ÃÊÄݸ´ ¹ÐÅ© ¼ø¼öÀ̰í, ´ë°³´Â ¹º°¡·Î °¡µæÇÏ´Â ±×·± Nestles »çÅÁÀ», ¹ÐŰ¿þÀÌ, »ïÃÑ»ç, Mounds, Ŷ Ĺ, Reeses ¶¥Äá ¹öÅÍ¿Í °°Àº. If you take a very good look at the packages they are VERY colorful. ±×µéÀº ¸Å¿ì ´Ùä·Î¿îÇÏ´Â °æ¿ì¿¡´Â ÆÐŰÁö¿¡¼­ ¾ÆÁÖ ÁÁÀºº¸¼¼¿ä. Butterfingers are a nice yellow package with blue lettering. ÀßÇØ ÁÁÀº ³ë¶õ»ö ÆÄ¶õ»ö ±ÛÀÚ¿Í ÇÔ²² ÆÐŰÁö·Î Á¦°øµÈ´Ù. Reeses are kind of a reddish orange package with yellow lettering. ºÓÀº ³ë¶õ»ö°ú ÁÖȲ»ö Reeses ·¹Å͸µ ÆÐŰÁöÀÇ ÀÏÁ¾ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Nestles Crunch Bars are 3 colors of red, white and blue. Nestles ¹ÙÀÖ´Ù CrunchÀÇ 3 °¡Áö »ö±òÀÌ Àû»ö, Èò»ö°ú û»ö. Guess there¡¯s something patriotic going on there. ¹º°¡ ¾Ö±¹½ÉÀÌ °Å±â¿¡ ¸ÂÃç°¡´Â. And then you open up these very pretty wrappers and take out this mono color, not very appealing looking hunk of chocolate. ±×¸®°í ´ç½ÅÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ ¿¹»Û Æ÷ÀåÁö¸¦ ¿­°íÀÌ ¸ð³ë Ä÷¯ »©³»¸é, ¸Å¿ì ã°í ÃÊÄݸ´ÀÇ ¸Å·Â µ¢¾î¸®¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. The candy never looks as good as the wrapper. »çÅÁÀ¸·Î ·¡ÆÛ·Î¼­ °áÄÚ ÁÁÀº ¸ð½À. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups actually look like light colored mud you¡¯d find out in the street. Reeses ¶¥Äá ¹öÅÍ ½ÇÁ¦·Î ´ç½ÅÀº ±æ°Å¸®¿¡¼­ ¾Ë¾Æº¸´Â °Ô ÁÁ°Ú´Ù´Â ¹àÀº »ö ÁøÈëó·³ º¸À̰ÔÇß´Ù. But boy, that pretty wrapper. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¼Ò³âÀº ²Ï ·¡ÆÛ. Yes, candy bar manufacturers really earn their money from the packaging department with these gems. ¿¹, ¸·´ë »çÅÁ Á¦Á¶ ¾÷ü´Â Á¤¸»ÀÌ º¸¼®°ú ÇÔ²² Æ÷Àå ºÎ¼­¿¡¼­ ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ¼öÀÍÀ» ¿Ã¸®½Ê½Ã¿À.

So we don¡¯t get too hungry, let¡¯s move on to a different kind of packaging. ±×·¡¼­ ¿ì¸®°¡ ³Ê¹« ¹è°í ÇÁ¸¦ ¾òÀ» ¼ö¾ø´Â °æ¿ì¿¡ Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ Á¾·ù·Î À̵¿ÇÏÀÚ.

Copy paper. º¹»ç ¿ëÁö.

If you think wrapping up dull looking candy bars in all this colorful fluff is interesting just take a look at the boxes and packages that copy paper comes in. I mean, have you EVER seen the package that Georgia Pacific copy paper comes in? ÀÌ°É ´Ù ãÀ¸¸é È­·ÁÇÑ »ö»óÀÇ ÀÜÅп¡ ¹«µò °Í °°¾Æ ±×³É ¸·´ë »çÅÁÀ» Æ÷Àå »óÀÚ¿Í º¹»ç ¿ëÁö ³» ¸»Àº µé¾î ÆÐŰÁö°¡ ¿À´Â »ìÆìº¸°í, Èï¹Ì ·Ó´Ù°í »ý°¢ Çϸ® Á¶Áö¾Æ ÆÛ½ÃÇÈ º¹»ç ¿ëÁö¿¡¼­ ¿À´Â ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ º¸Áö ¸øÇß½À´Ï±î? The wrapper is brown on top, blue on the side and white covering the remainder except for a photo of a woman working in an office. ·¡ÆÛ ²À´ë±â¿¡ Ãø¸é°ú »ç¹«½Ç¿¡¼­ ÀÏÇÏ´Â ÇÑ ¿©¼ºÀÇ »çÁøÀ» Á¦¿ÜÇÑ ³ª¸ÓÁö ÃëÀç Èò»ö ¹ÙÅÁ¿¡ ÆÄ¶õ»ö °¥»öÀÌ´Ù. Oh and underneath in big numbers is the number of sheets in the package, brightness and weight of the paper. ¿À Å« ¼ýÀÚ ¹Ø¿¡ ÆÐŰÁö, ¹à±â ¹× ¿ëÁöÀÇ ¹«°Ô¿¡ ½ÃÆ®ÀÇ ¹øÈ£ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. I guess they don¡¯t want us to miss these important specs. ³ª´Â ±×µéÀÌ ¿ì¸®¸¦ÀÌ Áß¿äÇÑ »ç¾çÀ» ³õÄ¡°í ½ÍÁö ¾ÊÀ» °Í °°³×¿ä. This is some of the most beautiful packaging you¡¯ll ever see and then you open up this gorgeous package and inside is nothing but white paper. À̰ÍÀº ¾à°£ÀÇ Àû ±×¸®°í ´ç½ÅÀÌ Á¤¸» ³¡³»ÁÖ´Â ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ ¿­¾î º¸ÀÚ ¾È¿¡ ¾Æ¹«°Íµµ Èò Á¾À̰¡ °¡Àå ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿î Æ÷Àå Áß ÇϳªÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Since this is something that we buy because we need it and for no other reason, did they really think that if they just put the paper in a plain brown wrapper that we wouldn¡¯t buy it? ÀÌÈÄÀÌ Àֱ⠶§¹®¿¡ ±×·² Çʿ䵵¾ø°í ¹º°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ÀÌÀ¯·Î ¿ì¸®°¡ ±¸¸Å, ±×µéÀÌ Á¤¸»·Î ±×µéÀº ´ÜÁö Æò¹üÇÑ °¥»ö ·¡ÆÛ °æ¿ì¿¡ ¿ì¸®´Â ±×°ÍÀ» »çÁö ¾ÊÀ» ½Å¹®À» ³Ö¾î »ý°¢ÇÏ´Â °É±î¿ä? Amazing. ´ë´ÜÈ÷.

Now Xerox, is a little different. ÀÌÁ¦´Â Á» ´Ù¸¥ Á¦·Ï½ºÀÌ´Ù. See, they are a very big name in the copy business so their packaging is much plainer, usually one color. º¸°í, ±×µéÀº »çº» »ç¾÷¿¡ ¾ÆÁÖ Å« À̸§À» ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ÆÐŰ¡Àº ±×¸® ¸¹Áö plainer, ÀϹÝÀûÀ¸·Î ÇϳªÀÇ »ö±òÀÌ ³Ê¹«¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. What is prominent about the package is the name, XEROX, right up there in big bold letters. ¾î¶² ÆÐŰÁö¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Å« ±½Àº ±ÛÀÚ¿¡¼­ À̸§ Á¦·Ï½º, ¹Ù·Î Àú±âÀε¥ Àú¸íÇÑÀÔ´Ï´Ù. It seems that¡¯s all anybody needs to see and they¡¯re sold. ±×°ÍÀº ¸ðµç »ç¶÷ÀÇ °ÍÀ»º¸°í ±×µéÀÌ ¸ÅÁøÇؾßÇÕ´Ï´Ù. After all, if it¡¯s Xerox it has to be the best. °á±¹, ÃÖ°í ¼öÀÖ´Ù¸é ±×°Í Á¦·Ï½º.

In the final installment of packaging we¡¯ll cover some packages that you¡¯re sure to find very interesting, including some very unusual packaging. Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ÃÖÁ¾ ÇҺο¡¼­´Â ÀϺΠÆÐŰÁö´Â ´ç½Å ãÀ» ¸Å¿ì, ¸Å¿ì ÀÌ·ÊÀûÀÎ ÆÐŰ¡À» Æ÷ÇÔÇÑ ¸î °¡Áö Èï¹ÌÀÖÀ» °Å¶ó È®½ÅÇϰí ÁöÄÑ ÁÙ°Ô.

About the Author ÀúÀÚ¿¡ °üÇÏ¿©

Michael Russell is the author of ¡°Your Independent Guide to Packaging.¡± Read parts I and III of ¡°The Psychology of Packaging¡± over the next few days! ¸¶ÀÌŬ ·¯¼¿ÀÇ ÀúÀÚ´Â "´ç½ÅÀÇ µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ °¡À̵å·Î Æ÷ÀåµË´Ï´Ù."¾ÕÀ¸·Î ¸î ÀÏ µ¿¾È "Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ"ÀÇ ÀÐ±â ÆÄÆ® I ¹× III!

The Psychology Of Packaging, Part I Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ, ºÎºÐ

August 11, 2008 2008³â 8¿ù 11ÀÏ

Psychology of Packaging Packaging. Æ÷Àå. It¡¯s something we really don¡¯t think much about. ±×°ÍÀº ¿ì¸®°¡ Á¤¸» ¸¹ÀÌ »ý°¢ÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â ¹«¾ð°¡°¡ÀÖ´Ù. We don¡¯t really buy things for the packaging. ¿ì¸®°¡ Á¤¸» ÆÐŰ¡À» À§ÇØ ¹°°ÇÀ» ±¸ÀÔÇÏÁö ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù. We buy them because we need or want what¡¯s inside. ¿Ö³ÄÇÏ¸é ¿ì¸®°¡ ÇÊ¿ä·ÎÇϰųª ¾È¿¡ ¹«¾ùÀÌ ÀÖ³ª ½Í¾î ¿ì¸®°¡ ±×µéÀ» ÁÖ¹®Çß´Ù.

Or do we? ¾Æ´Ï¸é ¿ì¸®°¡Çմϱî?

Studies have been made on the psychology of packaging and how it effects buying behavior. ¿¬±¸ Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®¿Í ÇൿÀ» ¾î¶»°Ô ±¸ÀÔ È¿°ú¸¦ ¸¸µé¾î¿Ô´Ù. The truth is we are very greatly affected by how a package looks. »ç½Ç ¿ì¸®´Â ¸Å¿ì Å« ¿µÇâÀ» ¾î¶»°Ô ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ º¸ÀÌ´Â °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. In this article we¡¯ll cover some examples of packaging power. ÀÌ ¹®¼­¿¡¼­´Â Æ÷Àå Àü·ÂÀÇ ¸î °¡Áö ¿¹¸¦ ÁöÄÑ ÁÙ°Ô.

Let¡¯s start with cereal boxes. ½Ã¸®¾ó ¹Ú½º¿Í ÇÔ²² ½ÃÀÛÇÏÀÚ.

Take a good look at a cereal box of a cereal brand aimed at children. ¾ÆÀ̵éÀ»À§ÇÑ ½Ã¸®¾ó ºê·£µåÀÇ ½Ã¸®¾ó ¹Ú½º¿¡¼­ ÁÁÀº ¸ð½À °¡Á®°¡¶ó. Perfect examples of these are Cap¡¯n Crunch, Count Chocula, Sugar Smacks, Cocoa Krispies, Frosted Flakes and Trix. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ Crunch Cap'nÀÇ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ ¿¹Á¦, Chocula, ½´°Å ³­´Ù, ÄÚÄÚ Å©¸® ½ºÇÇ, »óÇØ, ´«¼ÛÀÌ¿Í Trix¿¡ ¹éÀÛ. Every single one of these cereals has a picture of a cartoon type character that would appeal to children. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ °î¹°ÀÇ ¸ðµç ¾î¸°ÀÌ¿¡°Ô È£¼Ò °ÍÀÌ Çϳªµµ ¸¸È­ ij¸¯ÅÍÀÇ »çÁøÀ» ÀÔ·ÂÇß½À´Ï´Ù. Some of the most famous characters in history, let alone food history are from these boxes, names like Tony The Tiger, The Trix Rabbit and old Cap¡¯n Crunch himself. ÀϺΠ¿ª»ç¿¡¼­ °¡Àå À¯¸íÇÑ Àι° Áß, È¥ÀÚ À½½ÄÀÌ »óÀÚ¿¡¼­ ¿ª»ç¸¦ º¸ÀÚ, Åä´Ï°¡ '°ñÇÁ ȲÁ¦'ŸÀÌ°Å¿Í °°Àº À̸§, ³ªÀÌ Cap'n Trix¿¡ ·¡ºø°ú ÀڽŠCrunch. These characters have become icons of the cereal industry. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¹®ÀÚ ½Ã¸®¾ó »ê¾÷ÀÇ ¾ÆÀÌÄÜÀ̵ǰíÀÖ´Ù.

Then take a look at a cereal box of a cereal brand aimed at adults looking for good nutrition. ´ÙÀ½ ½Ã¸®¾ó ºê·£µåÀÇ ¼ºÀο¡ ÁÁÀº ¿µ¾çÀ» ã´Â ¸ñÀûÀÇ ½Ã¸®¾ó »óÀÚ¸¦ Çѹøº¸¼¼¿ä. Perfect examples of these are Wheaties, Just Right, Total, All Bran, Kashi, Puffed Wheat and Raisin Brand. ÀÌ µÉ°Å¾ß, ¹Ù·ÎÀÇ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ ¿¹Á¦, ÃÑ, ¸ðµç ¹Ð±â¿ï, Kashi,ÀÌ ¼ûÀÌ Â÷¼­ ÈÜÀ̶ó°í°ú Raisin ºê·£µå. These cereals will either feature a hearty looking bowl of nutritious flakes, maybe an athlete and in the case of the high fiber cereals, a picture of an elderly person or couple. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ½Ã¸®¾ó ±â´É Áß Çϳª´Â ¿µ¾çÀÌ Ç³ºÎÇϰí Á¶°¢ÀÇ ±×¸© ¹èºÎ¸£°Ô ã°í, ¾Æ¸¶ ¿îµ¿ ¼±¼ö¿Í ³ôÀº ¼¶À¯ ½Ã¸®¾ó, ³ëÀÎ ºÎºÎÀÇ »ç¶÷À̳ª ±×¸²ÀÇ °æ¿ì. All these visuals are done with the express purpose of making the consumer feel that what is in the box is healthy and good for them. ÀÌ ¿µ»óÀº ¼ÒºñÀÚ°¡ °Ç°­ÇÏ´Ù´Â ´À³¦ÀÌ ±× »óÀÚ¿¡ ¹«¾ùÀ»ÇÏ°í ±×µéÀ» À§ÇØ ÁÁÀº ÀÏÀ»ÇÏ°í »çÀÇ ¸í½ÃÀûÀÎ ¸ñÀûÀ» °¡Áö°íÀÖ´Ù. The cereal itself may have little nutritional value but the image portrayed says ¡°eat this, it¡¯s good for you.¡± ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¾à°£ÀÇ ¿µ¾ç °¡Ä¡¸¦ °¡Áö°íÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù ½Ã¸®¾ó ÀÚü À̹ÌÁö¸¦ ±×·È´Ù "ÀÌ ¸Ô°í, ±×°ÍÀ» ´ç½ÅÀ» À§ÇØ ÁÁÀº°¡ÀÖ´Ù."

Moving away from food and to toys, this is probably the most deceptive of all packaging ploys. Àå³­°¨¿¡¼­ ¶³¾îÁ® À½½Ä°ú À̵¿ÀÌ ¾Æ¸¶ ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ ¸ðµç Æ÷Àå ploysÀÇ »ç±â¼ºÀÔ´Ï´Ù. In most cases, especially with action toys, the photo on the outside of the package has very little resemblance to the toy inside. ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ °æ¿ì µ¿ÀÛ Àå³­°¨, ƯÈ÷, ÆÐŰÁöÀÇ ¹Ù±ùÂÊ¿¡¼­ ¾ÈÀ¸·Î Àå³­°¨À» ¾ÆÁÖ ÀÛÀº »çÁø ´à¾ÒÀÖ´Ù. GI Joe was a great example of this. º´»ç Á¶ÀÌÀÇ ÁÁÀº ¿¹¸¦Çß´Ù. On the box you would see army GI Joe in some brush, maybe in a fox hole. ¿©¿ì ±¸¸Û¿¡ Á» ºê·¯½Ã¿¡ ±º´ë¸¦ º´»ç Á¶ º¼ ¼öÀÖ´Â »óÀÚ, ¾Æ¸¶. Bombs would be going off all around him. ÆøÅºÀÌ ¿©±âÀú±â¿¡¼­°¡´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. For the marines maybe they were shown landing on a beach. ÇØº´´ë ¾î¼¸é ±×µéÀº ÇØº¯¿¡ »ó·ú °ÍÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ´Ù. Some boxes showed whole towns in ruins. ¸¶À» Àüü°¡ ÆóÇã¿¡¼­ ¾î¶² »óÀÚ¸¦ º¸¿´´Ù. Then you open up the box and find a single lone soldier. ±×·¸´Ù¸éÀÌ »óÀÚ¸¦ ¿­°í ´ÜÀÏ °íµ¶ÇÑ ±ºÀΠãÀ¸½Ê½Ã¿À. No sand, no beach, no town. ¾Æ´Ï ¸ð·¡ ÇØº¯, ¾Æ´Ï µµ½ÃÀÔ´Ï´Ù. It¡¯s amazing how toy manufacturers get away with this. ±×°ÍÀÌ ¾ó¸¶³ª ³î¶ó¿î Àå³­°¨ Á¦Á¶ ¾÷ü°¡ ºüÁ®³ª°¡µµ·ÏÇß´Ù.

The next one is a favorite of an associate of mine. ´ÙÀ½ Çϳª´Â ³» Á¹°³ÀÇ ´Ü°ñÀÌ´Ù. TV dinner packaging. Àú³á ½Ä»ç°¡ ÆÐŰÁö·Î Á¦°øµÈ´Ù. Take a good look at a TV dinner, especially one that is basically meat and potatoes. TV¸¦ Àú³á ½Ä»ç¿¡, ƯÈ÷ ±×°ÍÀº ±âº»ÀûÀ¸·Î °í±â¿Í °¨ÀÚ´Â Àß »ìÆìº¸½Ê½Ã¿À. The cover shows this sizzling meal of roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots or maybe corn, and a nice chocolate dessert. Ç¥Áö, ±×¸®°í ÁÁÀº ÃÊÄݸ´ µðÀúÆ®¸¦ ±¸ÀÌ¿ë ¼è°í±â¿¡ À¸±ü °¨ÀÚ, ¿ÏµÎÄá, ´ç±Ù, ¿Á¼ö¼ö ¾Æ´Ï¸éÀÌ Áö±ÛÁö±Û ½Ä»ç¸¦ º¸¿©ÁÝ´Ï´Ù. The portions look absolutely huge. ÀÌ ºÎºÐÀÌ Àý´ëÀûÀ¸·Î Å« ºÁ¿ä. You¡¯re ready to open up your TV dinner thinking you¡¯re about to get a really big and hearty meal and you find portions inside that wouldn¡¯t feed your cat. ´ç½Å¿¡ ´ëÇØ Á¤¸» Å©°í °Ç°­ÇÑ À½½Ä°ú ´ç½ÅÀÇ °í¾çÀÌ »ç·á ¾ÊÀ» ¾ÈÂÊ ºÎºÐÀ» ãÀ» °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÏ¿© TV·Î Àú³á ½Ä»ç¸¦ ¿­ Áغñ°¡µÇ¾î ÀÖ¾î¿ä. There should at least be a warning on the package that says ¡°not actual size of food inside.¡± ÃÖ¼ÒÇÑ ÆÐŰÁö¿¡ "³»ºÎ¿¡ À½½ÄÀÇ Å©±â´Â ½ÇÁ¦ ¾ø´Ù¶ó°í °æ°íÇØ¾ßÇÑ´Ù."

In future articles we¡¯ll go over other types of deceptive packaging made for one purpose and one purpose only. ¹Ì·¡ÀÇ ±â»ç¿¡¼­ ¿ì¸®´Â±â¸¸ÀûÀÎ Æ÷ÀåÀ» Çϳª ÇϳªÀÇ ¸ñÀû¸¸À» À§ÇØ ¸¸µç ¸ñÀû°ú ´Ù¸¥ Á¾·ùÀÇ Ä£±¸Áý¿¡ °¥°Å¾ß. To make sales. ÆÇ¸ÅÇÏ°Ô µÉ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

About the Author ÀúÀÚ¿¡ °üÇÏ¿©

Michael Russell is the author of ¡°Your Independent Guide to Packaging.¡± Read parts II and III of ¡°The Psychology of Packaging¡± over the next few days! ¸¶ÀÌŬ ·¯¼¿ÀÇ ÀúÀÚ´Â "´ç½ÅÀÇ µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ °¡À̵å·Î Æ÷ÀåµË´Ï´Ù."¾ÕÀ¸·Î ¸î ÀÏ µ¿¾È ÀÐ±â ÆÄÆ® II ¹× III¿¡ "Æ÷ÀåÀÇ ½É¸®ÇÐ"!