Our design challenge was to create a unique store shopping bag that creatively advertises the museum’s name and uses images from the permanent collection.

We chose images from the collection that are related to the visitor’s retail experience and are visually intriguing from a variety of distances. We incorporated the MOCA identity on the reverse of the shopping bags so that both sides would reflect the museum.

In our design, we worked within strict size and print-quality limitations in order to produce a product that is both interesting and cost-effective. Luckily the manufacturer actively tried to meet our needs in terms of color matching and fabrication (for example, the handles are attached to the inside of the bag instead of the outside). We also designed around cropping and reproduction limitations normally imposed by the artists’ galleries and/or estates.

The shopping bags have created greater awareness of the MOCA Store and its creative product lines, as well as promoting the museum in and around its three locations. The bags are very popular with store customers; people are asking for additional bags when they make their purchases, and the store is selling them for $5 each.