In my opinion these are the best (pre-packaged) bagels you can get in the UK, so I’m speaking here as a consumer first and design pundit (some might say guru…) second.
There’s no doubt that the redesign (the one on shelf) is technically ‘better’, with clearer product coding, neater typography and even a shinier plastic bag.
But in storytelling terms I’m missing a bit of the authentic “Hey, mister, blow it out your ass!” feeling I used to get from the old pack.
Go on, tell me New York Bakery Co. is in Hemel Hempstead and really make my day…
I always buy these bagels too. I have to admit initially I thought these were an own-label version I’d picked up by mistake…until on closer examination I realised they were a redesign! They have certainly lost the punch the Statue of Liberty used to provide on pack. I rather miss the huge lass and her torch.