15 Examples Of How Cereal Boxes Have Changed Over Time

It's pretty crazy to see how graphic design shifts ever so slightly throughout the years. From typography to the actual iconic images on our favorite cereals, there seems to be a pattern in advertising where they get bigger and bolder over time. All I know is cereal mascots will forever be engrained in my sugary sweet memory. posted

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1. Cheerios 1946 and Now

2. Boo Berry 1981 and Now

3. Cocoa Puffs 1962 and Now

4. Count Chocula 1978 and Now

5. Frosted Flakes 1956 and Now

6. Franken Berry 1970's and Now

7. Kix 1950's and Now

8. Lucky Charms 1963 and Now

9. Trix 1950's and Now

10. Apple Jacks 1960's and Now

11. Cocoa Krispies 1959 and Now

12. Raisin Bran 1956 and Now

13. Corn Flakes 1952 and Now

14. Capn' Crunch 1963 and Now

15. Fruit Loops 1963 and Now

Via: theimaginaryworld.com

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  • SO WAIT, instead of those annoying elves for rice crispies we could have a monkey in a hat??? why would they change that?

    colleen
    3 months ago
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  • What happened to this one?

    shrinkage
    3 months ago
  • I miss classy looking cartoon illustrations…I hate the plastic over modeled style marketed the kids these days.

    ssb062000
    3 months ago
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  • so american cereal is basically candy?

    katelouiseb
    3 months ago
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  • I'm in Australia and the only ones we have from that list are cheerios, cornflakes and fruit loops. But raisin bran looks the same as sultana bran.

    Sally P.
    3 months ago
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  • The new Boo Berry can go f*ck himself. That is awful.

    dak1038
    3 months ago
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  • The only difference I really see is that someone in the design department discovered the gradient tool

    nicolev3
    3 months ago
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  • The original Cap'n Crunch was designed by Jay Ward, of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, George of the Jungle, etc. The modern Cap'n Crunch was designed by a bored graphic artist and focus group memos.

    CharlesEastwest
    3 months ago
  • “Stays crunchy… even in milk.” - Simple, clear, effective description of the product. “Crunch-a-tize me, Cap'n.” - What the hell does that even mean? It sounds like something Cap'n Crunch would pay a hooker to say to him.

    joeb11
    3 months ago
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  • Where the fuck is King Vitamin?

    Kyle B.
    3 months ago
  • oh god now i just want a ton of cereal

    kona
    3 months ago
  • Look at those characters' wardrobes — hats, bowties, scarves, ascots. This is where hipsters get their fashion ideas. (Remember: you can't spell mascot without ascot.)

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    3 months ago
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  • I prefer the old frosted flakes tiger and froot loops toucan to their present day selves

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    3 months ago
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  • So, no one noticed that even though the graphics are the same size, the older boxes contained about 8 oz. of cereal, vs. 12 oz. in the new…except for the Count Chocula and Boo Berry…they got smaller!

    RM
    3 months ago
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  • The old Apple Jacks box is terrifying.

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    3 months ago
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  • fruit shaped trix taste horrible, the balls were better

    Villain
    3 months ago
  •  

    For everyone complaining about the lack of prizes in the box, when I was working at Kellogg's in the early 00s and asked about that, what I was told was that formerly, because of the different shapes and sizes premiums took, it was necessary to place them in the boxes by hand. And eventually, production became so automated and fast that to place them in the boxes was no longer practicable. To slow down the line to the point and employ the number of people that it would make it possible would add too much to the manufacturing costs and would raise the price of the cereal beyond what it was thought consumers would be willing to pay. I was able to get a tour of the Battle Creek production facility, and seriously, at this point there's only a handful of people tending the whole enormous plant.

    lupinelle
    3 months ago
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  • http://www.krissydiggs.com [link]

    In my character design class we did a whole thing on the cereal mascots and how they had turned awful over time. It's the same with other mascots too. The 90's came along and tried to make everything RADICAL and then destroyed nicely designed characters once and for all. We're all hoping for a resurgence of some of that awesome style. This is my final for the project… Sugar Bear, who is above all super lame… and MY Sugar B. Who is an adorable, cereal jugglin' scamp~! :)

    Krissy Diggs
    3 months ago
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  • All the mascots have been “Pixared” in recent years, which makes sense as that's essentially what kids today know.

    annihilist
    3 months ago
  • I wonder when Lucky stopped being a supporter of the tribe. Used to have a Star of David, now they just shoot them.

    Terrahawk76
    3 months ago

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