Two-Headed Tarzan

I was so surprised and amused to see this label. 

What a crazy idea to use this two-headed Tarzan for labelling? 

Its a sarong's label. 

Sarong usually used in South East Nations like Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam etc. 

Tarzan Kepala Dua = two-headed tarzan

tenunan Indonesia asli = Indonesian original woven

ditanggung tidak luntur = guaranteed not to fade

source: Facebook @ Tiksna Pramudita

You Can Borrow This but Don't Subscribed

Pinjam Boleh Asal Jangan Langganan = You Can Borrow This but Don't Subscribed.

One of popular sticker commonly encountered in the third-class community.

Better to Die Than to Live Enslaved

Lebih baik mati dari pada hidup diperbudak = Better to die than to live enslaved.

One of popular sticker commonly encountered in the third-class community, as a joke in the crush of poverty...

Rengginang Lorjuk - Typical Snack from Madura

"Rengginang Lorjuk" is a typical snack from Madura, East Java. 

Made from glutinous rice and flavored with shrimp extract, formed to a small round and then fried. 

Tasty and a little bit fishy.

Why use pigeons for labelling?

istimewa =  excellent.

Biscuits Label

"ROSE JAYA" biscuit.

Use simple image of a rose.

Silkscreened on plastic.

From Batu, Malang, East Java.

mari wijen : marie biscuits coated with sesame.

wijen : sesame

mengutamakan mutu : give priority to quality

As Simple As It's Get

Hello Folks,
This is not a promotion!
It's about appreciating the idea & the work of a man.
No matter whether it works by amateurs or maestro-made, 
there are ideas, time, and efforts have been wasted when making it.


Grafis Sederhana want to collect  labels that sometimes wasted and forgotten. Not just who makes it or who design it, these graphical works are not fully considered too. Once it was used then thrown to trash. 


In fact, these scattered graphics implied: interest, enthusiasm, habits, lifestyle, philosophy, (or whatever its called) as a cultured nation.


Grafis Sederhana want to appreciate these 'simple, unique and characteristic Indonesian's graphical labels'. 

TAU SA KO - Chinese Traditional Snacks

"DELIMA TAWON - TAU SA KO"

Traditional snack from green beans. Using images of wasps and pomegranates fruits as a label. 

Made by descendants of the Chinese who live in Indonesia.

Label silkscreened on paper as packaging.

From Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

delima = pomegranates.

tawon = wasp.

SOLONG, ULEE KARENG Coffee from Aceh, Sumatra

KOPI SOLONG - ULEE KARENG.

Aceh specialty coffee named Ulee Kareng. 

Coffee beans are fried and given a unique mix of butter, eggs, vanilla powder, and sugar. 

Pounded with a very simple equipment. 

This Arabican Coffee gives unforgettable aroma. Label silkscreened on plastic as packaging.

Camilan Potato

Mickey and Donald are probably the two icons widely used as a graphic label. 

Mostly used without copyright permission. Just like this one, a graphic label of potato snack products. 

Label simply photocopied and just inserted into the packaging. 

From Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

By the way, Mickey looks so happy...

Camilan Potato = fried potato snacks.

Mi Jagung - Corn Noodles

Simple and plain graphical label of a noodle product. Perhaps too simple. Look at picture of farmer in the upper left. The colors and fonts used. As if made ​​by person who are just learning to design.

From Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia

kenyal dan gurih = chewy and tasty.

pertama di Indonesia = first in Indonesia.

Coffee Powder "Tetap Sejati" from North Sulawesi

Natural coffee flavor from Sulawesi.

Look at picture of a man were drinking coffee. 

That's unique man!

Tetap Sejati = remains true.

Kopi bubuk = coffee powder.

Asli = pure.

Enak rasanya = tasty.

Harum baunya = fragrant.

Pay For Now, Tomorrow Free

Sekarang Bayar Besok Gratis = Pay For Now, Tomorrow is Free.

When tomorrow comes there will be 'present', and it means free forever...

Popular sticker commonly encountered in the third-class community, as a joke in the crush of poverty...

This is Bad, indeed, But This is Mine

Jelek-jelek Milik Sendiri = This is bad, indeed, but this is, absolutely, mine.
Confident? I don't think so.
Popular sticker commonly encountered in the third-class community, as a joke in the crush of poverty...

Shredded Chicken

"VARIA" Abon Ayam = Shredded Chicken.
Processed food (chicken meat) that was shredded, sliced ​​into small pieces, seasoned and then fried. With image of a hen as graphical label. Established since 1935? I don't know is it true or not.

From Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

"LIOE" fresh milk

A pack of "LIOE" fresh milk, fresh from the farm.
Found in Malang, East Java Indonesia.
Silk-screened on plastic.

World's Swan

Graphical label of a sewing thread products "Angsa Dunia" = World's Swan.
You can see a swan perched on globe.
What a unique label.

City Sticker = Stiker Kota

"STIKER KOTA"
Book that review on stickers.
Wrote by Ugeng T. Moetidjo, Ardi Yunanto, Ade Darmawan & Mirwan Andan. 
Publisher: ruangrupa, Research & Development Division, 2008

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This book contains about 1700s stickers from their collection, divided into 40 categories, from "Indonesian-ness", "Apparatus" to "Flora", "Fauna", "Women & Eroticism", "Playboy", even a very specific such as "Hitler" or "Bob Marley". For this type of sticker text-only, there are several more categories, namely: "Classic text", "Text warning", "Text caution", and "Text Message".

All that stickers decorate the city streets, the walls of buildings in alleys inexpensive metropolitan, or in various identity attributes of ordinary people in the city. Making cities, especially Jakarta, full of visual art's joke on stickers.

Cakep Tapi Blo'on

Sticker "Cakep Tapi Blo'on" = Handsome But Stupid.
A self-actualization of third class society.
This sticker usually taped to motorbikes or public transport.
Take a look at fonts, colors and drawing.
Popular sticker commonly encountered in the third-class community, as a joke in the crush of poverty...

Mochi Kaswari

Mochi Kaswari "Lampion"
Lampion = lantern.
Mochi (origin Chinese and Japanese snack) is also well known and popular in Indonesia. 
This one from Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.

Silk-screened in green and gold ink.

Cigarette "KOMET"

Komet (Comet) as graphical label on a cigarette pack.
From Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

What I Am Trying To Eat

This is what I am trying to eat in simple-traditional stalls I posted before: fried tempeh (covered with rice flour) with boiled cassava leaf and hot tea. 

It does look simple, but believe it or not, it was very spicy and enjoyable!

Look at the ornamented zinc-plate that is still used.

Simple Breakfast

This is a routine activity in the mornings at the market near Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.  

These people buy simple breakfast in a simple-traditional open stalls.  

Simple but healthy menu consists of: fried tofu, fried tempeh (processed soybean), warm rice, hot tea and a variety of seasoned vegetables.

A Pack of Tea "TJANGKIR"

A Pack of Tea "TJANGKIR" from Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia.  
Still with the old spelling (tjangkir = cangkir = cup).  
Graphic label featuring 'a cup with steaming hot tea'.  
There are too, motifs such as batik motif with 'repetition of a cup' in background.

Graphical Label of CJDW Plastic Bag

Graphical label of plastic bag product.
I do love the drawing that describes the atmosphere of traditional market in Indonesia.

TJEE JAN Yarn

Graphical label: TJEE JAN Yarn.
From Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

Umbrella - Pearl Yarn

Unique yarn label: UMBRELLA. I really love this unique drawing.

Pedicab "SAMUDRO ARTO"

"SAMUDRO ARTO" (Javanese) = Ocean of Money.
Name/letter that painted in the body of a pedicab.
Found in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

Pedicab "SAERAH"

SAERAH is an acronym from "Sae Tur Murah" (Javanese) = good and cheap. This is real "cheap and healthy transportation". A kind of pedicab in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

Mitsubishi Hand Knitting Yarn

I just know that Mitsubishi also produce yarns. Or is this just similarity?
If Yamaha also manufactures musical instruments in addition to motorcycle, then it might that Mitsubishi also produce yarns besides cars and electrical equipments.
Is this true?

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Putri Duyung (Mermaid)

Putri Duyung = Mermaid.
Graphical label of yarn product.
This mermaid was carrying an umbrella during heavy rainfall.

benang sulam istimewa =  special for embroidery thread

Flying Goat

Kambing Terbang = Flying Goat.
Instead of Flying Horse this product used Flying Goat.
Graphical label of a yarn product.

Taxi Dengkul - Knee Taxi

Becak (Pedicab) are widely used as transportation in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There are many unique names  written on the pedicab's body.
TAXI DENGKUL = Knee Taxi, no gas needed.

Rainbow Tea

Teh Pelangi : Rainbow Tea.
With a picture of rainbow with just one color: red!
And green as background color.
From Tegal, Central Java.

Bird of Paradise

Graphic label of a Sewing Tape.

Cendrawasih (bird of paradise) is typical bird from West Papua, Indonesia. Its difficult to find, very rare, or even already extinct. Reputedly, their feathers are very beautiful. This may be the reason why Cendrawasih selected to label brands.

Chinese Zodiac on Calendar

Chinese zodiac images behind a sheet of a calendar. I really love this one.

Tsunami - Sea - Cruise Ship - Coffee

We know that Japanese people must have been familiar with earthquake and tsunami. They had anticipated the best. But lost of their loved ones can not be replaced with anything.

Japan are in mourning. I hope the victims can be found, and conditions quickly return to normal.

As an expression of concern for the victims of tsunami in Japan, I upload coffee powder using kapal pesiar (cruise ship) as a graphic label.
Why using cruise ships as a label? Maybe because it felt luxurious, 'have fun' and 'connect with the ocean' (free). Those who drink coffee will get that impression. This unique one is from Batam, Indonesia. 

Label silk-screened on plastic as packaging.

kopi bubuk : coffee powder. 

kapal pesiar: cruise ship 

Tomato for Plastic Straw

A graphic label with a picture of tomato. For plastic straw products. 

I found this in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Silk-screened on a thin colored paper.

sedotan plastik: plastic straw.

Indonesian Snack: Jenang Dodol "Sari Rasa"

Plastic packaging of a traditional snack from Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia.

Using a graphical label of coconut trees and a sprig of rice.

Silk-screened in one color: yellow.

jenang dodol: chewy snack made from sugar & glutinous rice. a traditional snack.

Sari Rasa: flavor extracts, the name of this snack.

menerima pesanan: receive order

Shrimp Crackers "Guci Toak"

Another 'plastic-printed packing' of shrimp crackers. Found in Tuban, East Java, Indonesia. Still have not associated with the product. This graphical labels using a picture of shrimp and guci toak : jug wine (see the image in the top right corner).

Silk-screened on plastic as packaging.

Shrimp Cracker - Kelapa Gading

As usual, there are lots of graphical labels in Indonesia which is NOT always associated with the products.

Graphic label that I posted today is the product of shrimp crackers with  "Kelapa Gading : Ivory Coconut" as a label.

There is no direct relationship between the product and the label. Why use a picture of coconut for labelling shrimp crackers?

This one is from Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia.

kerupuk udang : shrimp cracker
kwalitet istimewa : special quality.
enak, gurih, nikmat : tasty, spicy, delicious

Nothing But The Highway

Highways/Toll roads are necessity for a big city. Like in Jakarta, Indonesia, many of highways were built to reducing traffic jam. 

But I do not want to talk about that traffic jam. Here, I'm posting various toll road tickets. I collected from many toll gates in Jakarta. Every ticket looks the same, because under the management of one company, PT Jasa Marga.

For me, these tickets looks boring and uninteresting. But because of the use that can be thrown away (disposable) then why should be attractive-looking?

"Suzanna" Chocolate Nougat

Nougat with pictorial label: side-view of a lady. Ancient woman. Realistic picture in grayscale. Why not used front-view portrait?.
This product made by the chocolate factory "ABADI" from Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Classic touch. Its taste good too.