Based on the premise of a blank label, to be used as a space to amplify social justice and community initiatives, the project presents Wieden+Kennedy with the unique challenge of designing around an empty space.
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Rockstar Unplugged Features Groove Shape
PepsiCo’s Rockstar Energy Drink unveiled a new kind of energy drink – Rockstar Unplugged – encourages consumers to enjoy an energy drink when they want to unwind. A partnership with MTV is in the works.
PepsiCo Designers Energize Starbucks Entry
PepsiCo Design + Innovation created the new look for Starbucks BAYA, a new energy drink that is a joint venture between Starbucks and PepsiCo.
How Packaging Is Changing In The Age of Amazon
Amazon is responsible for over 49% of all online purchases and, in the process, has altered packaging and the packaging industry in significant ways.
Chase Design Group Makes A Splash
Chase Design Group helps Carnation Breakfast Essentials introduce its improved recipe and modern new look with strong taste appeal and nutritional credibility.
Coca-Cola Rolls Out New Cans
Natalie Suarez, senior brand manager, Coke Choice Portfolio: ‘We wanted to modernize and simplify the look of our packaging to help consumers find the flavor they’re looking for on the shelf through a colorful but clean packaging design.’
Pentagram Turns To Type For 2DADS
How can a new brewing company stand out from the crowd? A fresh typographic approach from Pentagram partner Dominic Lippa.
Richard Shear: A New Way To Evaluate Branding and Package Design (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series of articles by Richard Shear of invōk brands that takes an evolutionary look at consumer search patterns and explains how visual brand designers can use it to their advantage.
Packaging: The Most Common Colors That Sell Food & Drink
Electrix International analyzed 5000 supermarket products to find out which shade is used the most to influence the buying habits of grocery shoppers.
CBX Rebrand Keeps Tails Wagging
“Life is more fun with a dog” is the theme and positioning for CBX’s rebrand of Milk-Bone product packaging as well as a platform for potential line extensions beyond the iconic biscuit treat.
Live Clean Package Design Celebrates Natural Ingredients
ROOK/NYC created a brand identity and packaging design refresh that simplifies and amplifies the message that Live Clean is about natural and plant-based ingredients.
OLAY Lid Makes Beauty More Accessible
An Easy Open Lid will be available on OLAY’s most popular jars. The brand says it is committed to introducing more accessible packaging across all its products by 2025.
Richard Shear: A New Way To Evaluate Branding and Package Design
GDUSA is publishing a series of articles by Richard Shear of invōk brands that takes an evolutionary look at consumer search patterns and explains how visual brand designers can use it to their advantage.
Mr. Peanut Sheds His Shell
Planters, the 115-year-old snack company, has a new look, tone and strategic platform from Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) that puts substance front and center, along with a new advertising campaign.
Wellness Graphics Inspired By Botanist’s Notebook
Pearlfisher drew on the the ancient science of Ayurveda and Sri Lankan heritage of the co-founders to brand Botanistry, a premium wellness brand that balances function and flavor, body and mind.
Turner Duckworth Makes Its Mark
Turner Duckworth has crafted a new visual identity system for Maker’s Mark bourbon that builds off the famous red wax dip that tops the bottle.
DRC On Mission To Make Packaging Eco-Friendly
Design Resource Center has launched a new sustainability initiative this spring aiming to make an impact in the consumer packaged goods industry.
Coca-Cola Unveils Minimalist Can Design
How do you redesign one of the most recognizable examples of package design in the world without compromising its distinctness? In the case of Coca-Cola, it seems the answer is: move the logo up a bit.
CBD Oral Strip Delivery Is Relatable As Pack Of Gum
Affinity Creative Group has developed a 360-degree customer experience to deliver on PharmaStrip’s vision to offer a better form factor for the delivery of CBD and supplements.
Fortnight Collective Captures Kombucha’s Uplift
Fortnight Collective develops packaging and brand identity for Allkind hard kombucha that speaks to the core of the product – uplifting, healthy and organic.
Chase Draws Inspiration From Origin Story
Chase Design Group helped position plant-based brand Follow Your Heart as a leader in the multi-billion-dollar plant-based industry with a new identity.
Lea Carey Illustrates Zaddy’s Cans
Zaddy’s, a new ready-to-drink canned cocktail company, is introducing three new drinks, with the health conscious drinker in mind. Illustrator Lea Carey designed the labels, which evoke Northern California scenes and are easily removable for proper recycling.
PepsiCo Designers Rise To Occasion
New MTN DEW RISE ENERGY will launch with a bold visual identity created by PepsiCo’s in-house design team. A lion logo and LeBron James are in the mix.
TGG Balances Compliance With Beauty In Rx-to-OTC Switch
The Goldstein Group created a balancing act for Poland’s Aleric Spray as it moves from Rx to OTC, i.e, compliance with EU regulations and a consumer-centric design strategy.
Hilo Life Declares ‘No More Snackrifice’
PepsiCo’s in-house design team has launched an extension to keto-friendly brand, Hilo Life. Hilo Life Almond Flour Tortilla Style Chips are the first keto-friendly chip made with almond flour.
Pearlfisher Solution For McDonald’s Playful and Pragmatic
Pearlfisher has unveiled its update of the McDonald’s global package design system. The renewed design evolves the system away from prominent on-pack messaging for the brand, focusing more deeply on the ‘joy’ of each menu item.
LIFEWTR Features Black Art Rising
In celebration of Black History Month, LIFEWTR has released the Black Art Rising Series, a limited time bottle collection featuring the artistic expressions of three Black purpose-led artists.
New MGD Identity Has Nothing To Hide
A new brand identity for ’90s beer icon, Miller Genuine Draft, developed by creative agency BrandOpus, embraces a more authentic ‘nothing-to-hide’ aesthetic with bolder colors, simpler type, and more distinctive eagle and sun icons.
Affinity Creative’s Sweet Wine Labels
Cynthia Sterling, Creative Director at Affinity Creative Group, recently led a brand redesign program for Oliver Winery and Vineyards that proudly embraces its sweet wine nature.
Dove Creates Refillable Deodorant Package
Dove, one of the largest beauty brands in the world, has launched its latest innovation that is set to transform daily deodorant use: refillable deodorant.
Bourbon Legend Distilled Into Soda Brand
Cornett creative agency helps Buffalo Trace Distillery launch Freddie’s Old Fashioned Soda, a craft soda brand named in honor of its long-time Bourbon Hall of Famer Freddie Johnson.
Package Design Webinar This Week
Special alert for package designers: Neenah is hosting a free webinar on February 4 full of packaging inspiration, sustainable insights, and memorable branding ideas.
R/GA Repositions Anchor
R/GA San Francisco was tapped to rethink Anchor Brewing’s branding and packaging redesign for the first time in the company’s 125 years.
Coca-Cola With Coffee Pioneers New Category
Amid a downward trend in soda sales and the impact of the coronavirus, Coca-Cola is tweaking its portfolio. The latest introduction, a Coke with Coffee mashup.
Pepsi Global Design’s New Rockstar
A new global visual identity refresh for Rockstar Energy Drink was created completely inhouse by PepsiCo’s Global Design team.
Denomination Rebrand Signals Sweet Success
In the face of an increasing number of challenger brands, Castello del Poggio needed to shore up its position as a market leader. To achieve this, Denomination has brought all things Italian back to the fore.
Design Packaging With A Sustainable End In Mind
Kristen Duncan of Neenah speaks candidly about consumer influence on sustainable branding decisions, and the role designers play in responsible disposal of product packaging.
JKR Makes Baskin-Robbins Cool Again
JKR presents the redesign for the largest ice cream chain in the world, Baskin-Robbins. Consensus was that the branding had become dull and diluted. The refreshed message for consumers is to ‘Live Flavorfully’ and embrace variety.
JAM Cleans Up Ajax Portfolio
AJAX’s portfolio of cleaning sprays gets a clean and simplifed new rebrand in Europe courtesy of branding agency JAM. The project includes enhanced logo presentation, and lighter and brighter colors.
Humble Flower, Next Level Cannabis-Infused Skincare
Humble Flower skincare products, made with superior quality CBD and natural ingredients, looked to Edition to advance its packaging and destigmatize the use of cannabis. Neenah packaging products helped.