by Kaleidoscope Chicago | Jan 8, 2026 | Author, Brand Strategy, Kaleidoscope, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
January 8, 2026 Most CPG brands treat packaging design and prototyping as two separate phases. You design first and then somewhere downstream you prototype. Files get handed off, a physical sample gets built, and everyone crosses their fingers that the original intent...
by Melissa Simmerman | Jul 2, 2025 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Packaging Design
The Summer of Candy Salad is Upon Us Ah, summer. It’s a sweet, simple time of togetherness, full of wet swimsuits and sunscreen, campfires and fireflies, s’mores and hot dogs. Unless you work in CPG. Then it’s a full-on race to sell more of the...
by Melissa Simmerman | Jun 6, 2025 | Brand Strategy, Innovation, Packaging Design, Sustainability, Thought Leadership
The CPG Packaging Lifecycle Not to state the obvious, but we are packaging designers and have been for 30 years. We’ve long understood our responsibility to our clients and consumers—clarity, communication, the need to trigger a purchase decision—but our work...
by Melissa Simmerman | Oct 3, 2024 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Inspiration, Packaging Design, Thought Leadership
Instant Impact: Packaging Design at the Speed of TikTok Even if you aren’t on TikTok, you’re being influenced by it every day. The chokehold it has on consumer culture is undeniable, and if you are in the business of selling anything to anyone, you...
by Melissa Simmerman | Jun 5, 2024 | Brand Strategy, Ecommerce, Innovation, Packaging Design
Connected Packaging and the Future of Brand Storytelling Before the pandemic, marketers would often ask us: do people really use QR codes? It made sense when QR codes were relatively new and untested, and scanning something with your phone’s camera was still...
by Melissa Simmerman | Apr 25, 2024 | Brand Strategy, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Sales and Influencer Kits
Influencer Kits, PR Boxes, and Sales Kits: The CPG Brand Tool You Should Be Using There are four buzzwords around Kaleidoscope these days: Sales and Influencer Kits. They aren’t new, but increasingly our client partners are asking for them, and for good reason....
