by Melissa Simmerman | Apr 3, 2026 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Innovation, Inspiration, Material and Finish, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
Your Packaging Is Saying More Than You Think Consumers create and assign meaning to many things. As a brand, some of that is out of your control. Much of it isn’t. Consider the name “Corona” during the pandemic. Not controllable. But how the brand...
by Melissa Simmerman | Feb 25, 2026 | Innovation, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Structural Design, Sustainability, Thought Leadership
Why the Best CPG Innovation Teams Invest in Early Stage Product Prototyping The world is full of great product ideas. But even the best ones, the ones that have the potential to solve real consumer problems, stay stuck in “The Land of What Might’ve...
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 Ali Noe | Jun 26, 2024 | CPG Trends, Innovation, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Realization, Thought Leadership
From Pixels to Prototypes: The Role of Physical Design in a Digital Age With the emergence of AI tools, the latest cultural shift has brought us more into a digital age than ever before. From working at home to streaming our media, the introductory experience...
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 Kaleidoscope Chicago | Jun 8, 2023 | CPG Trends, Innovation, Packaging Design, Sustainability
What To Watch Sustainable, Premium, and Tech-Driven the latest material trends in packaging design Tina Hamilton Sr. Designer June 8, 2023 We’re naturally biased, but it’s no secret that packaging design is an essential aspect of modern branding and marketing....
