by Maria Berry | Sep 23, 2026 | Maria Berry, Packaging Design, Thought Leadership
September 29, 2026 Some of the best work we do is often the work our clients never see. Not the final deliverable, that’s the part they hired us for. What they don’t see is everything that happens to make sure it’s right before it reaches them. A...
by Melissa Simmerman | Sep 17, 2026 | Color, Implementation, Innovation, Material and Finish, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Thought Leadership
September 22, 2026 When it comes to CPG packaging, intention matters —and there are two kinds that have to survive the leap from concept to shelf. Structural intent is how we want a package to function during use. Graphic intent relates to what we want consumers to...
by Jack Reddington | Sep 14, 2026 | Culture, Jack Reddington, Thought Leadership
September 15, 2026 There is a direct line between how an agency treats its people and the quality of work it produces for clients. A people-first culture isn’t a benefit program or a values statement. It’s the foundation that determines whether the best thinking makes...
by Melissa Simmerman | Aug 21, 2026 | Brand Strategy, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Thought Leadership
August 25, 2026 Packaging redesign discourse has gotten a little ~heated~ lately. While there may be plenty to debate about certain redesigns, there’s a bigger conversation worth having: what actually makes a packaging redesign successful? The DIELINE recently...
by Melissa Simmerman | Aug 7, 2026 | Color, Innovation, Material and Finish, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
August 11, 2026 “The prototypes you created for us for our research in the spring were extremely well received and we’re moving forward quickly to actually develop several of the products that came out of the research. Prototyping for the win!” This is the...
by Melissa Simmerman | Jul 14, 2026 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Ecommerce, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Sales and Influencer Kits, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
July 14, 2026 86% of consumers make a purchase influenced by a creator at least once a year. That’s a massive number of shoppers buying products solely based on the opinions of people on the internet, according to Sprout Social. But that is the reality of the...
