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Kaleidoscope is a CPG packaging design and prototyping agency headquartered in Chicago. We’re makers, thinkers, and opinionated observers of everything packaging. Here’s what’s on our minds — from design trends and sustainability to the forces reshaping consumer goods. For a deeper look at our capabilities, visit: strategy, packaging design, and prototyping.
Latest Perspectives
April 17, 2026
Packaging that looks stunning on screen can fall completely flat at shelf. Explore why high-fidelity prototypes are the difference between packaging that earns placement and packaging that loses it.
Amcor PushPop Packaging Wins Flexible Packaging Association GOLD Award
When Amcor, the global leader in responsible packaging solutions, needed package mock-ups, photography, and a product video for their new PushPop Snack packaging, they called on Kaleidoscope. Amcor PushPop combines fun and function in a single serve portion control...
Kaleidoscope Picks up the Renowned Silver A' Design Award for Jaali Branding
Kaleidoscope is proud to receive the renowned Silver A’ Design Award on behalf of client Jaali Bean at Graphics and Advertising Design Competition We’re happy to announce that the design we did for Jaali Bean has been honored with the renowned Silver A' Design Award...
Kaleidoscope Announces Plans for L.A. Office with Hire of Demetrius Romanos
Committed to its vision and long-term growth strategy, Kaleidoscope enters a new market Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 - Kaleidoscope, an integrated design and realization agency headquartered in Chicago, has announced the start of a new location in Los Angeles....
Jim Warner Speaking at Structural Packaging Summit
Today marks the second day of the 2013 Structural Packaging Summit. As one of the few global conferences to focus exclusively on the creation of profitable and game-changing packaging and the dedicated work behind that development, this is a can't-miss event for any...
What Starbucks Can Teach Us about Marketing to Gen Y
Brand Strategy WHAT STARBUCKS CAN TEACH US ABOUT MARKETING TO GEN Y Colin Shanks, Marketing Communications Manager February 25, 2013 Marketing to Gen Y Can Be Challenging. Learn How Top Brands Are Winning Over the Hearts and Wallets of Millennial Consumers. The...
Kaleidoscope Digital Printing Capabilities Featured in Package Design!
Our Chicago Digital Printing Solutions Solve Challenges For Major CPG Brands Kaleidoscope is unusual among creative consultants in having extensive production assets of our own, housed in a 30,000-sq.-ft. innovation center offering digital printing, roll-fed...
Calphalon UNISON Structural Packaging Design Featured on The Dieline
We've recently been featured on the Dieline for naming and identity and structural packaging design work we did for Calphalon UNISON! We created a name and positioning that combines culinary achievement with dual technology, as well as sleek structural packaging...
3D Printing Technology: Prototyping in the Design Process at WestPack 2013
We’re excited to head West to Anaheim, CA to the WestPack seminars today! Global Managing Design Director, Jim Warner is speaking about 3D Printing Technology and how to integrate prototyping into the design process early on. The seminar, the fourth out of six being...
A Case Against QR Codes in Package Design
If you’re not familiar with QR codes – those black and white squares you find on advertisements, business cards, and packaging - they’re two-dimensional (2D) bar-codes that when scanned, connect consumers with digital content online. When you scan a QR code using an...
The Cause and Effect of Truth in Design Agencies
What shapes your ethical work standards? To understand this, you need to look deeply inward at how your code-of-conduct was formulated at a very young age and how it was enabled or deterred as it evolved over time to form your current ethical work standards that you...
Kaleidoscope Client Work Featured in Brand Packaging 2012 Design Gallery
Brand Packaging's Design Gallery Volume 10 is more than just a study in good design. It provides leading examples of packaging that successfully demonstrates structural and graphic innovation, makes a strong impact at shelf, conveys a brands story, and meets consumer,...
Observational Thinking: Global Visual Vandalism
There is an inane, primal need for people to be seen and heard. It is amazing to see how many people seek to make a more permanent, indelible mark within their environment. Many satisfy that desire in a socio-economic fashion by striving to garner a higher social...
