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The Hidden Cost of Skipping Prototypes

The Hidden Cost of Skipping Prototypes

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...
Is Your Packaging Design Agency Holding You Back?

Is Your Packaging Design Agency Holding You Back?

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...

The Medium Is The Message

by Nick Carsello | Mar 5, 2019 | Digital Imaging, Prototyping, Realization, Retail, Thought Leadership

Prototyping & Mock-Up THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE Nicholas Carsello Business Development, Consumer Packaging & Innovation March 5, 2019 We process information differently based on the medium through which we consume content. The exact same information seen on a...

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