by Melissa Simmerman | May 7, 2026 | Brand Strategy, Industrial Design, Innovation, Material and Finish, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Structural Design, Thought Leadership
May 12, 2026 It genuinely seems like every category is crowded these days. Even baking staples and household paper products are being reinvented and disrupted, but a few categories in particular have been exploding: condiments, water, supplements, better-for-you...
by Melissa Simmerman | Apr 17, 2026 | Color, Implementation, Material and Finish, Melissa Simmerman, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Realization
April 17, 2026 Packaging design on a screen can look beautiful. But too many times, it just doesn’t translate in real-world environments. The color that looked so rich in the digital environment becomes recessive next to the competition. The light, airy fonts turn...
by Melissa Simmerman | Mar 5, 2025 | CPG Trends, Packaging Design
Packaging Design It’s 2025.This CPG Packaging Deserves a Re-Design Melissa Simmerman Sr. Director, Growth & Strategy March 6, 2025 Inspired by the good folks at IDEO—and in the mood for some fresh, blue-sky thinking, being that it’s a whole new year—we asked...
by Gary Chiappetta | Sep 19, 2016 | general, Inspiration
September 19, 2016 Gary ChiappettaCEO, Kaleidoscope I am currently spending a few months in China as part of an exploratory market and cultural audit for our business. The shopping consumer experience in China is unlike anything in the West, and the best way to...
by Kaleidoscope Chicago | Jul 20, 2011 | Thought Leadership
The scenario is all-too familiar among marketers. After all the planning, competitive intelligence gathering, revenue projections, pricing, channel requirements, inventory management and consumer research are completed a Request for Proposal is issued. A packaging...
