Ideas worth putting on a shelf.
A good package
starts with a better question.
What should it feel like? What should it say? And will it still work when it folds? A journal about turning packaging ideas into something you can actually make.
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Read the guidePackaging that reads before someone picks it up
A practical way to build hierarchy on a small packaging panel, from product name to variant colour.
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Pouch or carton? Decide before the artwork gets attached
Compare flexible pouches and folding cartons by protection, shelf presence, opening and artwork placement.
Read the guideA NOTE FROM THE EDIT
The surface is small.
The choices are not.
A good package makes hundreds of little decisions feel like one clear idea. Start with the format. Give the front a job. Use the sides well. Then turn the whole thing around.
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