Apparently, I have no actual flare, lol. Here i am anyway, now a cottage better-for-you farmer's market food vendor, trying to move into the commercial space, and working on a chia spread freezer jam. I operate in the Grand Strand area of South Carolina. I'd appreciate, she requests humbly, feedback on the design of these 7x2 wraparound labels . There are 6 flavors. Ok, lemme dive in. TIA 😊 🙏
Anything need changing?
Client sent this picture over to use as a reference for a carton. I've seen a couple images of something like this, but can't wrap my head around making this design.
Just wrapped up this label design for a drink concept called “SIP State” 🥤
The idea was to create something that feels bold and modern, but still clean enough to stand out on a shelf. I played around with gradients, contrast, and typography to give it that slightly futuristic vibe without overcomplicating it.
One thing I focused on was making the design work both up close and from a distance — so it catches attention fast, but still has details when you look longer.
Curious what you think:
• Does it feel like an actual product you’d pick up?
• Is the balance between aesthetic and readability working?
Any feedback is appreciated 🙌
Hello! I'm a marketer by profession, so please excuse my lack of packaging knowledge.
I'm curious to hear from people who actually work in the packaging industry, or studying to enter it, including structural designers, packaging engineers, material scientists, converters, manufacturers, etc.
Do you feel that packaging innovation is slowing down, or are we still in the early stages of major innovation?
From the outside, it sometimes feels like most packaging formats have already been invented, so I'm wondering:
-Are there still "unsolved problems" that the industry is actively trying to solve? -Are there areas where you think we'll see significant breakthroughs over the next 10–20 years? -Are there ideas or technologies that people outside the industry don't realize are already being developed? -If you were entering the packaging industry today, which area would you bet on as having the biggest future?
I'd love to hear from people with firsthand experience rather than articles or marketing pieces. Thanks!
I designed comfy women's office pants with real pockets. Need help deciding the packaging slogan. At the moment I have 2 versions. Please let me know you preference - number 1 or number 2 ...also opened to new suggestions.
Just finished this lip balm label design and wanted to share it here 👀
The goal was to create something minimal but still eye-catching on a small format. I focused on clean typography, balanced composition, and a color palette that feels fresh but not too loud.
One of the main challenges was working with limited space — making sure everything stays readable while still looking aesthetic on an actual product.
Would love to hear your thoughts:
• Does it feel premium or more casual?
• Anything you’d tweak or improve?
Appreciate any feedback 🙌
I started a small business selling press-on nails recently and am currently utilizing plain black zipper plastic bags for the purpose of packaging. As part of an overhaul process, I'm thinking of switching to a softer palette of colors featuring soft pink and rose themes that would look cute and chic, following my latest summer collection nail designs.
As someone who is new to packaging design and is interested in learning more about it, I am intrigued by the way others design their products' packaging. Do you always design something from scratch or modify existing templates? Also, what design processes and tools do you utilize? I'm not tech savvy AT ALL, so photoshop is not an option for me. I was thinking of using ChatGPT to come up with basic ideas and then working on them from there, but I would like to hear about different approaches too.
Finally, I am interested in print quality issues and any possible pitfalls of design. Are there any specific colors or designs that are known not to print well on laminated plastic bags? Are there any mistakes you made yourself that you wish you had avoided?
Hello!
I’m a small bootstrapped business owner that sells plastic-free ultrasonics and dental health supplies. I’m not much of a marketing person - I spend most my time coming up with improvements and new ideas - so forgive my crude use of ai to help me design updated product packaging on a meager budget.
My use of higher cost materials requires me to price higher than the plastic stuff on the market, so I need to properly reflect those themes:
-Premium materials / high quality
-Design-forward
-Minimalist
-Dental/professional
I need to focus mostly on ecommerce/web sales for now, while not alienating retail/dental channels, so any advice is much appreciated 🙂
Hello! I have a design for a box using the printer's template. When I submit the final files to them as AI or PDF, is it okay for my artwork to spill over like this? or should it not be spilling over the red cut line?
You can make these designs in MockoFun using the AI Image generator. These use AI prompt tags so it's really easy to use. You can actually upload your own photo and transform yourself into a soccer action figure like this.
What do you think of the packaging design, is this something that could be easily made in real life?
Check out this video for a full step-by-step tutorial on how to create images like this:
first is the most up to date version after all feedbck (last pic is what i came with)
also shall i get rid of the leaf or does the placement work? thank you all
By 2032, CA will no longer accept non-recyclable materials (by their definition), which currently includes ALL Flexible Plastics - ie, polybags.
I’ve been struggling to find alternatives that won’t scuff and scratch up products with nice surface finishes…. And can be purchased affordability.
Fiber based bags seem to scuff our product finishes and cotton bags are an astronomical cost up when multiplied across the company. Plus, I’m not even sure cotton bags are an ‘acceptable’ alternative for CA as they don’t seem to consider them ‘recyclable’.
What alt material are you planning to switch
I'm trying to better understand what influences buying decisions when it comes to soil packaging bags.
Hey all, after a gut reaction here.
I'm launching a nuts, dried fruit, and superfoods line and I'm down to two brand directions. Mockup is here: https://postimg.cc/LhpXqbn6
Trademark is already filed on both names, so this isn't a "does it exist" question. I want to know which one pulls you in more and which one you'd actually pick up.
Quick context so the names land:
Freshrr (two r's, on purpose). It's built on one promise: small batches, made fresh, no sitting in a warehouse for a year. The name carries the whole idea.
Hero Superfoods. Same freshness focus, but it reaches wider. Superfoods up front, plus a give-back angle where every bag helps feed shelter animals. The "hero" idea is simple: you do something good for yourself, for the planet, and for an animal with every purchase.
So Freshrr is tight and says one thing well. Hero means more but asks the brand to carry more.
Which one hits harder, and why? First instinct is what I'm after.
Not a designer, got a few feedback from a couple of people and made some changes, what do you guys think and how can i improve? I have added the original design on the last page as a reference to the changes, please any input it helpful. thank you so much.
I have been reviewing a lot of packaging projects lately and noticed that some dielines seem effortless to work with while others create problems throughout the project.
The interesting part is that the difference often is not visible to the end customer.
What characteristics make you look at a dieline and immediately think this was done by someone experienced?
