Episodes

What happens when you get 4 packaging nerds on stage at the largest Waste industry event in Vegas? Find out what we covered, what we learned, and how your packaging decisions are just the tip of the iceberg when we discuss every business built around recycling. With Jonathan Quinn of Pregis, Cory Connors of Sustainable Packaging Podcast, Adam Peek of People of Packaging Podcast, Mikey Pasciuto founder of Scrapp, and myself Evelio Mattos. If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or ...

Whoo! We hit nearly 100 episodes on the podcast, thank you so much for listening. Today we are talking to Michael Napoli of Terracycle and wrapping up our 4 part series on designing sustainable packaging. ** Want to appear on the show and hit our 5k + audience? Just go to the website and let me know: packagedesignunboxd.com Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's cr...

Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind. Here's why you have to listen: 1) How does a brand or designer even begin to work with Terracycle? 2) How do you create truly reusable packaging? If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. --- Pick up a death metal PD...

Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind. Now if you don't know Terracycle, they recycle the unrecyclable and work with some of the world's largest brands to put in place recycling schemes that reduce global waste. Here's why you have to listen: 1) The differences between practically recyclable and technically recyclable,...

Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind. Now if you don't know Terracycle, they recycle the unrecyclable and work with some of the world's largest brands to put in place recycling schemes that reduce global waste. Here's why you have to listen: 1) The differences between practically recyclable and technically recyclable,...

En el episodio de hoy hablamos con Hernan Braberman Director de Diseño de Tridimage de Argentina. Trabajan con marcas de todo el mundo y tratan con productos de todos los sectores. En este episodio, aprenderá sobre empaques inteligentes, marca global y sostenibilidad. Pero, sobre todo, aprenderá qué se necesita para ganar en el concurso Pentawards. Diseño que sorprende y deleita y nos hace sentir un poco de envidia por no haberlo inventado nosotros. Antes de comenzar, hazme un favor y suscríb...

Jennie Potts Design Director of B&B Studio shares how their work infuses emotion into packaging and why your brand needs a personality. In today’s episode we discuss some of the work she’s done with B&B studio, one of my favorite chocolate packs for Raw Halo and the positive impact that design has had on the Raw Halo business. You’ll also why including more content into your Pentawards submission is key to putting you in the running for an award. If you want to support the podcast you can sub...

How do you build a career steeped in innovation and sustainability, where do you get the experience to begin, and what does it mean to manage that process? This episode we speak to Jenny (Cairns) Greenwood, Innovations and Sustainability Manager at ButterflyCannon in London about her 0 - 1 path to building a career. Listen and learn how to inject your design process with innovation and sustainability, what questions to ask, and where to start. If you want to support the podcast you can subscr...

Today’s episode is a 2 parter, we’re speaking with Jenny Cairns, ButterflyCannon’s Innovation & Sustainability Manager. We spoke for so long about a few different things that it actually made more sense to break it up then to release just one long podcast. In part 1, Jenny and I discuss ButterflyCannon’s Climatic Table document, which is a checklist for 28 sustainable design elements. Essentially a menu of sustainability priorities each brand should work through. Making sustainability a little...

Evelio (@eveliomattos) and Neha Tulsian (@NehaTulsian) discuss designing packaging for FMCG in India at NH1 Design, and how balancing culture and society can impact packaging design decisions. Here are three massive things you’ll take away from this episode: 1) Sometimes you gotta just chase your passion. Neha discusses how her agency was growing based on word of mouth from one industry, when she realized it wasn’t an industry she wanted to be known for. This led her to take a chance with a ne...

Evelio Mattos (@eveliomattos) sits down with Jamie Ellul (@jamie ellul) to discuss how Supple Studio created the iconic Frahm Jacket packaging that won several awards at Pentawards (@pentawards) last year. How he built his agency, how this project literally walked into his office, and the value of winning design awards for agencies. --- *Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on Linke...

How do you design packaging that is infused with sensuality, time, and a place, while delivering it in an aesthetically relevant pack? Asa Cook Creative Director of Intertype Studio explains how his 2 year old studio won the New-Comer award from Pentawards. He also shares his process for collecting and fermenting data as well as delivering deeply moving designs. By codifying data Intertype studio establishes a solid foundation destined to lead them to victory and their clients to financial succ...

Pentawards, the most prestigious global packaging design competition is back in 2022! Adam Ryan and I discuss the changing landscape of packaging competitions and why diversity matters in building a global design community. This year's jury is made up of designers, materials experts, and an NGO (WWF) spanning Russia, the Americas, Asia, and pretty much every continent on the map. If you want to win a prize, there are lots of packaging competitions out there, but if you want to build community P...

Have you ever tried to write a Package Design Proposal and didn't know where to start? We discuss the discovery phase of your packaging proposal in this episode, everything that is required and everything you need to consider before sharing with a potential packaging design client. Evelio shares how to consider timelines, budgets, quantities, and create a visual language for your client to communicate with you regarding their design desires. Packaging design requires many considerations and th...

I just bought an NFT solely for the packaging design. Insane? Probably. I bought the Chinese New Year release of Gelnfiddich's 21 year old single malt scotch that comes in a beautifully illustrated box by Chineses Artist Rlon Wang. The idea of limited edition packaging isn't new and neither are presages, but this is entirely different, yet so much the same. I own 1 of the presale 200 limited edition bottles and boxes. The difference is that I don't get the bottle unless I burn the NFT, and eac...

Learn how to avoid the packaging design mistakes every brand makes. What are the biggest mistakes every start-up, unicorn, heritage brand makes? This quick chat breaks down 3 of the most impactful mistakes you can make to devalue your consumer experience and your brand's equity. We'll tackle everything from Timing, size, and unboxing what the issues are, how they happen and how to avoid making the same mistakes every brand is bound to make. This is part one in a series of packaging mistakes an...

Learn how finding your flow in the package design process allows you to deliver the value to your client. Gene Portnoy is a prolific packaging designer with years of experience, much of which never requiring a portfolio. In this episode we discuss how he built an award winning portfolio in less than 2 years by pushing himself beyond his comfort zone. 3 things you’ll get from this episode: 1) How sharing the work you design for fun can create unexpected new opportunities. Pick up new clients, ...

Ever wonder what it takes to design packaging for Monopoly, Barbie, GI Joe, and the world of games and toys? Matt Nuccio shares his experiences in the toy industry and his approach to packaging. Games and toys die on the shelf every year due to bad packaging, learn how this team have stood the test of time to be industry leaders in packaging and game development. Here's three nuggets you're going to walk away with: 1) The importance of design for manufacture 2) Size and the sustainable packag...

Whether you're just starting out using Adobe Dimensions or a seasoned packaging designer with Quark Express in your rearview, this episode dives into the future of packaging design education with Aaron Brashear. You're walking away with a ton of stuff including: How to further your career before it even starts. How packaging design programs at FIT NY & Parsons differ New curriculum to prepare students for the future of packaging Innovations, ideation process in education, and embracing failu...

There are so many myths out there in terms of what is recyclable, what's not recyclable, what kind of material you should use, what material you shouldn’t use, where you should use them, and how to use them. Today, we’re sharing with you a presentation that Evelio gave at the Lithuanian Baltic NAPA Design Conference that focuses on the myths around the sustainability and recycling of packaging. Tuning in you’ll discover a list of things that you can do when you're designing sustainable packaging...

We are taking this opportunity to do something a little different today! This episode's focus is on sustainable packaging and we recap some of the amazing ideas and advice we have received since starting this podcast. We feature snippets and segments from our conversations with Katie Kubrak, Tom Szaky, and Beau Peck, all episodes that are worth going back to listen to in their entirety if you have not already! Our three featured guests are all experts in the world of sustainable practices and pa...

Long-form and ‘doom and gloom’ content on sustainability arguably lack efficacy because readers either lose focus or end up feeling completely disempowered. Today’s guest is Ariel Maldonado and she is switching things up by using the format of memes on her Instagram page, @gogreensavegreen. You might be wondering why we are talking about memes today but, to practice sustainable packaging, you need to be well-informed. This is where Ariel fits in, so make sure to follow her! We chat with our gues...

We have all experienced molded fiber, usually as a replacement for foam or plastic inserts (think egg boxes). However, this largely underrated material offers countless possibilities to those bold enough to use it, and it is environmentally friendly to top it all off! Colourform is at the forefront of design and innovation with molded fiber and today we get to speak to two key members of its team, Richard Dancy and Chris Schofield! Richard and Chris take us through the process behind the complex...

When you focus on manufacturing, you learn about the materials and processes behind a product, and this knowledge only makes you a better designer at the end of the day. Brandi Parker, Head of Sustainability at Pearlfisher, joins us to talk about how her experience on the manufacturing side has influenced the way she thinks about sustainable design. Brandi’s role at Pearlfisher has taught her about the deep connection between sustainability and design and we start our chat by hearing more about ...