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Evelio talks to Dirty Dough founder Bennett Maxwell about how their cookie box got them sued by Crumbl cookies and they turned it into content that more than doubled their franchises from 90 to over 200 in 2 months. Plus learn how finding the right coating allowed them to reduce their packaging spend and increase user experience for non-customers! Did you know that Uber Eats make up 25% of most take-out orders and are considered non-customers? Links: * Dirty Dough Cookies * Bennett Maxwell * ...

Olive Natural Skincare launched a complete packaging redesign, but why? What's the reason for redesigning packaging that's worked for over 10 years? Hear how Mike Green and his team made the decision to redesign their brand's packaging, who this New Zealand based skincare company chose for the redesign, and what happens after you get your new packaging. From this episode you'll get: Questions to ask yourself before a packaging redesign Strategy to communicate your upcoming packaging redesign...

We produce trillions of packaging units every year Every brand is talking about sustainability And we Spend months designing this packaging But are we being scammed by sustainability? Carbon Offsetting, Hemp Paper, Aluminum, Recycling, Stand-up Pouches, are these sustainable packaging scams? Should you be designing differently? Listen to this honest conversation about each of these topics with sustainability expert Paul Foulkes Arellanos and learn what is and isn't a scam, and what you can...

Introducing mew products to the market today require attractive packaging that is sustainable. EAT ROTTEN, the new healthy alternative to those sugar-filled gummy worms from the 90's is doing just that. Launching with compostable sachets and a healthier sugar alternative this grotesquely beautiful pack flies in the face of the current minimalist design trend in candy. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Hard lessons learned: How packaging can delay your product launch. We didn't consider ...

Jonathan Assaraf, Packaging Designer and Co-founder of DIPalready.com shares how his brand is redefining what sustainable packaging means. Jonathan explains what materials they chose, what packaging they buy stock and what packaging they buy custom. We also talk about the timeline to get packaging and production issues to look out for. John shows that you don't have to customize every piece of packaging when your consumer's focus is sustainability and high design. Rate Review the Podcast Li...

Black Ink Projects Co-founders Matt and Hayden answer how they are consistently innovative and pushing the bounds of packaging design. After designing the latest shoebox for the Adidas x Mr. Bailey release. Their Mycelium box and amniotic sac-like shoe bag has been featured everywhere from Hypebeast to Trendhunter as a groundbreaking shoe box. So how do they manage to stay so far ahead of trends and pushing manufacturing beyond the norms? Haden and Matt give a masterclass in never settling for...

Learn what an Executive Creative Director does at a design agency, what they're responsible for, and how lifelong learning is critical to the position. We talk with Chloe Templeman of BigFish London and previously DesignBridge about what it's like to be a female executive. From being a mentor to a mentee and helping to make female execs visible Chloe shares her experiences as a female creative executive. Connect with Chloe Templeman Learn more about Big Fish Learn about Pentawards --- *Are y...

Chloe Templeman, Executive Creative Director at BigFish London explains what strategy is, how it shapes the brief, and how it defines success in packaging design. In this episode you are going to get 3 big things: 1) What happens during a strategy workshop that shapes the brief 2) What information you need to gather before it hits design 3) How to get your logic straight before you bring the magic Plus, get the 5 questions you need to ask in every strategic workshop, the why's, the how's, a...

Watching people interact with your packaging on shelf or secret shopping is the fastest way to prioritize design. Experiencing the Consumer Journey Before Designing Anything is critical to your packaging design process. Yes it's fun to design and solve problems, but going through the journey yourself then watching others go through it will unlock the hurdles keeping your design from being effective. What's effective? Well, selling your product and being sustainable. In this episode I give an e...

What are the packaging design trends for 2023? Beyond sustainability we're looking at what is trending from across the planet. You'll be sure to spot these trends coming before the end of the year. So if you're a graphic designer, start-up, or packaging designer looking for inspiration listen up, you're getting insider trends! --- Pick up a death metal PDU hoodie 🤘🏽here Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn --- *Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect...