Hi everyone! I'm working on a packaging project for my logistics engineering course, and I'm looking for some advice. I need to make packaging that can protect an egg from drops of different heights, while keeping it lightweight and cheap. Cardboard is one of the materials I'm considering, but I'm still figuring out how to approach the design.

I'd like to learn more about what makes packaging effective at absorbing impacts, what materials or structures are worth looking into, and what mistakes to avoid.

I'm not looking for a ready-made design, just some ideas and general advice to help me figure things out myself. Thanks!

I’m trying to redo our packaging and i didn’t realize how annoying it is once you have more than one thing to design. box, mailer, sticker, tissue paper, insert card... suddenly the logo is in a different spot on everything and the colors don’t even look the same

I’ve been looking at dappas, packlane and noissue because i want to keep one design direction across everything instead of basically starting over every time i add a new packaging item.

Has anyone found a good way to keep the whole set consistent without hiring a designer for every single piece?

I’ve been working on a playing-card project inspired by Mesoamerican mythology and cosmology, and one of the things I kept coming back to was this question:

How do you take something ancient, symbolic and deeply tied to your own cultural background — and translate it into a contemporary object without making it feel like a museum souvenir?

I didn’t want the packaging to simply “look pre-Hispanic.” I wanted it to feel like a real object people would want to own, use and collect, while still carrying the visual logic, symbolism and atmosphere of the mythology behind it.

That led to three different packaging directions:

• Core Edition: the brightest and most direct expression, with strong color and metallic green foil on the tuck.
• Alebrije Edition: more playful and iridescent, with metallic blue foil and a more contemporary, almost psychedelic energy.
• Mictlantecuhtli Edition: darker and more ceremonial, using black, gold foil and orange gilded edges.

Across all three, I tried to keep the typography, illustration language and symbolic structure consistent, while letting the materials and finishes shift the emotional tone.

I’d be really interested to hear how other packaging designers approach this kind of problem: How do you reference heritage without turning it into pastiche?

And visually, do these feel like contemporary objects first, or do they still lean too heavily into historical reference?

I'd love to share this molded pulp box & liner collection we developed.

Made from bagasse & recycled pulp, these paper pulp liners are fully customizable for cosmetics, wine, electronics and gift packaging.

What’s your take on molded pulp for premium brand packaging?

I’m curious about your thoughts on surface finishes and structural design for eco-friendly packaging.

Full video linked below showcasing all the styles in our lineup.

Hey everyone!

I'm working on launching a new beverage in Australia and would love some honest feedback on our packaging design.

The drink is called Neera — it's naturally sweet nectar collected from coconut flowers. Not coconut water, and not coconut milk.

We're designing a 200 ml carton and trying to make something that feels fresh, modern, minimal and a little playful.

A few questions:

1. Looking at the packaging, can you immediately tell what the product is?
2. Does the coconut character feel cool and contemporary, or too childish?
3. Does the orange colour catch your attention?
4. Would you be curious enough to pick it up and read more?
5. What's the ONE thing you'd change?

Please don't hold back. We're still refining the design, and critical feedback is exactly what we need.

Thanks heaps!

Disclosure: I'm one of the people developing this product. This isn't a sales post — just looking for genuine feedback.

Hi everyone! 👋

I’d like to share PACKORA, a self-initiated brand identity concept for a modern packaging company.

The goal was to create a professional, memorable visual identity that combines simplicity, functionality, and a natural aesthetic.

The concept includes:

- Logo design and variations

- A forest green, kraft brown, and ivory color palette

- Typography and visual identity guidelines

- Cardboard box and shipping packaging mockups

- Business stationery and branded labels

- A consistent visual system for digital and print applications

The design direction focuses on the idea of “Packaging for a Better Tomorrow.”

This is a conceptual branding project, not a commissioned client project.

I’d love to hear your honest feedback:

1. Does the visual identity feel professional and memorable?

2. Is the logo suitable for a packaging company?

3. What would you improve to make this identity stronger and more distinctive?

Thanks for taking a look! Constructive criticism is very welcome.

Please reply with role, scope/deliverables, budget/rate, timeline, region/remote, how to apply.

I've never found a good home for packaging files since I'm mostly into design systems. This one caught my eye as I was poking around TruBar's public brand hub.

The packaging flats have their own section on the front page right along brand guidelines and all the product images. The way I've usually seen it go, the finals sit in the designer's archive and the client gets a zip. Then months later someone at the printer emails asking which dieline is current because a panel changed. I thought this was a pretty neat idea to have everything on one page.

If you are doing packaging for a brand with a lot of SKUs in multiple markets how are you setting things up?

(Screenshots are from their hub if you want to poke around: trubar.lingoapp.com)

I’m working on a small product line focused on handmade organic teas, herbs, spices, and wild botanicals. So its a very small startup I am building since few years but still need advice and guidance from professionals. So
The direction I have in mind is something minimal, earthy, natural and premium but this is where I’m completely confused.
I can’t decide whether I should take the brand towards:
Modern minimalist
Classic / heritage
Rustic / artisanal
Botanical / naturalist
Something slightly mythical or rooted in ancient traditions
I’ve been collecting references from Pinterest, premium coffee packaging, tea brands, old botanical illustrations, handmade products, etc. At this point I probably have too many ideas rather than too few. 😂
The problem is that I don’t want the packaging to look like another generic “organic tea” brand with leaves, beige paper and a random botanical illustration.
I want it to feel Real, Authentic, traceable, premium, authentic and memorable, while still communicating that the products are handmade and connected to nature.
So I’m hoping someone here can understand this particular design struggle:
How do you choose a visual direction when you have too many references and too many ideas in your head?
If you work in packaging/branding, or you’ve gone through a similar process, I’d genuinely appreciate your thoughts.
Even criticism is welcome.
And yo! I’m currently at the “staring at 30 Pinterest boards and still having no idea what to do” stage. 😅
Would love to hear what visual direction you think would work for a product like this — modern, heritage, botanical, mythical, or something completely different.
Any ideas, references, or advice are very welcome.

I am starting a small packaged food brand in India and working on the label for my first product.

I am confused between two options:

1. Use Adobe Firefly Pro to create the design and edit it myself.
2. Hire a graphic or packaging designer to create the final editable file.

I do not need only a nice-looking mockup. I need one proper editable label that can be sent to the printer. It should have the correct size, bleed, safe area, CMYK setup, editable text, and space for details such as the FSSAI number, address, MRP, manufacturing date, expiry date, batch number, barcode, and printer requirements.

I would appreciate advice from people who have worked on food labels or packaging.

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Hey everyone!

I’m designing a physical product packaging box and planning to sell the product commercially. The design is super minimalist. I’m literally only using two graphic elements from the Canva library (plus some custom text for my brand/product info).

I know Canva allows commercial use for product packaging, but I’m worried about the copyright and "standalone" rules. Since it's only two elements, does this count as a "unique design," or am I risking a licensing violation by not layering enough stuff over it?

They are basic graphics (not stock photos).
I am not trying to trademark the box or the elements.

This is a finished physical box, not a digital template for resale. Has anyone else done a very minimalist design with just a couple of elements and had any issues?

Thanks!

I’ve been working on a Fallout-inspired Unreal Engine project set in pre-war America, with a focus on making the world feel like a lived-in place rather than simply recreating the game assets.

This time, I’ve moved on to Buffout. There wasn’t a lot to work with on the original Fallout 4 in-game label, so I had more freedom to develop the packaging. My goal was to create something that feels like it could have genuinely existed within the Fallout universe, while still fitting the visual language of a pre-war pharmaceutical product.

Along with the bottle label, I also designed a retail display box for it.

This is where I’m a little out of my depth. I’m a 3D artist, not a packaging designer, and I’m not sure what kinds of information, markings, legal details, or other elements would typically appear on a pharmaceutical display box.

So I’d really appreciate any feedback from anyone with experience in this realm. What am I missing? Are there details that would make this feel more like a genuine retail package?

Any feedback or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, I’m a design student in Australia and am redesigning flour packaging. I’m looking for users of flour to complete a small survey focusing on their opinions on current flour packaging and what they know about how flour is stored. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

I keep seeing people buy Niimbots or the cheaper knockoffs just to label their vials. I have a Brother QL-820NWB from my business stuff and it works fine for this, so figured I'd share how I do it in case anyone else has one sitting around.

I use 1.1 x 3.5 labels (DK-1201, generic rolls work too) for both my 3ml and 5ml vials. The label size stays the same, I just change the image size depending on the vial.

For 3ml I set the image to .89 wide x 1.96 tall. For 5ml it's 1.11 wide x 2.6 tall.

I make the label image first, then drop it into P-touch Editor, open image properties, and type those numbers in on the Position tab. Don't just drag the corners to resize it or the sizing gets off.

The thing that made the biggest difference for me: in image properties, go to the Image tab and change it to Photo Enhanced. The default makes everything look grainy. Photo Enhanced makes the text way sharper.

You can get colored label rolls too if you like color coding. No gold or silver though, so if you want the metallic look you'd still need something else.

If you have a QL-800 or QL-810W I'd guess it's the same process. Other label printers should work too if you match the label size and look for a similar photo setting.

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I contracted this designer for a package design, it was supposed to take 2 months, 3 revisions maximum. The designer's been a week late now with the 2nd presentation. And this was a date she gave, not me. I obviously need to design so I cant just cancel the contract and even then there would be some discussion. But anyway Im trying not to think about that right now, but I've rarely worked with ppl who cant stay on deadlines. At first she said she just needed 1-2 more days, so I gave her some time but then checked in, and she needed more time. So she never spoke of maybe a life issue thats affecting her work. Today was the day and I didnt receive anything. Im trying to get a gauge here for how to approach the conversation, Im obviously going to address how this put me in a tight spot timing wise, but wanted to get another design perspective on it. This is not a junior designer btw, but it is freelance work.

Small update to my previous post.

I want to once again thank everyone who took the time to offer ideas, suggestions, and advice. I incorporated quite a few of the recommendations, and I think these are pretty much in their final form.

Unless anyone spots any glaring mistakes or omissions, I’m calling these finished. Thanks again for all the help!

I started HYSKIN around a simple problem: most of life happens between showers.

You run, train, commute, grab coffee, go back to work, and sometimes you’re sitting in sweat for hours before you actually get home.

We started with an effective concentration of Hypochlorous acid+ Aloe Vera+ Centella mist as a simple way to clean your skin during that gap. We have invested in the best quality ingredients, third party lab testing. But as we've been building the brand, I realized the identity never really captured who I wanted HYSKIN to be for.

We define Athletes as our target in the professional sense. Runners, cyclists, gym people, skaters, hikers, padel players, basically people who have some kind of discipline that keeps them moving.

So we're rebuilding the visual identity around that idea.

I’m curious what you see before I tell you what we were trying to achieve.

Not exactly which one is "prettier.”

Which one makes you more curious about the product?

What kind of person do you think each one is made for?

And if you saw the new one without any context, what would you assume HYSKIN is?

********Update*******

First off, thank you for the suggestions on my first post. The insights were genuinely useful and gave me quite a few things to consider.

To reiterate a bit, I’m a 3D modeler with a background in video game production. I’ve been out of the industry for many years, but I still enjoy modeling and creating scenes in Unreal Engine.

I’m currently working on a personal project based on the Fallout franchise, and I’ve been redesigning some of the in-universe products to make them feel a little more grounded and believable.

I’d like to get some feedback on this fictitious over-the-counter medical product. I’m working within an established Fallout design, so I wasn’t looking to completely reinvent the packaging. Instead, I’ve tried to add some of the details that would help ground it in the real world and give it a little more credibility as an actual commercial product.

I’d be interested in hearing what I may have overlooked, or any details that stand out as unrealistic or could be improved from a packaging-design perspective.