Cartons and boxes

Commemorating a classic with vintage design

A limited-edition version of the iconic Model 55 Unidyne microphone is packaged with striking graphics that draw on archival packaging and ad graphics for inspiration.

March 30, 2015

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Cartons and boxes

Protein powder packaging taps into New Zealand origins

Packaging for new Smoothie Powder product containing New Zealand dairy protein uses clean, modern, and premium graphics, while telling the story of its origins, without feeling rustic.

March 30, 2015

Contract packaging

Back to the Roots ‘undoes’ it again with new cereal, outside help

Back to the Roots is at it again — growing nationally and “undoing” processed foods with more outsourcing help, new packaging and some wild new products bound for national retailers.

March 25, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Tissue box designs encourage self-expression

To excite consumers’ creative side, fashion designer Betsey Johnson creates bright and bold graphics in four themes for Kleenex brand facial tissue.

March 1, 2015

Sustainability

Global Green tests recyclable produce shippers

The nation’s largest grocer works with Global Green to test the integrity of recyclable shippers for heavy produce items traveling 750 miles.

February 18, 2015

Sustainability

Recycling reduces bacterial loading for corrugated shippers

In new study of corrugated shippers from six U.S. manufacturers, 100% of packages meet acceptable sanitation levels. Single-use purpose is said to contribute to cleanliness.

February 16, 2015

Cartons and boxes

The magic flute

Corrugated board resembles a sandwich, and likewise, is defined by what’s in the middle.

January 28, 2015

Cartons and boxes

VIP gift box for VIP Porsche owner

Porsche China creates a specialty gift box for owners of its new, limited-edition Porsche 918 Spyder to convey luxury and customer care.

January 26, 2015

Cartons and boxes

'Empty' box design delivers brand message

A seemingly empty box for 3M’s Scotch Magic Tape holds five rolls of replacement tape, emphasizing the ‘invisible’ nature of the adhesive product through packaging.

January 22, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Audio brand enters retail with bolder, brighter design

Bright colors differentiate packaging for a line of high-quality, budget-priced headphones from Shure. Up-close product photography emphasizes sound quality.

January 20, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Retailers are ready for RRP

Bernhard Vaihinger is Head of Product Management, Innovation and Technology at Bosch Packaging Systems GmbH. Here he talks about recent trends in secondary packaging.

January 8, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Pomegranate juice pack returns to its roots

After a slide in sales, U.K. juice brand Pomegreat returns to the design firm that designed its original packaging, to revive its formal visual equities.

December 31, 2014

Flexible packaging

Watch PMMI’s 2014 Packaging Line of the Year in action

Learn how Big Heart Pet Brands implemented new packaging technologies and fetched PMMI’s prestigious award.

December 18, 2014