Today we offer segment 5 in our interviews on packaging in today’s retail market. The point of view comes from Steve Liska, owner at Liska + Associates in Chicago, Illinois. Steve Liska founded Liska+Associates in 1980. He is actively involved in each project, supervising all steps to ensure that the firm continues to provide creative […]

Here is the third installment of our Interview Series and this time we turn to a multi-disciplined group from Greece called Designers United. Designers United is an award winning, multidisciplinary design firm focused in brand identity development, creative direction, and interaction based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The company has been creating integrated design solutions for a […]

Last week I posted the first in a series of interviews discussing the state of packaging in Today’s Market with Matt Barnes, Senior Designer at RR Donnelley in Atlanta, Georgia. This week we get a different perspective as we hear from Anton Steeman, a packaging technology writer from Brazil. After some 45 years of experience in […]

While working on a proposal for a package design recently, I stopped and noticed a certain routine to my work prompting me to wonder about the state of packaging in today’s market. It was seeming that prospects and clients alike were asking for guidance and recommendations on projects that disappeared as quickly as they arrived. […]

  Have you ever taken a meeting with a client to discuss strategy for designing their new packaging only to run into a wall of indecision? Did you walk away wondering what just happened? Did you notice that your notepad was filled with doodles and scribbles that made no sense? Last week I was in […]

At left is a picture of Russian nesting dolls. They come in many forms and colors and vary in pricing depending on the quality and detail of work. What is so unique about them is that they stack into each other. In other words, the smaller one fits into the doll that is just a […]

  Last week my boss attended the spring meeting for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition in Toronto, Ontario. When he returned, I listened to his take on the speakers, subject matter and overall impressions of the event. He picked out a few nuggets and referred me to download the presentations, view them and then write about […]

In the recent issue of Paperboard Packaging magazine (Spring 2012), there’s a nice little read about our approach to seeking out prospects. When we were planning to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it came to mind that we needed something special to get us front and center with prospects to talk packaging […]

The packaging industry is always changing, and it can be hard to understand and keep up with this rapidly changing industry. So what is the state of packaging for 2015? Anton Steeman, writer of the blog “Best in Packaging” has the answer. In an interview on CTI’s “Package Talk” blog, he shares his thoughts on […]