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Rook/NYC’s New Packaging Design for 88 Acres is Packed with Taste Appeal

Rook/NYC’s New Packaging Design for 88 Acres is Packed with Taste Appeal

Six years after launching their seed-based, allergy-friendly snack company in 2015, Co-Founders and wife/husband duo, Nicole Ledoux and Rob Dalton, saw the opportunity to evolve and elevate their brand’s identity and packaging design to adapt to rapidly changing culture and consumer behavior. The team at 88 Acres tapped brand partner of 3.5 years, ROOK/NYC, to collaborate with them on the redesign.

The goal of the project was fourfold: drive taste appeal, set product expectations, educate and drive trial. To drive taste appeal and set product expectations, ROOK/NYC incorporated new, mouth-watering ingredient and product photography which helps the consumer to quickly understand what the product is and what it’s made of. The color palette was evolved to speak directly to category flavor cues, while the logo was placed in a seed-shaped holding icon – reinforcing that seeds are the foundational ingredients with which all of 88 Acres’ products are made. The language and product descriptors on the packaging were also simplified with a stronger, more playful brand voice that reflects familiar, tasty, home-cooked terminology.

Alongside changes made to the new packaging, there are key elements that remain from the brand’s previous design. 88 Acres chose to maintain both their existing logo and the leading color of each SKU in order to maintain brand and flavor recognition for their current, loyal consumer set.

“Through our long-term relationship, the brand has seen enormous growth, despite the economic challenges of 2020, and this redesign will be a big step in helping 88 Acres to grow beyond the natural channel into more of an iconic mainstay in the conventional snacking category.” – Mark Christou, Founder & Creative Partner, ROOK/NYC

The new packaging design hit shelves and 88acres.com this summer, with a rolling release based on current packaging inventory to minimize packaging waste. The brand expects to have the full portfolio updated in store by January 2022.

CREDIT

  • Agency/Creative: ROOK/NYC
  • Article Title: Rook/NYC’s New Packaging Design for 88 Acres is Packed with Taste Appeal
  • Organisation/Entity: Agency
  • Project Type: Packaging
  • Project Status: Published
  • Agency/Creative Country: United States
  • Agency/Creative City: New York City
  • Market Region: Global
  • Project Deliverables: Art Direction, Brand Redesign, Photography Styling, Tone of Voice
  • Format: Wrap
  • Substrate: Plastic
  • Industry: Food/Beverage
  • Keywords: Healthy Snacks, Seed + Oat Bars, Seed Butter, Seed’nola, Edge’nola, Protein Bars, Allergen-Friendly Snacks, Snacks, Design, Branding, Brand Identity, Packaging, Packaging Design, Tone of Voice, Copywriting, Typography, Logo, Illustration, Graphic Design, 88 Acres, Powered By Seeds

  • Credits:
    Creative Partner: Mark Christou
    Managing Partner: Rebecca Thomas Christou
    Lead Designer: Mark Christou
    Photography: Tony Pierre
    Food Photography: Nina Gallant

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