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Published May 2, 2022
In the post-pandemic age of online grocery services like InstaCart, the shopper selecting consumer product goods off store shelves is not the final consumer. Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett explains what this means for brandowners and how approaches to packaging need to change.
Published March 7, 2022
Creating an immersive experience is about maintaining brand integrity at all stages and within a physical space. Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett uses a recent VW EV test drive experience as an example of how brands can create memorable and effective immersive experiences.
Published February 7, 2022
Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett takes an in-depth look at how “grab-and-go” shopping in the age of InstaCart is forcing brands to rethink their approaches to packaging design.
Published November 3, 2020
Colorkarma and Gerber Technology have teamed up to help local manufacturers quickly adjust and ramp up production lines to meet need for personal protective equipment (PPE). Together, they have launched a new PPE Task Force Directory.
Published September 15, 2020
QR codes can be used in many different ways by restaurants and other small businesses to interact with patrons in an engaging way, as well as comply with COVID regulations and promote public health and safety. ColorKarma’s Shoshana Burgett escaped quarantine and looks at several examples of how restaurants and pubs are using QR codes.
Published August 18, 2020
“Bespoke” means custom-made and designed to a particular requirement. Local-to-local, bespoke, organized, and automated manufacturing is not without its challenges, but post-pandemic, it may be a better option than relying on a single global provider. ColorKarma’s Shoshana Burgett explains all about bespoke manufacturing and the role of design.
Published July 7, 2020
Back before Pantone, and even before Munsell, there was the Traité Des Couleurs Servant à la Peinture à L’ea. Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett traces the colorful history of the color reference guide.
Published June 2, 2020
Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett asks a male Sephora employee to give her a guided tour of perfume displays whose packaging he especially likes. His choices were eye-opening, and gave Burgett a new perspective on how men may perceive their choices as they pick out gifts for their wives, girlfriends, or partners.
Published April 7, 2020
Anyone in a creative role knows the importance of choosing the right color. From packaging to apparel to consumer products to marketing materials, color can make or break a design. If color is so important, why is it so hard to get right in production? Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgettexplains what creatives and their suppliers need to know about color.
Published March 3, 2020
A designer can create a fantastic-looking printed piece, but great design doesn’t mean much if it can’t physically be printed. ColorKarma’s Shoshana Burgett discusses how the technological limitations imposed on designers—whether it be web or print—can actually be empowering.
Published February 4, 2020
Omni-channel campaigns have become old hat; marketers today are looking beyond omni-channel to fully immersive customer experiences, often using augmented reality. Colorkarma’s Shoshana Burgett looks at some cutting-edge examples.
Published January 7, 2020
The packaging world is evolving across shape, form, and function. Agencies and designers have novel canvases to work with. Here are a few packaging trends being seen in various markets, and why each is unique.
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