A Packaging Design Agency Taking an Integrated Approach.

Effective packaging design works hard for your brand, creating a human connection, conveying your brand's promise, and—most importantly—building trust. In short, packaging design for consumer product goods play a crucial role in not only functionality but also in marketing.

At Motiv, our packaging design agency prides itself as responsive partners who collaborate with companies to design product packaging that embodies the ideals of beauty, practicality, honesty, and sustainability.

Brands We've Worked With

We Create Packaging
Experiences.

Packaging Design Services

Packaging design blends aesthetics, functionality, and regulatory compliance to create unique solutions. Our agency specializes in designing packaging that becomes a true part of the brand experience.

Research
Structure
Production
Brand Identity
Collateral

Research Capabilities

We leverage insights, strategic positioning, consumer feedback, and creative prototyping to craft packaging that resonates with audiences and strengthens brand messaging.

Market research
Brand positioning
Prototyping and mockups
Consumer feedback
Messaging development

Structure Capabilities

We focus on creating innovative, functional packaging that enhances usability, ensures optimal material performance, and delivers a memorable unboxing experience.

Structural & Functional Design
Packaging Engineering
Material testing
Usability Testing
Unboxing and out-of-box experience

Production Capabilities

We ensure that packaging meets regulatory standards, adheres to labeling requirements, and manages print production for seamless, high-quality results.

Regulatory Compliance & Claim
Labeling Compliance
Print Production Management

Brand Identity Capabilities

We create compelling packaging design that reflects and strengthens brand identity, captures consumer attention, and communicates a clear, distinctive message.

Concept Development
Brand Identity
Rebranding
Packaging Redesign
Graphic Design & Branding
Illustration

Supporting Collateral

To support your packaging efforts, we design engaging visuals, content, and digital assets that strengthen your brand presence across multiple platforms.

Video production for how product works
Photography & Visualization
Supporting materials and merchandising
Information Architecture & Collateral (Guides)
Digital Media
Advertising Design
Visual Brand Guidelines

“Help us establish premium brand positioning in the cough drop category through disruptive package design.”

– Bret Furio, CEO, Zarbee’s Naturals

Featured project

Motiv Transforms Zarbee’s into a Trusted Holistic Health Brand

Through disruptive packaging design, Motiv helped Zarbee’s make the leap from children’s brand to an everyday, trusted holistic brand offering health and wellness for everyone.

Our Work

With over twenty years of experience, our firm works closely with our clients, collaborating with them to help deliver beautiful and functional product packaging design.

Revolution

Our agency ignited a revolution by redesigning the packaging for the ubiquitous toaster.

Drinkworks

Motiv collaborated with Drinkworks to design packaging that reflects the machine’s spirit and each drink profile.

iRobot

Motiv developed bold packaging for the Roomba 980, emphasizing its powerful features and aligning with iRobot’s brand principles.

Our Agency

"At Motiv, we apply design disciplines and management, with particular emphasis on building brands from creating the initial brand strategy to tactical implementation. I feel that's what sets us apart from other packaging design agencies".

Bill Sterling

Principal of Motiv

Packaging Design
for Major Categories

We collaborate with companies across major categories to create functional and durable packaging that enhances the brand experience.

Home Appliance Packaging

Food
Packaging

Electronics Packaging

Health & Wellness Packaging

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Let's Start Your Packaging Design Project

Imagine what we can do together. Connect with us for your next packaging design project.

Packaging Evaluation Workshop

Receive a custom evaluation of your product packaging design and achieve higher brand visibility, increased sales and more satisfied customers.

Packaging Design FAQS

What is packaging design?

Packaging design ties together form, structure, materials, color, imagery, typography, and regulatory information with additional design elements to make a product suitable for sale. To put that into a simpler form: Your packaging is an element of your marketing strategy.

Why is great packaging design important?

Well-designed packaging can make consumers purchase a product regardless of other less-expensive substitutes. Typically, product packaging is linked with the product’s quality and legitimacy. Based on our experience, consumers tend to be convinced of the product’s quality based on the attractiveness of the packaging design.

What does "out-of-box" experience mean?

The “out-of-box” experience is a brand’s first impression a customer gets of something they bought when they take it out of packaging and start to use it. This experience covers the unboxing, product setup, and initial use of a product.

How do you work with clients?

At the highest level, our process is highly collaborative. Our packaging design agency will begin by reviewing a brief document from the client. We then discuss it with them to better understand the consumer/user needs, packaging requirements, marketing plan, brand guidelines, schedule, budget, and other relevant factors. After that, we develop a detailed, phase-by-phase proposal to meet the specific needs and objectives of the client.

How can I get started working with your packaging design firm?

When we engage with a customer, the following items are helpful for our agency when getting started with a packaging design project:

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Product brief and specifications
Consumer Feedback
Any market research
Go-to-market strategy
Any existing messaging and branding

Once we have this information, you can reach out to our packaging design firm to get started with your project.

Beyond Packaging Design

We offer a number of product and packaging design services.

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