Dutch Packaging Design

Earlier this year Aldi Netherlands asked Stepfive Communicatie & Design BNO to restyle their famous Prestige product line. This rebranding included a new logo, positioning and a complete new look for all the existing Prestige packaging design such as foils, carton boxes, tins, sleeves, pet bottles, labels etcetera. Next to it Stepfive also created a fitting shelf ready packaging (SRP) for all these Prestige products.
The result of (a very small part of) all this work is visable right here above, but within the next few weeks we’ll take a closer look at the new Prestige packaging design. So stay tuned!

Another example of the Bonroyaal chocolate products line that recently has been restyled by Stepfive for Aldi Netherlands are the most delicious Chocolate Sticks. These sticks come in three different flavours (pure and milk with coffee, pure with mint and plain milk). This packaging design follows the style that was already created for Bonroyaal by Stepfive. All three flavours have its own colour signing.

The look of several different products from Potato King, an already existing Aldi brand, is completely renewed by Stepfive for Aldi Netherlands. Above you can see some of the potato breeds that are now packed in a foil with jute suggestion on it and a tasteful product visual. Every single breed has its own colour signing to finish this authentic packaging design with a natural feel.

Yet another new brand for Aldi Netherlands, designed and conceptualized by Stepfive. Meet ‘Delicious Home’, a mark that stands for a tasty range of (sometimes raw) dough products, such as croissants, pancakes and a typical Dutch specialty: poffertjes.

The packaging design for these pancakes and poffertjes are dressed up with bright, traditional table-cloth patterns and tasteful product visuals.

Again new branding and packaging designs for Aldi Netherlands. This time it’s CHOCO TIME!, a new brand created by Stepfive for an extensive range of chocolate related products. The first one created in this range are the ‘Zoenen': tasteful, creamy puffs surrounded by delicious chocolate.

A brand new packaging design for Aldi’s Belgian pralines, designed and branded by Stepfive. Bonroyaal is Aldi’s new chocolate line for The Netherlands. Stepfive conceptualized this new brand and already created the packaging design for several other chocolate products.

Ready-to-eat meals with a new branding and new packaging design, all created by Stepfive for Aldi Netherlands. The carton sleeves have a recognizable image of traditional Dutch plates served with the food that’s inside on it. The brand ‘Smakelijk Gemak’ (tasty convenience in English) will be used for a very extensive range of products of which the first series meanwhile are finished.
These ready-to-eat meals are packed in matching shelf ready packaging (SRP) boxes.

An inspiring and interesting brand new book by Dutch publisher BIS Publishers out this month about ‘the essence of retail branding and design’.

”Retail mirrors society and as society is constantly changing, retail has to be able to anticipate these changes in order to maintain its right of existence. In short; act, react or suffer! This book covers all the facets of retail branding, holistic formula development and the essential one-to-one relationship with your customers.” -> Buy at BIS Publishers or view large and read at ISSUU

Throwing a party? Make it extra festive with Aldi’s ‘PartyGebak’ (Party Pastries). Stepfive created the new packaging design for the complete range of PartyGebak products in The Netherlands and also created the new branding.
A visually appealing, festive and joyous packaging design that lightens up every party and any other moment of fun.

An international roundup of contemporary packaging design by Taschen: On sale soon!
Packaging is a highly underrated art form. As the first thing a consumer sees when looking at a product, the packaging can make or break a sale. Every year, the Pentawards celebrate the art of the package by presenting awards to designs from around the world. Featuring a selection of over 400 works from 30 countries, this book brings together all the Pentawards winners from 2011 and 2012. This well of inspiration is not just aimed at design and marketing professionals but anyone with an interest in the creative process of packaging.
The editor: Pentawards is the first and only worldwide competition dedicated to packaging design in all its forms, open to anyone associated with its creation and/or marketing. Aside from prize-giving, Pentawards’ mission is the worldwide promotion of packaging design among companies, media, economic and political authorities, and the general public. Further information: www.pentawards.org