Congratulations to the 2021 Designalytics Effectiveness Award Winners!

The annual Designalytics Effectiveness Awards, launched in partnership with Dieline, recognize recent package redesigns that have been instrumental in driving brand growth. Unlike traditional design...

Designalytics' founder, Steve Lamoureux, breaks down design measurement on the NutraCast podcast.

Marketers far and wide are meticulously monitoring the performance of their brands across different mediums—social media, television advertising, digital advertising, in-store promotions, and more....

Why is every facet of the marketing mix measured except package design? Because there wasn’t an effective way to do it… until now.

In consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies all over the country, marketing activities are, right now, being assiduously managed and obsessively tracked. People are spending time poring over reports...

Hershey's sweet new packaging—the first major update in seven decades—flaunts the chocolate-y goodness within.

Brand: Hershey’s Category: chocolate (single-serve) Parent brand: The Hershey Company Agency: Unknown Welcome to our Redesign of the Month series—where we spotlight one deserving brand harnessing the...

These 10 brands top our database for their highly recognizable visual assets.

 

Design will always invite opinions. Design-driven brand growth, however, requires a more objective approach.

“The greatest delusion men suffer from is their own opinions.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“Parity or better” is essentially a very expensive and time-consuming shrug. How did it become a measurement of success in design testing?

For decades, the accepted measure of success for traditional design validation testing has been “parity or better.” Many in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry assume this means a given design...

Festive illustrations rendered this premium chocolatier's holiday collection eminently giftable—with sweet results.

It's that time of year: The air turns crisp, holiday hits dominate the airwaves, ugly sweaters are fleetingly in fashion, and retailers deck the aisles with limited-edition, holiday packaging. Even...

Cheeky, unapologetic branding and strong taste appeal make this one smart cookie.

By the early 2000s, the health industry’s long-standing war on fat had begun to wane, replaced by a growing scrutiny of sugar and other refined carbohydrates. More than a decade later, fat is...

This classic plant-based player is still cream of the crop, despite fierce competition.

Plant-based meat made its debut in supermarkets as early as the 1970s, but was widely regarded as an uninspired substitute for real meat for years to come—consumed by those who eschewed animal...