
Packaging Unboxd with Evelio Mattos
Packaging Unboxd is a podcast for packaging design enthusiasts who want to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices. Hosted by Evelio Mattos, the Creative Director of Packaging Design, this podcast features insights from global experts on topics such as sustainable packaging, materials, manufacturing, and recycling. Listeners can learn how to create designs that are not only visually appealing but also environmentally responsible. Whether you're a packaging designer, engineer, or interested in making sustainable packaging choices.
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Latest episodes

Jun 22, 2022 • 29min
How Packaging Sounds Is As Important As It Looks | Ep 96
When you design packaging you think about looks, feel, product protection, and maybe you think about competing on shelf. But have you ever thought about how your packaging sounds?
The way your packaging sounds can turn off consumers, make your product feel cheap, or it can increase the perceived value of your product.
In partnership with Pentawards we listen to the different types of materials in packaging and the sounds they make, how they are us feel, and how to choose the right materials for your brand.
Please join me in listening to this packaging design.
Connect with Pentawards here
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday and reposted to YouTube here.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 30min
Packaging Design, Engineering, and Freelance with Matt Hanzly | Ep 95
Matt Hanzly 3D artist, packaging designer, and engineer shares what he's learned working with consumer electronics packaging in visual, structural, and CAD development. He shares his process of sketching, the tools he uses to render, and a few ways to structure your freelance packaging design fees.
Connect with Matt here
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday and reposted to YouTube here.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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May 26, 2022 • 36min
Designing Type for Packaging with Scott Biersack | Ep 94
Have you ever hired a type designer to design type for your packaging? Sometimes it feels like that's something saved for the big brands or major agencies, but it's not. Type Designer Scott Biersack and Evelio discuss the finer points of type and Scott shares how even the big agencies buy font sets to use for packaging without hiring someone for custom typography.
Learn how to pair type, talk about type, and even ways to challenge on shelf competitors with type.
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn
See Scott Biersack's work here
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday and reposted to YouTube here.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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May 13, 2022 • 19min
Waste 360 Waste Expo Sustainable Packaging from Vegas | Ep 93
What happens when you get 4 packaging nerds on stage at the largest Waste industry event in Vegas? Find out what we covered, what we learned, and how your packaging decisions are just the tip of the iceberg when we discuss every business built around recycling.
With Jonathan Quinn of Pregis, Cory Connors of Sustainable Packaging Podcast, Adam Peek of People of Packaging Podcast, Mikey Pasciuto founder of Scrapp, and myself Evelio Mattos.
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pick up a death metal PDU hoodie 🤘🏽here
Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday and reposted to YouTube here.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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May 5, 2022 • 18min
Designing Sustainable Packaging Part 4 of 4 | Ep 92
Whoo! We hit nearly 100 episodes on the podcast, thank you so much for listening.
Today we are talking to Michael Napoli of Terracycle and wrapping up our 4 part series on designing sustainable packaging.
** Want to appear on the show and hit our 5k + audience? Just go to the website and let me know: packagedesignunboxd.com
Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind.
Here's why you have to listen:
1) Because it's awesome!
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Connect with Michael on LinkedIn
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Learn more about Terracycle here
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Apr 28, 2022 • 12min
Designing Sustainable Packaging Part 3 of 4: Reusable Packaging | Ep 91
Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind.
Here's why you have to listen:
1) How does a brand or designer even begin to work with Terracycle?
2) How do you create truly reusable packaging?
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pick up a death metal PDU hoodie 🤘🏽here
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn
Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn
Learn more about Terracycle here
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Support the best damn packaging podcast and our partners:
Order your packaging factory direct with IDPDirect.com
Or learn how Specright can manage your packaging

Apr 21, 2022 • 19min
Designing Sustainable Packaging Pt 2 of 4: Carbon Neutrality | Ep 90
Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind.
Now if you don't know Terracycle, they recycle the unrecyclable and work with some of the world's largest brands to put in place recycling schemes that reduce global waste. Here's why you have to listen:
1) The differences between practically recyclable and technically recyclable, and why this matters.
2) Learn how brands view Sustainability today
3) Different types of recycling processes
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pick up a death metal PDU hoodie 🤘🏽here
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn
Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn
Learn more about Terracycle here
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Support the best damn packaging podcast and our partners:
Order your packaging factory direct with IDPDirect.com
Or learn how Specright can manage your packaging

Apr 12, 2022 • 15min
How to Design Sustainable Packaging with Terracycle Pt 1 of 4 | Ep 89
Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind.
Now if you don't know Terracycle, they recycle the unrecyclable and work with some of the world's largest brands to put in place recycling schemes that reduce global waste. Here's why you have to listen:
1) The differences between practically recyclable and technically recyclable, and why this matters.
2) Learn how brands view Sustainability today
3) Different types of recycling processes
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
---
Pick up a death metal PDU hoodie 🤘🏽here
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn
Connect with Evelio on LinkedIn
Learn more about Terracycle here
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design and Front and Center Podcast Host Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Support the best damn packaging podcast and our partners:
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Or learn how Specright can manage your packaging

Apr 4, 2022 • 41min
Packaging Design En Español con Hernan Braberman el Branderman | Ep 88
En el episodio de hoy hablamos con Hernan Braberman Director de Diseño de Tridimage de Argentina. Trabajan con marcas de todo el mundo y tratan con productos de todos los sectores.
En este episodio, aprenderá sobre empaques inteligentes, marca global y sostenibilidad.
Pero, sobre todo, aprenderá qué se necesita para ganar en el concurso Pentawards. Diseño que sorprende y deleita y nos hace sentir un poco de envidia por no haberlo inventado nosotros.
Antes de comenzar, hazme un favor y suscríbete al podcast ahora mismo y asegúrate de dejar una reseña en español para saber que estás escuchando.
Comuníquese con nosotros si desea escuchar a más diseñadores en español en el podcast.
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
*Wanna enter Pentawards and join me as Pentawards Winner? Sign up here @ Pentawards
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Support the best damn packaging podcast and our partners:
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Or learn how Specright can manage your packaging

Mar 23, 2022 • 39min
Designing Emotion Into Your Packaging - Jennie Potts B&B Studio | Ep 87
Jennie Potts Design Director of B&B Studio shares how their work infuses emotion into packaging and why your brand needs a personality.
In today’s episode we discuss some of the work she’s done with B&B studio, one of my favorite chocolate packs for Raw Halo and the positive impact that design has had on the Raw Halo business.
You’ll also why including more content into your Pentawards submission is key to putting you in the running for an award.
If you want to support the podcast you can subscribe or leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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*Are you a fan of PDU and want to connect and learn from Evelio’s smiling face? Connect with him on LinkedIn to attend his weekly Packaging Class Live on LinkedIn every Friday.
*Wanna enter Pentawards and join Jennie and I as Pentawards Winner? Sign up here @ Pentawards
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Past guests on Package Design Unboxd include: Former Creative Director of Packaging at Burberry Vincent Villeger, Founder of Terracycle and LOOP Tom Szaky, Head of Realization at Pearlfisher Brandi Parker, Head of Pentawards Adam Ryan, Cardboard Ninja at Think Packaging New Zealand Mat Bogust, Packaging Instructor at Art Center School of Design Gerardo Herrera, Founder of Center Design Alex Center, Head of sustainability at Interact Brands Valerie Hawks, Materials and sustainability at Nirvana CPH Katie Kubrak, Founder of Liquid Death Mountain Water Mike Cessario, and more.
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Support the best damn packaging podcast and our partners:
Order your packaging factory direct with IDPDirect.com
Or learn how Specright can manage your packaging