
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

Dec 9, 2020 • 33min
Making Good Packaging Design Decisions w/ Adam Peek | Ep 35
We've all heard E. Adam Peek host his packaging podcast The People of Packaging, so intros episode we turn the tables and ask him a few questions.
Gain a new perspective on the future of packaging, insight into labels and the world of Fortis Solutions, and how Adam is writing the first children's book about packaging. Adam has based his career and life on making one good decision at a time.
Thanks to Diecut Templates for sponsoring today's episode: DiecutTemplates.com/UNBOXD
Listen to The People of Packaging Podcast
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Thanks to Intl. Direct Packaging for sponsoring today's episode: IDPdirect.com
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Nov 30, 2020 • 35min
Guide to Sustainable Packaging Suppliers | Ep 34
Not sure where to look for a third party reviewed sustainable packaging supplier? Package Design Unboxd speaks to Guacamole Airplane to find out more about their recently launched Sustainable Packaging Suppliers Guide and what they look for when introducing new suppliers.
Guacamole Airplane is a sustainable packaging and structural design agency based in the Bay Area. Ian Montgomery is GA's Creative Director who shares his approach to sustainability, design, and collaboration. Marisa Sanchez-Dunning is GA's Strategic Planner and the face of the Sustainable Packaging Suppliers Guide.
Thanks to Diecut Templates for sponsoring today's episode: DiecutTemplates.com/UNBOXD
Please connect with Ian Montgomery on LinkedIn
Learn more about Guacamole Airplane
Check out the Sustainable Packaging Suppliers Guide
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Nov 23, 2020 • 45min
How 2 Recycle Labeling & Packaging Design | Ep 33
Kelly Cramer is the Lead @ How2Recycle.com, a team that helps packaging designers, brands, and consumers learn how to recycle packaging and share the responsibility of recycling packaging today. This goes counter to what we as consumers have experienced historically, where consumers have had 100% of the responsibility to understand how to separate and recycle packaging.
Today, How2Recycle.com communicates how to separate packaging components for increased recyclability and guides brands and packaging designers towards best practices and sustainability certification.
Thanks to Intl. Direct Packaging for sponsoring today's episode: IDPdirect.com
In this episode we dive into the costs of becoming a member, what types of brands should join, and how much recycling rates have increased since the inception of How2Recycle. We discuss a variety of materials, the benefits of each, and how packaging design and sustainability have to work together to insure our future.
Thanks to Intl. Direct Packaging for sponsoring today's episode: IDPdirect.com
Please connect with Kelly Cramer on LinkedIn
Learn more about How2Recycle
Learn more about the Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Learn more about Green Blue
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Nov 16, 2020 • 30min
Consumer Tracking & Packaging Design | Ep 32
Dr. Andrew Hurley offers the answer to "Will your packaging design changes deliver a measurable ROI?" His platform Package Insight offers an eye into consumer thoughts, emotions, and how they actually interact with your packaging in a real world environment before you go to market.
Do design trends really drive consumer purchasing patterns or are packaging designers allowing their own preferences and biases dictate the results?
Thanks to International Direct Packaging for their sponsorship: IDPdirect.com
Dr. Andrew Hurley is the founder of Package Insight, a research team that can convert their lab into any environment needed to test packaging design to gather real-time consumer data. Their lab can be a Home Depot one day and a Whole Foods Market the next complete with a refrigerated aisle and everything. By recreating the shopper's environment Package Insight is able to capture over 50 bits of data per second using their eye tracking glasses each consumer is outfitted with in their lab.
A/B test your packaging in real-time against your competition on shelf and learn what consumers are actually looking at when they browse the aisle.
Learn more about Package Insight. https://packageinsight.com
Connect with Dr. Andrew Hurley
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Thanks to International Direct Packaging for their sponsorship: IDPdirect.com
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Nov 9, 2020 • 29min
Packaging Design for Purpose, Emotion, and Function with CBX | Ep 31
Today’s Guests are Chris Cook & Audra Nebolini, ACDs at CBX. Here's what we discuss and what you can learn more about:
Packaging design strategy, what it's like in a major brand strategy session
Setting benchmarks for success
How brands can communicate purpose using design cues on shelf
We discuss how you can take a brand like Clorox who previously was seen as an under the sink product with skull and crossbones for its ability to kill everything and creating a 180 degree turn in the consumer’s perception of purpose.
Listen to how packaging and design influences consumers to embrace Clorox today for the safety it delivers.
If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a review whereever you listen to podcasts, it would mean a great deal to me and help others interested in packaging discover the show.
Connect with Guests:
Audra Nebolini on LinkedIn
Chris Cook on LinkedIn
Learn more about CBX online
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Our Sponsors:
Intl. Direct Packaging
Because IDP doesn’t source factories, they are the factory.
IDPdirect.com
Evelio's number one hidden packaging design productivity hack (shhh nobody looks here so you're the only one I'm telling)

Nov 5, 2020 • 22min
The Future of Online Packaging Design Education | Ep 30
What do professional designers do when they want to learn something new? They can’t always run off to the fanciest packaging design schools. They look for what fits into their busy lives. Online design education, from YouTube to skill share we search for anything to fill those gaps.
But what do you do when it’s something as technical as packaging science?
You seek out PackagingSchool.com, an online packaging science educational platform that is licensed through Clemson University.
Today’s guest is Dr Andrew Hurley - Associate Professor at Clemson University
Founder of The Packaging School.com
Today Dr Andrew shares how he started The Packaging School, some of the curriculum, and we discuss how this program is the future of packaging education for working professionals worldwide.
We also get into packaging sustainability and how to educate yourself when it comes to sustainable materials, certifications, and the questions you should be asking.
If you’re enjoying the show, please do leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, it would mean a great deal to me and help others interested in packaging discover the show.
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Get more information about PackagingSchool.com here
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Evelio's number one hidden packaging design productivity hack (shhh nobody looks here so you're the only one I'm telling)

Nov 2, 2020 • 43min
How to Design Packaging for a Smashbrand | Ep 29
Michael Keplinger joins us to discuss the packaging design and brand building strategies it takes to launch a Smashbrand.
We'll talk about testing, substrates, print processes, and how to view packaging as a start-up or an established brand.
Michael has also launched several of his pwn products bringing that experience to the table when we talk about start-up packaging design and the research you should do before anyone launches a product.
Connect with:
Michael Keplinger on LinkedIn
Smashbrand online
Evelio Mattos on LinkedIn
Evelio's number one hidden packaging design productivity hack (shhh nobody looks here so you're the only one I'm telling)
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Oct 26, 2020 • 31min
Packaging Design Education in Finland's Aalto University | Ep 28
Markus Joutsela is a Visual Communications lecturer at Finland's famous Aalto University. Markus also founded the Pack-Age program which takes students from every discipline and combines them to create packaging innovation machines that work with some of the world's biggest brands.
Markus and Evelio discuss the types of projects the students collaborate on and how they interact with the brands they work with. We also discuss why there is so much innovation coming from the Nordic region of the world, and the differences in their approach to education.
Connect with Markus Joutsela - LinkedIn
Learn more about the Pack-Age program - http://pack-age.aalto.fi/
Aalto University's School of Design & Architecture - https://www.aalto.fi/en/school-of-arts-design-and-architecture
Helsinki's Design Week - https://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/series/purposeful-packaging/
Connect with Evelio Mattos - LinkedIn
Evelio's number one hidden packaging design productivity hack (shhh nobody looks here so you're the only one I'm telling)
Thanks to Intl. Direct Packaging for Sponsoring this episode - IDPdirect.com

Oct 12, 2020 • 37min
Print Production for Packaging Design with COTY's Lisa Russac McDonough | Ep 27
With over 35 years of experience in design and print, we only scratch the surface of Lisa’s experience. But lucky for all of us, Lisa has also launched a print production class online to teach you how to design to print and how to successfully translate package design for printing.
We discuss the production process, questions every designer should ask, and how to short cut experience by learning production as part of your design education.
Lisa's Print Production class at https://mastermind.com available soon!
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Sep 2, 2020 • 28min
Rebranding Cannabis Packaging with Wick & Mortar's Jared Mirsky | Ep 26
In episode 26, we discuss everything you need to know in order to begin designing cannabis packaging.
Our guest Jared Mirsky is one of the most well-known cannabis brand agents in the game today. He's shared his story about growing cannabis brands with his team all over the world and has worked with some of the most notable names in the game.
Whether you're a seasoned packaging designer or just cutting your first box, cannabis if a whole new ballgame. You need to understand the industry and strategies to grow, get noticed, and connect with consumers with experience-driven packaging design.
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