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The Biggest Design + Packaging Trends We Saw at the 2025 IFP Show

This year we had the pleasure of attending the IFP Show in Anaheim, and the show floor was full of energy. The convention center was packed with everyone from major industry leaders to the brands you unknowingly buy every week. And if one thing was clear, it’s that the produce world is evolving.  Across hundreds […]

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Meet The Team: Heather

Meet Heather — the OG TCP member. She’s been here since day one, dreaming up the kind of mind-blowing concepts that somehow go from “wait, what if…?” to sitting proudly on grocery shelves. Creative powerhouse? Yup. Strategic brain and copywriter extraordinaire? Also yes. When she’s not building mood boards that spark a thousand ideas, she’s […]

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Get to Know The Team – Danielle

Since The Creative Pack is now 11 (Wow, time flies!), we thought it would be a great time to reintroduce ourselves and help you get to know the team better. Over the next months, we’ll be sharing a bit about each team member—from how long they’ve been with TCP and what their favorite part of […]

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A Tribute to Minik Market: A Community Gem Lost in the Eaton Fires

As a Los Angeles-based design agency, we’ve witnessed the devastation the recent fires have caused throughout the city. The whole city has been impacted by the fires whether large or small. Now, more than ever, we feel a deep responsibility to give back to our community. One small way we’ve chosen to do that is […]

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2024 Holiday Private Label Gift Guide

Who else loves private label design as much as we do? Every year we gather up the most festive products from the retail (or etail) holiday scene and share our favorites. This year, it’s the Private Label Edition. From classically indulgent to surprisingly clever to all out fun – our private label product list is […]

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Helms Bakery

Since the Helms Bakery District in Culver City underwent its revitalization in the early 2000s, something essential has been missing. Over the years, the area has blossomed into a vibrant commercial hub, attracting hip, upwardly-mobile Angelenos with its array of shops and restaurants. But one key piece of the neighborhood’s history was absent: the bakery […]

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TREND REPORT – PUMPKIN

One of the only things that keeps us going as summer comes to an end is that Pumpkin Spice season is upon us. The Pumpkin Spice Latte took over the whole season now expanding beyond going to your local Starbucks. Each season is exciting to see what companies partake in the trend, a now seasonal […]

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Austin 10 Year Retreat

2024 marked The Creative Pack’s 10-Year anniversary. To celebrate, we all gathered our cowboy hats and boots (not actually, though we were tempted to grab a pair when we were there) and headed to Austin. We were greeted with a warm Austin welcome at Paperboy. The waiter (we wish we got his name!) brought us […]

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LA Grocery + Cafe

If you didn’t believe Melrose Hill is the next “it” spot, enter LA Grocery + Café, the newest addition to the area. LA Grocery + Café goes beyond just a new trendy market, its goal is to become a neighborhood destination for anyone of any economic status to find exactly what they wanted – making […]

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Earth Fare Crackers

The Earth Fare Crackers design takes a rather basic staple and turns it into a shelf standout, that feels exciting and fun. The bold color palette and graphic pattering, all inspired by the crackers themselves, are the defining features. While from far away the pattern can look like simple color blocking, when up close there […]

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