{"id":614,"date":"2026-07-28T23:25:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/?p=614"},"modified":"2026-07-29T03:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:54:06","slug":"studio-101-west-design-wins-gdusa-2026-packaging-design-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/studio-101-west-design-wins-gdusa-2026-packaging-design-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"Studio 101 West Design Wins GDUSA 2026 Packaging Design Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Studio 101 West Design &amp; Marketing Makes the Top 10% in the Country!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-award-ribbon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-award-ribbon-1.jpg 220w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-award-ribbon-1-136x300.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am excited to announce that two of the packages that we designed for EverRest have won the 2026 Graphic Design USA Packaging Design Awards. The <strong>TPEzone Core Relief Topper<\/strong> box and the <strong>Travel-On Roll Up Travel Pillow<\/strong> box take the prize this year! Out of more than 2,500 entries this year, the competition honors roughly 10 percent as winners. Wow! Hard work pays off.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Packaging Design for a Global Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designing for 3-dimensional packaging is one of my favorite things to do. Surprisingly, I do a lot of private-label branding for clients I have never met. My client, Danican, ties together the entire manufacturing process from product concept to global logistics and handles all face-to-face interactions with their clients (like EverRest) who are distributors and retail buyers. Our studio is their design and marketing partner, delivering product branding, illustration, packaging, point-of-purchase displays, support materials, and sometimes even textile design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in fashion design, bedding products are reimagined with the seasons and the advent of new technology. This demands that packaging design for an array of products be new and fresh annually, or even biannually for some. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sales-brochure-digital-01-US-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-630\" title=\"Danican Sales Brochure - Private Label Bedding Programs Built for Retail Growth - Studio 101 West Design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sales-brochure-digital-01-US-01-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sales-brochure-digital-01-US-01-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cover of recently completed sales brochure for Danican USA and Danican Europe. Designed by Studio 101 West Design &amp; Marketing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danican is a Danish company that creates products with Scandinavian sensibilities for Asian, European, and American markets. Consequently, our job is to understand vastly different cultures and produce work that appeals to diverse consumers&#8217; wallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Complete Package<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/packaging_3D_front-and-back_small.jpg\" alt=\"Mattress Topper Box Art - Packaging Design - GDUSA Packaging Design Award Winner 2026 - Studio 101 West Design &amp; Marketing - Atascadero, CA - Design Firm\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/packaging_3D_front-and-back_small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/packaging_3D_front-and-back_small-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/packaging_3D_front-and-back_small-768x684.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first award-winning packaging design is for the <strong>TPzone Core Relief Topper<\/strong>, which stands just under 30 inches tall. This mattress topper is packed with new features, which required illustrating new icons to sell those great features. I also created the TPzone product logo, which highlights the honeycomb material that offers extra support and cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo Manipulation to Build a Cool Concept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TR-122-front-and-back-3D_low-1024x397.jpg\" alt=\"Packaging Design - EverRest - Travel-On Pillow Box - \" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TR-122-front-and-back-3D_low-1024x397.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TR-122-front-and-back-3D_low-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TR-122-front-and-back-3D_low-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TR-122-front-and-back-3D_low.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Award number two goes to this cooling technology pillow packaging. I especially enjoyed working on this design for the <strong>Travel-On Roll Up Travel Pillow<\/strong> package. The front of the box used two of Studio 101 West&#8217;s own stock photographs, plus an AI-generated image. The tent was one image, the river bank with rocks and trees another. Then, with a lot of descriptive instructions, AI created a mountain Alps scene for the distance background. I took all three of those images and blended them into one dramatic camping-in-the-cold-outdoors image. My illustration background allows me to blend images so seamlessly that most people never notice the edits. Knowing how to build light and shadow in the correct perspective is the difference between good &#8220;faking it&#8221; and bad &#8220;faking it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This product sells in South Korea at Emart, a big-box store like our Costco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/travel-on-emart.jpg\" alt=\"Packaging Design - EverRest - Danican - Award Winning Packaging Design - Pillow Box Art - Studio 101 West Design &amp; Marketing - Atascadero, CA\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/travel-on-emart.jpg 860w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/travel-on-emart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/travel-on-emart-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see more of our award-winning work, check out our portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studio101westdesign.com\/print.html\" style=\"background-color:#128698\">DESIGN PORTFOLIO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studio 101 West Design &amp; Marketing Makes the Top 10% in the Country! 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