Studio MPLS

A couple months back, we teamed up with Studio MPLS to design a collection of tin cans, dripping with retro style (you won’t regret checking out their other amazing packaging). We can’t get enough of the love and little jokes that they worked into every detail – and we’re happy to say more collaborations are in the works! Click here to read the full story on our collab: https://bit.ly/45pyjXF Better yet, check out the cans available for purchase here: https://bit.ly/3VEyUBN #roastar #thewholepackage #design #retro #StudioMPLS

Roastar?is a Wisconsin-based supplier of custom-printed packaging supplies. They service a wide variety of clients, whether it's cannabis and pet food or chocolate and candy brands. But what they're probably known best for is coffee packaging. You've likely already seen some of their handiwork in the form of Death Wish and?Dark Matter. But they also produce coffee tins, and around these here parts, we're big fans. After all, some of us were raised on?Chock full O' Nuts?steel tubs and can remember when Folgers didn't come in a plastic tub. Not only do tin coffee cans provide a more premium experience while offering a different brand experience, but they're infinitely recyclable, perfect for any coffee roaster that genuinely cares about sustainability and plastic waste. To promote these gorgeous, gorgeous cans, Roastar worked with one of our favorite studios, the immensely crafty and talented?Studio MPLS. With Gorgeous typography and retro flair, the coffee can looks like it was freshly unearthed from a 70s time capsule. And our readers loved it so much that it was an obvious choice for our March 2024 Pack of the Month. We spoke with Brent Schoepf of?Studio MPLS about the design process and how copy helped bring the packaging to life. Read and see more on The Dieline! https://lnkd.in/eCgbjMki

Coffee has primarily come in a pouch for a long time, but there's always just been something about a tin. People have collected them for storage for ages, and at some point in the past decade, a prominently displayed can of Cafe Bustelo became trendy in #millennial and #GenZ kitchens. We've noticed brands have been taking note and making moves to bring the iconic coffee tin back. While?Michigan's MudPenny?takes a more modern approach,?Roastar Coffee's?look is so classic that you'd be forgiven for assuming it was decades old. Studio MPLS' warm design grabs attention with the warm, earthy palettes and funky script text you might associate with a retro gas station or roadside dinner. A pretty little sun peeks over the unpretentious label, resulting in a fun, nostalgic #design that was made to be shown off. Read and see more on The Dieline! https://lnkd.in/eDMFTUyd

This story isn’t a “best studio” showcase. Instead, we like to think of it as an opportunity to highlight a few #studios we’ve noticed this year that are on the rise. It’s by no means not an exhaustive list, nor is it a scientific one. But given our vantage point and the hundreds of stories and projects we cover every year, we feel confident that these are creative studios to watch. We also aren’t including agencies we’ve featured as the best studio or #agency to watch in previous years. Instead, this is an opportunity to shine some light on other #creative shops we believe will show us more outstanding work next year and beyond. Indeed, 2023 was a pretty good year for these studios, as they've constantly pumped out projects across a wide variety of sectors, whether it's food and beverage or spirits and beer. Read and see more on The Dieline! https://lnkd.in/ea9bkucH