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Brand recognition is an integral part of product design, packaging, and marketing. The two most important factors to developing and maintaining brand recognition are attractiveness and strategic meaning. Here's a deeper look at the process of creating brand recognition through metal packaging and how it affects consumer perceptions.

Consumer perception is everything when it comes to figuring out the best packaging design. Color plays a major role in capturing a shopper's attention, especially for food and beverages. Here's a deeper look at why color is so important in packaging design for a wide range of consumer products.

When food producers overlook market holes, new players can enter the market to serve an under-served group. Consumers have a growing interest in healthy and safe foods, so now more than ever before many care about packaging. Multiple studies show a significant number of grocery shoppers have specific expectations about packaging when it comes to healthiness and safety.

Evidence is growing among market researchers there's a willingness for consumers to pay more for better packaging. In a recent survey among Lebanese consumers published by Emerald Insight, 73 percent of respondents said they were willing to pay more for higher-quality packaging. This survey reflected individuals from backgrounds in higher education and higher income.

What do consumers think about food packaging design? A recent consumer study revealed their perceptions of the packaging and how it relates to safety and quality. Here's a look at this food packaging design study and other research that points to concerns for packaging designers. 

Benevolence is the quality of kindness, which can be conveyed in packaging design as part of what attracts customers. The carative nature of benevolence makes it a crucial element of packaging design that helps prospects decide whether or not to buy the product. Here's a look at how benevolence can be an important and effective theme in packaging.

The carative factor of empathy in packaging design is a signal to the consumer that the manufacturer understands their feelings about the problem the product solves. This understanding is important in today's wide range of online choices for consumers at their fingertips. Showing empathy helps a brand stand out and connect better with followers. Here are important points to know about embedding empathy in packaging design.

The concept of carative factors has expanded from the nursing world to packaging design. Carative factors relate to thoughtful ideas embedded in packaging that communicate directly the consumer. These factors help convey the company's mission and concern for the individual who purchases the product. Here's a look at how the carative element of commitment can be applied to packaging design to improve the brand-consumer relationship.

One of the main carative factors related to business sustainability is responsibilty in packaging design. Consumers might not buy a product if they don't see it in a nice package. At the same time, the packaging designer must not compromise safety for aesthetics or other commercial concerns. Here's a deeper look into how responsibility correlates with packaging.