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Best of the Year
Best Package Design of 2016
The package design that won a GDUSA award in 2016, each with the firm and the designers credited.
152 award-winning projects
Packaging is the one piece of graphic design that gets picked up, and for most products it is the entire advertising budget. The designer works to understand the consumer's needs and perceptions of what is inside, then designs around the needs of the business and the desires of the consumer. The winners here read at ten feet and reward a close look at two. PepsiCo Design & Innovation has won 153 times, about four times the next name, with line extensions that stay one family, and DAP Global's spray texture system took a 2026 full page for making a hardware-aisle aerosol instantly recognizable. The best package designers in the country are on this page. Open any package to see it up close and learn what makes it sell.
Standouts of 2016
- Roland® Curry Sauces Package Designby Roland Foods, LLC - Creative Department · 2016
- 12 Beautiful Reasons Package Designby Aurora Design for Mohawk · 2016
- Limited Edition - The Power of Make-Up Planner Collection - Modern Chicby Disc Graphics for Trish McEvoy, Ltd. · 2016
- 7Up Vintage Cans Limited Editionby PepsiCo Design & Innovation · 2016
- Mountain Dewshineby PepsiCo Design & Innovation and Little Fury · 2016
- Pepsi Challenge Chinaby PepsiCo Design & Innovation · 2016
2016
Roland® Curry Sauces Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Roland Foods, LLC - Creative Department
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2016
12 Beautiful Reasons Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Aurora Design
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2016
Limited Edition - The Power of Make-Up Planner Collection - Modern Chic
Package Design
Firm
Disc Graphics
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2016
7Up Vintage Cans Limited Edition
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
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2016
Mountain Dewshine
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation and Little Fury
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2016
Pepsi Challenge China
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
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2016
Pepsi Homemade
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
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2016
Pepsi Limited Edition Can China
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
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2016
Pepsi Shanghai Fashion Week Limited Edition
Package Design
Firm
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
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2016
Skyn Excite Gel Box
Package Design
Firm
Dark Horse Design
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2016
Swedish Fish Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Bulletproof
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2016
Louder Together Vol. 1 Compilation Album
Package Design
Firm
Edgard Barbosa Design
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2016
Freshpet Vital Whole Blends
Package Design
Firm
ProAmpac
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2016
Crunchmaster Brown Rice & Kale Crackers Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Design North
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2016
7-Select Candy Gusset Bag
Package Design
Firm
Brandimage
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2016
7-Select Kettle Chips Executive
Package Design
Firm
Brandimage
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2016
7-Select Premium Water Executive
Package Design
Firm
Brandimage
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2016
7-Select Kettle Glazed Nuts
Package Design
Firm
Brandimage
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2016
Sharing Gratitude Limited Edition Bottle
Package Design
Firm
Hornall Anderson
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2016
Cooking Stocks Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Hornall Anderson
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2016
Kilwins Corns & Brittles Collection
Package Design
Firm
Carol Sullivan Design
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2016
Kilwins Premium Nut Collection
Package Design
Firm
Carol Sullivan Design
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2016
Dabaratus Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Ellen Bruss Design
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2016
Organa Labs Applicator Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Ellen Bruss Design
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2016
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Year Old Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Pearlfisher
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2016
Kleenex Back-to-School, Target Specific
Package Design
Firm
Kay James Design
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2016
Bright Starts Branding and Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Kids II, Inc.
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2016
Comfort & Harmony Branding and Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Kids II, Inc.
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2016
Leap Packaging
Package Design
Firm
BexBrands
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2016
Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Blossom Creative
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2016
EDGE Accessories Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
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2016
Thomas & Evans Innovation Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Boxer Brand Design
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2016
Montana Mex Avocado Oil
Package Design
Firm
Montana Mex
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2016
Trip in the Woods
Package Design
Firm
Consumer Product Branding
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2016
Soft Goods Line Packaging Design
Package Design
Firm
Craig Calsbeek Graphic Design
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2016
Clearly Crafted Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Happy Family Brands
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2016
Hoodwinked Label Designs
Package Design
Firm
Fetzer Vineyards
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2016
Playtex® Sipsters® Stage 3 Spout Cup Package Design
Package Design
Firm
domo domo International Marketing Group
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2016
Let’s Get Good! Package Design Executive
Package Design
Firm
DDW SF
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2016
Requip’d Package Design Executive
Package Design
Firm
DDW SF
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2016
Fruit Punch Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Dot Matrix Design Group
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2016
Replenology Branding and Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Dot Matrix Design Group
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2016
Enstrom Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Design Resource Center
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2016
Monarch Ammo Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Academy Sports + Outdoors
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2016
Simply Done Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Topco Associates, LLC
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2016
Zena Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Package
Package Design
Firm
Jackson Family Wines
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2016
Teen Driving Promotional Package
Package Design
Firm
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
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2016
Allan Candy Package Redesign
Package Design
Firm
Sterling Brands
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2016
Bare Snacks Package Redesign
Package Design
Firm
Sterling Brands
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2016
Kleenex Facial Cleansing Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Sterling Brands
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2016
WishBone EVOO Dressing CCO: John Nunziato
Package Design
Firm
Little Big Brands
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2016
Little Piggies Dog Treats
Package Design
Firm
Little Big Brands
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2016
PureFormulas Private Label Packaging
Package Design
Firm
PureFormulas
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2016
Junipero Gin Redesign
Package Design
Firm
Plumbline Creative
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2016
Tapp Trade Show Flask Promotion
Package Design
Firm
Plumbline Creative
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2016
Veramonte Label Design
Package Design
Firm
Plumbline Creative
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2016
Bigelow Ready-To-Drink Teas Package Design
Package Design
Firm
HMSDesign
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2016
Dos Equis Package Redesign
Package Design
Firm
HMSDesign
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2016
Starlock OMT Blades
Package Design
Firm
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
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2016
Kotex Style N Store Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CBX
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All Package Design
Common questions
- How many package design projects won GDUSA awards in 2016?
- The gallery lists 152 winners from 2016 in this category, out of 1,579 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for package design in 2016?
- Mattel, Inc. and PepsiCo Design & Innovation share the top spot with 9 of the 2016 winners each. Brandimage (4), CBX (4), Gauger + Associates (4), S2 Design Group (4) follow. The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Package Design firms of 2016, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2016 package design projects?
- Clients named on this work include 7-Eleven, Kimberly-Clark, Fresh Thyme, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS), Kat Von D Beauty. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.