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Best of the Year
Best Package Design of 2018
The package design that won a GDUSA award in 2018, each with the firm and the designers credited.
262 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 2018
- GnuPharma Branding & Packagingby Benitez Design LLC for GnuPharma · 2018
- Dual USB Car Chargersby Aries Manufacturing · 2018
- Left Field Farms Package Designby Danone North America/Brand Elevation · 2018
- ONO Bites Package Designby Jess Glebe Design for ONO Bakery · 2018
- Ascent Extracts Packagingby Ellen Bruss Design for Ascent Extracts · 2018
- Big Dipper Foodsby Johnson And McGreevy, Inc. (JAM) for Telluric Foods · 2018
2018
GnuPharma Branding & Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Benitez Design LLC
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2018
Dual USB Car Chargers
Package Design
Firm
Aries Manufacturing
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2018
Left Field Farms Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Danone North America/Brand Elevation
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2018
ONO Bites Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Jess Glebe Design
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2018
Ascent Extracts Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Ellen Bruss Design
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2018
Big Dipper Foods
Package Design
Firm
Johnson And McGreevy, Inc. (JAM)
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2018
Campfare Gourmet Foods
Package Design
Firm
Johnson And McGreevy, Inc. (JAM)
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2018
Panache Packaging Refresh
Package Design
Firm
Kick
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2018
Spoon Optional Packaging Refresh
Package Design
Firm
Kick
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2018
Fired Up Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Shanti Sparrow
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2018
Bosch MultiBLADE Hole Saw Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
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2018
Barlean’s Organic Seed Blend Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Axion Design Inc.
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2018
Bigsby’s Folly Winery Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2018
Forbidden Fruit Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2018
Gathesa Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2018
Spellbound Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2018
Ziami Package Design
Package Design
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2018
SKYN Excite Gel Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Dark Horse Design
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2018
Tone It Up Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Kick
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2018
MegaFood Gummy Vitamins Packaging
Package Design
Firm
HBX Branding
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2018
Package Design Series
Package Design
Firm
BexBrands
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2018
Liquid Soap Label
Package Design
Firm
CSE Identity Design
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2018
KOVAL Cranberry Gin Liqueur
Package Design
Firm
Dando Projects
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2018
Orville Redenbacher Ready-to-Eat Popcorn
Package Design
Firm
Davis
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2018
Casuarina +100 Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Diogo Montes
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2018
Nasacort Allergy Package Design
Package Design
Firm
LAM Design
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2018
Hauser Health Supplement Line
Package Design
Firm
Door No. 3 Design, Inc.
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2018
Laura's Lean Jerky Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Meyer Natural Foods
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2018
Bosch Edge Carbide Jig Saw Blades
Package Design
Firm
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
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2018
Bosch Impact Screw Driving Bits Promotional Pack
Package Design
Firm
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
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2018
Kilwins Grand Peppermint Squares
Package Design
Firm
Carol Sullivan Design
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2018
Brazos Work Boots Box
Package Design
Firm
Academy Sports + Outdoors
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2018
Outdoor Gourmet Cookware Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Academy Sports + Outdoors
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2018
Kilwins Sea-Salt Caramels Valentine’s Day Sleeve
Package Design
Firm
Carol Sullivan Design
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2018
Bludgeon Double IPA
Package Design
Firm
pfw design
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2018
Summer Variety Pack
Package Design
Firm
pfw design
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2018
The Better Bottle Package Design
Package Design
Firm
id8
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2018
LifeXtend Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Artmil
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2018
Hitachi Vantara Employee Kit
Package Design
Firm
Hitachi Vantara
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2018
Logo and Package Design
Package Design
Firm
BOXWOOD
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2018
Wise Woman Herbals Package Redesign
Package Design
Firm
Smart Blonde Design
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2018
Green Valley Creamery Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Enlisted Design
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2018
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Enlisted Design
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2018
North Coast Organics Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Enlisted Design
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2018
Cleanse Programs Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Kathy Mueller Design
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2018
Schwinn Apple Krate 50th Anniversary Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Pacific Cycle
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2018
Equate Vitamins Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Bridgemark
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2018
PLDG Water Bottle Packaging
Package Design
Firm
PLDG
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2018
Stonyfield Organic Brand Refresh
Package Design
Firm
Davis
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2018
Dermarest Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Smith Design
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2018
IMS Bedding Collection Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Protect-A-Bed
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2018
Frankly Packaging
Package Design
Firm
BexBrands
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2018
REM-Fit Pillow Collection Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Protect-A-Bed
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2018
Munchkin Milkmakers
Package Design
Firm
Munchkin In-House Brand Design
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2018
Munchkin Safety Gates
Package Design
Firm
Munchkin In-House Brand Design
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2018
Redesigned Organic Tea Packaging
Package Design
Firm
Mountain Rose Herbs
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2018
Strong Nutrients Package Design
Package Design
Firm
Pearlfisher
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2018
Big Hill Ciderworks Packaging
Package Design
Firm
quench
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2018
Ever Grain Packaging
Package Design
Firm
quench
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2018
Sauder’s Eggs Packaging
Package Design
Firm
quench
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All Package Design
Common questions
- How many package design projects won GDUSA awards in 2018?
- The gallery lists 262 winners from 2018 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 2018?
- PepsiCo Design & Innovation leads with 24 of the 2018 winners, ahead of Mattel, Inc. (15), Fetzer In-House Creative (6), Little Big Brands (6), CF Napa Brand Design (5), Conair Creative Services (4). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Package Design firms of 2018, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2018 package design projects?
- Clients named on this work include Ascent Extracts, Bellwether Farms, Hidden Cove Brewing Co., Kilwins Chocolates Franchise, Inc., Landau Natural Foods. 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.