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Slim and standard soda can mockups shown side by side for format comparison

Slim Can vs Standard Can: How Format Changes Yo...

Nguyen Ba Nam

The 250ml slim can and the 330ml standard are not the same canvas scaled down. Proportion, type sizing, and shelf presence all shift — often more than brands expect.

Slim Can vs Standard Can: How Format Changes Yo...

Nguyen Ba Nam

The 250ml slim can and the 330ml standard are not the same canvas scaled down. Proportion, type sizing, and shelf presence all shift — often more than brands expect.

Soda can mockup showing how artwork wraps around a curved aluminium surface

Designing for a Curved Can: What Flat Artwork G...

Nguyen Ba Nam

A can is a cylinder, and cylinders distort artwork in predictable ways. Where type breaks, where logos stretch, and how much of your design the customer actually sees.

Designing for a Curved Can: What Flat Artwork G...

Nguyen Ba Nam

A can is a cylinder, and cylinders distort artwork in predictable ways. Where type breaks, where logos stretch, and how much of your design the customer actually sees.

Coffee pouch mockup showing label hierarchy and information layout

What Belongs on a Coffee Bag Label (And What Do...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Origin, process, roast date, tasting notes — specialty coffee labels carry more information than almost any other food packaging. A guide to what earns its space.

What Belongs on a Coffee Bag Label (And What Do...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Origin, process, roast date, tasting notes — specialty coffee labels carry more information than almost any other food packaging. A guide to what earns its space.

Coffee bag mockup showing front panel layout and degassing valve placement

Coffee Bag Valves: What That Little Button Actu...

Nguyen Ba Nam

The one-way valve on a coffee bag is not decoration. Understanding what it does changes where you can place artwork — and why some layouts fail in production.

Coffee Bag Valves: What That Little Button Actu...

Nguyen Ba Nam

The one-way valve on a coffee bag is not decoration. Understanding what it does changes where you can place artwork — and why some layouts fail in production.

Open matcha tin showing vivid green powder under controlled studio lighting

How to Photograph Matcha Packaging (Without Mak...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Matcha is the hardest green to photograph well. Lighting, white balance, and background choices that keep the powder vivid instead of dull and grey.

How to Photograph Matcha Packaging (Without Mak...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Matcha is the hardest green to photograph well. Lighting, white balance, and background choices that keep the powder vivid instead of dull and grey.

Pair of matcha powder tins representing ceremonial and culinary grade packaging

Ceremonial vs Culinary Matcha: What It Means fo...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Grade is the single biggest input into matcha packaging decisions — it sets your price ceiling, your format, and how much design restraint the product can carry.

Ceremonial vs Culinary Matcha: What It Means fo...

Nguyen Ba Nam

Grade is the single biggest input into matcha packaging decisions — it sets your price ceiling, your format, and how much design restraint the product can carry.