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What we’ve learned building brand worlds for consumer brands.

We Don't Have a House Style. That Might Be Making Our Job Harder.
BrandingCreativity
Palu

Palu · Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

We Don't Have a House Style. That Might Be Making Our Job Harder.

Most great studios have a house style. We don't, and every project starts from a blank page. The honest trade-off of building each brand's visual language from scratch, every single time.

The Growth Strategy Most CPG Brands Still Ignore
GrowthShopify
Sofi

Sofi · Jul 23, 2026 · 5 min read

The Growth Strategy Most CPG Brands Still Ignore

Why the fastest-growing CPG brands treat subscriptions as customer experience, not a checkout feature, and where most subscription programs quietly fail.

Beautiful does not mean it sells.
Web designConversion
Ali

Ali · Jul 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Beautiful does not mean it sells.

A beautiful website doesn't sell. Lessons from a wave of conversion-focused CPG clients on where design has to bend to make people buy.

Why Stock Photography Is Dead for CPG Brands
Artificial Intelligence
Palu

Palu · May 10, 2026 · 5 min read

Why Stock Photography Is Dead for CPG Brands

Stock photography was designed to fill gaps, not to carry a brand. When CPG companies use it as their visual foundation, the cracks show fast.

What updates did Figma announce at Config 2026 (and what do they mean for design in the CPG industry)?
Tools
Joy

Joy · Jul 2, 2026 · 4 min read

What updates did Figma announce at Config 2026 (and what do they mean for design in the CPG industry)?

At Config 2026, Figma pushed AI directly into the design canvas. What Weave, Shaders, Motion, and the AI agent mean for CPG brand design work.

Why We Let Our Designers Design Whatever They Want
Creativity
Palu

Palu · Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min read

Why We Let Our Designers Design Whatever They Want

Why CreativeWise gives designers time to make whatever they want, and how that no-brief freedom shows up in client work.

Brand Consistency Is Level One. Here's What Grows a Brand.
Branding
Palu

Palu · Apr 22, 2026 · 4 min read

Brand Consistency Is Level One. Here's What Grows a Brand.

Consistency is the given. The harder question is how to expand a brand without breaking it.

What Makes a Good Shopify Designer for Consumer Brands
Web design
Palu

Palu · Mar 30, 2026 · 5 min read

What Makes a Good Shopify Designer for Consumer Brands

The design looks incredible in the presentation. Then it gets built and something is off. Here's what separates a good web designer from one who just makes beautiful files.

How to Build an AI Photo Campaign for Consumer Brands
Artificial Intelligence
Palu

Palu · Mar 12, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Build an AI Photo Campaign for Consumer Brands

One good prompt makes one good image. A coherent AI photo campaign needs a creative system. How CPG brands go from forty random images to a brand world.

Flannery O'Connor before Vogue: how we named Rouge & Tate
Branding
Ali

Ali · May 21, 2026 · 5 min read

Flannery O'Connor before Vogue: how we named Rouge & Tate

Most brand projects start with a moodboard. This one started in books. Inside the archetype-driven naming system behind the fragrance house Rouge & Tate.

My Client Uses AI (And I Love It!)
Artificial Intelligence
Joy

Joy · May 29, 2026 · 4 min read

My Client Uses AI (And I Love It!)

When the client brings the AI references, the brief gets a glow-up. A designer's positive take on AI as a shared starting point, not a replacement.

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