Episode 251: Retail Branding with Todd Maute

How do you design for a retailer brand that has thousands of products? Our guest today is Todd Maute, partner at CBX. You’ll learn about the structures of the retail branding and retail packaging industries, how a design idea becomes a finished product on the shelf, their advice for designers who want to go into packaging, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesCBX – Todd’s company, a branding agencyKroger, Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s – popular retailers in the USDieline – a resource for packaging inspirationMintel’s Global New Products DatabaseReach out to Todd via emailThis episode is brought to you by Zeplin. Design tools can do almost anything, and with Zeplin they can go even further. Don’t spend any of your time preparing design files for your team — just let Zeplin do it for you! No more dealing with unnecessary layers to show user journeys, explain intent, or organize screens. Get started for free at zeplin.ioInterested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.