Packaging trends: Esko launches free e-book for brands

Packaging Solutions

Esko has launched a free, downloadable e-book ‘2021 Packaging Trends’, in which leaders from Danaher Group companies, Esko, X-Rite Pantone, discuss this year’s packaging trends with insights into how business can leverage them for success.

The e-book is designed to help brands grow their share of a market which is estimated by Smithers to be worth as much as $1.05 trillion by 20241.

‘The global pandemic has brought about an acceleration of many of the trends we have seen steady growth in over the previous decade,’ explained Matthew Haws, vice president global brand marketing at Esko|Brand Solutions, which provides a collaborative content creation platform for packaging, labels and marketing collateral. ‘2021 will be an exciting year for packaging design and brands must be on the cutting edge to distinguish their products from the competition.’

Matthew is one of five experts to contribute to the resource, which explores wide ranging topics from responding to the surge in e-commerce to utilising colour trends to best effect and the need for connective technologies.

‘In the US alone, e-commerce sales have grown a record 44.4% in Q2 and 37% in Q3,’ added Susie Stitzel, director product management – design and 3D solutions at Esko|Brand Solutions. ‘Brands that do not step up to this trend with relevant innovation will be left with packaging solutions that quickly get lost amongst the designs of more agile competitors.’

As brands strive to delight rather than disappoint the consumer, Esko technologies such as web based collaborative workflow management system, WebCenter, and accompanying digital asset management system, MediaBeacon, help them to cut to the chase quicker by streamlining packaging design projects and taking away common stumbling blocks that slow the process down.

‘Esko software solutions allow brands to focus on trend and innovation work that stays agile to change, free of process and admin based restrictions,’ continued Matthew. ‘The forward thinking topics covered in this e-book are no longer a ‘nice to have’ for time poor packaging design teams fire fighting against the basics, they are must have foundational elements that are easily integrated into 2021 projects to drive innovation, versatility and efficiency.’

The e-book can be downloaded from 2021 Packaging Trends e-book