Packaging Design For Retail & Dtc Brands

About this Service

Your product has about three seconds on a shelf and about one second in an Amazon search grid. Packaging that looks good on your screen and dies at thumbnail size is the most expensive design mistake in consumer products — because you find out after the print run.

I'm Dil Nawaz, founder of The Lion Studios. 14 years, 1,600+ projects delivered, 355+ international design contest wins, and a 5.0 rating reviews here on Dribbble. I design packaging that's production-ready from day one — built to your printer's die-line, in CMYK, with correct bleed, and checked at shelf distance and at thumbnail before it ever reaches you. No AI generation. No template kits.

How it works: we start with your product, your category, your competitors on the shelf, and where it's actually being sold — retail, Amazon, or direct. I develop two design directions with the hierarchy built for distance legibility. You see them as flat artwork and as mockups, so you can judge them the way a customer will. We refine your chosen direction, then I prepare and check the print-ready files against your printer's specification. You'll hear from me within 24 hours at every stage.

  • Full packaging or label design for one product

  • Built to your supplied die-line, or I'll set one up with your printer

  • Print-ready files: CMYK, correct bleed, outlined type, packaged links

  • Shelf-impact hierarchy tested at distance and at thumbnail size

  • Four mockup renders for pitch decks, investor updates and launch campaigns

  • Brand-consistent typography and color system across the design

  • Amazon and e-commerce listing imagery on request

  • Files delivered in AI, print-ready PDF and PNG mockups

  • Full ownership of the artwork on completion

Tools: Adobe Illustrator · Photoshop · Figma. I work with DTC startups, Shopify brands, Amazon sellers and product companies across beauty, wellness, food and beverage, supplements, personal care and household. Launching a range rather than a single product, or need secondary and shipper packaging? Message me for a custom quote on multi-SKU work. Tell me your product and where it's being sold, and I'll tell you exactly how I'd approach it.

$1,650
Quick Hire
This service contains 2 payment milestones
1
Kickoff Payment
Due at checkout
$825
2
Final Delivery
$825
Concepts and revisions: 2 concepts, 3 revisions
Project Duration: 2 weeks