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Packaging that travels

Designing a label for a bottle that crosses an ocean in a suitcase.

Bintu, Designer1 min read · December 11, 2025
A yellow poda-poda minibus painted ALL ABOARD, with luggage on the roof

Half our packaging clients sell to the diaspora, which means their product crosses an ocean in somebody’s suitcase.

So we design labels that survive being squashed, scuffed and stuffed between shoes, and still look proud on a shelf in Toronto.

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