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Custom food packaging: creative ideas from professional designers

There’s no better platform to get food packaging designed. With two ways to work, you get the design you want, in the manner that works best for you. No templates. No robots. No frustrating apps. Just a 100% unique food packaging.

Run a packaging design contest

Designers from around the world enter your contest by sending you ideas. You give feedback to create the ideal food package.
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Hire a professional product packaging designer

Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll match you with the perfect design partner. Or, if you’d prefer, browse portfolios and pick your own.
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We’re your creative partner

No matter how you choose to work, rest assured you’re working with the best. All of our designers are hand-vetted and rated, and our team provides 24/7 support.
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The food packaging design process

Create a design brief.

1. Describe your perfect packaging

Our creative brief makes it easy to describe your vision for the perfect food packaging design and set your budget.

Pick your winning design.

2. Find an amazing design partner

We’ll help you connect with professional designers to bring your vision to life. You’ll collaborate and give feedback to create the ideal package for your food.

Get dozens of designs.

3. Get a food package you love

We’re your creative partner from start to finish. Once you finalize your design, we’ll transfer the copyright and send you the image files.

Recent food packaging designs

We’ve been the leader in online graphic design since 2008. Check out our clients who love their packaging:
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Dog people.
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entries
25
designers
US$1,759 USD
Fitness enthusiasts, health conscious, Busy professionals - Male / mostly female ages 16-55
140
entries
18
designers
€679
Beer & wine lovers, who like going out, consuming exclusive drinks, go to fancy restaurants & night clubs. Higher income
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15
designers
US$1,199 USD
Female and men 45+
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entries
21
designers
€409
Our gift box will be available in specialized liquor shops and our customer target is men and women from 30 to 50 years
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entries
8
designers
€1,599
Product is mainly aimed at tourists, visiting Belgium, who want to buy chocolate and/or typical Belgian products. Bes
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Home bakers, small artisanal users for small horeca applications, and people wanting to consume it "as is" as a chocolat
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entries
18
designers
US$1,699 USD
People who eat meat and are conscious about knowing where their meat comes from, how it was raised, and that it is quali
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11
designers
€1,319
We're aiming for men and women from 25 and up.
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designers
€429
families with children (age 6 - 12)
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designers
€369
Pipa is our brand of botanicals since August 2015. Pipa consists out of 5 blends that are targeted towards 5 types of...
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US$1,199 USD
Male and female, families, kids, youngsters We will launch this product in Asia. Product commercially available a
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Professional packaging, no matter your budget.

We guarantee that you’ll get a great food packaging design no matter what your budget is. If you hire a designer you can negotiate a budget that works for both you and your designer. If you launch a contest, we offer four fixed-price options. Prices exclude Sales Tax.

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€429
Silver
€709
Gold
€1,199
Platinum
€1,599
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Full copyright ownership
Full copyright ownership
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Mid & Top Level designers only
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Top Level designers only
Dedicated manager
Dedicated manager
Prioritized support
Prioritized support

Everything you need to know to create great packaging

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Your burning food packaging design FAQs, answered.

Everything you need to move to production. Your food packaging design will be uploaded in the correct formats based on your stated needs. Typically this means a production-ready Adobe Illustrator file, Adobe Photoshop file, PDF file or EPS file. 

Plus, you’ll get the full legal copyright, so the design will be all yours.
Lots of ideas! If you’re looking for inspiration, explore 99designs for fantastic examples of food packaging created by our design community. 

Bring as many specifics as you can, too. Include packaging type, dimensions, bottle sizes, designs you like, brand details, product specifics, SKUs, product photos, printing requirements and any other specifications that would affect your design.

The more you give the designers, the better they can design packaging for you!
Your custom packaging design contest includes one winning food package. If you need a second one for another SKU or a larger one for a different item in a product family, you have a couple of options: you can run a second contest, or you can start a 1-to-1 Project with your winning designer to create the additional assets.
On 99designs, designers agree to upload only original artwork, so each designer owns the rights to their design submissions until you choose your contest’s winner. During the design handover stage, the designer agrees to transfer the rights, and you become the owner of the copyright of your winning packaging design.
Choose “Make your contest private” from the Contest options section before you launch your packaging design contest. This will prohibit designers from using their designs elsewhere, and your contest will be unsearchable on the web.

This will automatically attach a standard NDA template to your contest. If you prefer, you can also upload your own NDA.
In a design contest, designers from all over the world submit concepts unique to your brief. You choose finalists, give feedback to hone the designs and ultimately award your favorite food package as the winner. If ideation and seeing a variety of different design styles is important to you, we’d recommend a design contest.

On the other hand, if you have a clear idea of the style and direction you’d like to take with your packaging, or if you have a more complex design project (e.g. you need a whole line of food packaging design created), it’s best to start a project with a freelance designer.
Yes. If you have any specific images (like a logo or product photos) that need to be included with your packaging design, please submit them to designers with your brief.

Unless you request otherwise, your designer may also use stock images (purchased from a third party) in your design. If a designer uses stock art in a design, they’ll tell you which images they are and use watermarked versions of them in their entries. Once you choose the winning design, you’ll need to purchase the stock art and provide it to the winning designer so they can complete the design.
Absolutely (and we love it when that happens)! When your packaging design contest has finished, you can start a 1-to-1 Project with your winning designer.
We guarantee that you’ll get a great packaging design at any pricing level, but our higher-priced packages give you more design options and better support.

Here’s how it works: When you pay more, the prize for the winning designer is bigger, too. More experienced designers participate in your contest, so you get more high-quality designs to choose from. More options means additional time that's needed to review your designs. That’s why our Gold and Platinum packages offer dedicated managers to help streamline that process by writing creative briefs and giving your designers feedback.

When selecting your food packaging contest package, think about how much time you’ll have and what experience you have writing briefs and working with designers. If you're still unsure, contact us for a design consultation.
We offer a 100% money-back guarantee within 60 days of payment on all Food Packaging Design Contests, except those with a guaranteed prize and those that have entered the Final Round. You can also call us anytime to help you rewrite your brief, reopen your project to ensure you get a good result and help you pick a winning design. Remember, if we refund your contest, you aren’t legally entitled to use any of the designs submitted to your contest.

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