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what is art of packaging?

Branding and communication design. High-level concepts, finessed, and guided to production.

how does it unfold?

Conversation and visualization. Feedback and visualization. Two to three rounds for concepts, then finessing. Production timing varies with scale and project requirements.
A clean front-facing line-up of the three CLAY cartons — Vetiver, Champagne and Amber — each with its candle perched on top: blue, green and orange glossy pitcher forms above their matching boxes. Every front carries its scent name, a colour-matched gradient candle silhouette, the scent notes ("Limestone. Vetiver. Fig leaf." / "White florals. Honeysuckle. Prickly pear." / "Amber. Vanilla. Sandalwood.") and the "clay." wordmark in the scent's colour. Read together, the row makes the system legible in a second: one structure, one candle form, three scent-coded colourways. It is the catalogue view of a scented-candle range where the packaging design does the merchandising — each SKU distinct, the family unmistakable, the set built to sit together on a shelf in NYC and online.

what is involved in a project?

First a comprehensive, visualized exploration of a few creative concepts. Next a wide range of creative, organizational, and manufacturing design finessing selected direction into final form. This includes naming, packaging, advertising, physical and digital communication design, and many more highly varied things.

why packaging?

It’s fun to do. Photographs well. Multiple markets, geographies, regulations. With practice a detailed understanding of industry, structural design, printing processes, manufacturing, supplier communications, materials and production sourcing. Complex systems or boutique one-offs.

projects without packaging?

Yes, - branding and communications.
A clean front-facing line-up of the three CLAY cartons — Vetiver, Champagne and Amber — each with its candle perched on top: blue, green and orange glossy pitcher forms above their matching boxes. Every front carries its scent name, a colour-matched gradient candle silhouette, the scent notes ("Limestone. Vetiver. Fig leaf." / "White florals. Honeysuckle. Prickly pear." / "Amber. Vanilla. Sandalwood.") and the "clay." wordmark in the scent's colour. Read together, the row makes the system legible in a second: one structure, one candle form, three scent-coded colourways. It is the catalogue view of a scented-candle range where the packaging design does the merchandising — each SKU distinct, the family unmistakable, the set built to sit together on a shelf in NYC and online.A hero beauty shot of CLAY Champagne: the glossy green pitcher candle set on top of its closed cream carton, centred and softly lit against a warm cream sweep. The candle's sculptural form — pinched spout, single wick, lacquered ombré from deep green to pale base, lowercase "clay" deboss — sits above the printed front face with its scent name, green gradient silhouette, notes and olive wordmark. Stripped of props, it lets material, colour and form speak for the brand. One frame holds the whole project: the naming and identity, the candle designed as an object, the carton and its finish, and the sourcing that made all three real — what end-to-end work for a luxury candle brand looks like when AOFP Studio takes it from concept to production.
art of packaging

Branding and visual identity.
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Clay.
NYC. 2026