Katie’s Kombucha – New Cans Packaging Design
We are loving how well the brand packaging design of the Katie’s Kombucha range translated from the original glass bottles to these lovely slim cans. They are now available in both the bottles and cans in three tasty flavours.
See more here…
Follow Katie’s Kombucha: @katiekombucha
Tara Gartlan Chocolate: Easter Eggs Packaging Design
Showcasing the Packaging Design of these beautiful Easter Eggs which are a great addition to the Tara Gartlan Chocolate range, handmade in Carrickmacross by Michelin star pastry chef, Tara Gartlan.
The beautiful boxes continue the brand style introduced with the bonbons box packaging – exuding quality, the gold-detailed curvy lines take cues from the free-flowing way that chocolate is poured and the natural flowing lines in nature, as many of the ingredients are grown locally, guaranteeing the most fragrant flavours.
See more about this project here…
Follow Tara Gartlan Chocolate: @taragartlanchocolate
DesignRush – Best Health & Wellness Packaging Design Feature
Delighted to have one of our client’s Katie’s Kombucha featured on the DesignRush Packaging Design blog, a website documenting The Best Packaging Designs, in an article focusing on the Best Health & Wellness Packaging Design in the market… see more on their website.
Shortlisted for the IDI Design Awards
Amazing News! Clare Lynch Creative been shortlisted in the IDI Irish Design Awards in two different categories. In the Packaging Design category for @agoodmoodfood.ie and also in the Book Illustration category for the recently launched illustrated poetry book ‘Hello Hinterland‘. Such exciting news!
Thanks very much to @idi_ireland. Brilliant news to receive!
The IDI (Irish Design Institute) host the Irish Design Awards ceremony annually, which celebrate and reward the best of Irish designers, nurturing the talent of the future and setting creative benchmarks for the industry.
Looking forward to the Awards Night Ceremony in the Marker Hotel on 17th November 2022 🙂
#IDIAwards #IDIAwards2022 #IDI #IDIDesignAwards
The Big Idea Mentoring
Excited to be a mentor with The Big Idea – Ireland!
A brilliant initiative and amazing opportunity aimed to connect innovative Transition Year students with mentors in the design industry on their creative thinking.
The Big Idea is a practically-oriented creative programme which empowers students to use their creativity and design thinking to develop a B!G Idea solution to tackle society’s biggest challenges.
It aims to foster creativity and innovation within the Irish education system so that current students can develop the tools to think outside the box. It shows the importance of design in schools. Exciting to see the ideas the students are coming up with and help them develop their Big Ideas!
Your Life Audit Brand Launch
Brilliant to recently work on the branding of Your Life Audit. Your Life Audit is a business and brand run by Catriona Kennedy, specialising in one-to-one personal life coaching, corporate coaching and coaching for schools and groups. It aims to empower clients with the tools and resources they need to unlock, achieve and maximise their personal and professional development and fulfilment.
Life coaching is a rewarding process aimed at giving you the control and direction to embrace life and fulfil your potential. It can help you identify and utilise your innate skills and qualities, develop optimism and build positive relationships, find true meaning and purpose in life and more. To put simply, coaching is all about creating positive change for you, with you and in you.
I highlighted the ‘U’ in Your Life Audit to emphasise one of the main points that they would like to get across to their clients, that –
‘Once you focus on you, anything can happen’.
Catriona Kennedy, Your Life Audit Coaching
More to come on this brand project in the ‘Portfolio’ section of my website.
For now, find out more on their website:
Or on their social media pages:
https://www.instagram.com/your_lifeaudit/
https://www.facebook.com/YourLifeAudit/
IDA Awards Winner 2021
Excited to hear I will be receiving an Honourable Mention Award in the International Design Awards for several of my recent Brand Identity and Packaging Design projects, including Katie’s Kombucha, A Good Mood Food, Saltrock Dairy and Oat in the City. A great start to the New Year!
The IDA awards celebrate and promote creative talent and expertise in graphic design and other areas such as architecture, fashion and product design so it is a great achievement to recognised as an award winner in these awards.
See more here:
Katie’s Kombucha
https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-41218-21
A Good Mood Food
https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-41221-21
Saltrock Dairy
https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-41217-21
Oat in the City
https://www.idesignawards.com/winners/zoom.php?eid=9-41213-21
B4B Feature
A big thank you to the B4B network for such a lovely feature about Clare Lynch Creative and our design work. It’s always good to get nice mentions like this as it helps other businesses who are interested in getting Brand Identity, Packaging and Design work to be aware of our services and encourages them to get in touch to enquire about their own projects. Thanks again B4B! You can read the article here…
‘Oat in the City’ in the Media
Our latest brand to launch ‘Oat in the City’ Irish oatmeal drinks were featured on RTE radio on 3rd July 2021, where Kilbeggan-based farm owner Liam Lynam tells the story of how the character Eoin the Oat came to market, featured on his range of healthy and sustainable oat-milk drinks, and the story about how we came up with the the brand name. They are off to a successful start so far and are available to purchase in Aldi stores throughout Ireland, Donnybrook Fair stores in Malahide and Donnybrook in Dublin, Nolans in Clontarf and selected Super Valu’s.
Have a listen to the interview here and keep an eye out for Eoin the Oat, the brand character, on the front of the brand packaging on the range of Oat in the City oatmeal drinks:
Client Success – Flying Squirrel Vegan Cheese
I love to see my client’s do well, it’s a sign that their brand packaging has worked well and communicates the ethos and values of their product and brand to consumers.
Some successes of Flying Squirrel, a vegan plant-based cheese range are as follows:
The Happy Pear Stockist
The Irish Times News Feature
Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards 2020 Finalist
Colm Farrell, the owner of Flying Squirrel is extremely passionate about what he does – creating delicious plant-based vegan cheese, free from any harm to animals and good to the environment. His passion, genuine nature and friendly, fun spirit translate across everything he does and I think this has helped his success. I love to see clients like Colm shine and reach their goals.
Flying Squirrel vegan cheese is currently stocked in a number of locations including Super Valu Deansgrange, @supervaluchurchtown #supervaluastonquay @thecarrotstail @its_a__trap_ and @thehappypear
Design Awards Interview Feature
After winning Gold in the Muse Awards 2020, their linked marketing company ‘MuseDotWorld’ requested an interview with me on my thoughts on design, my experiences in the design industry, working with clients on their brand packaging. You can read more about it here.