The Ultimate Shortcut to Producing Your Next Product Package

A step-by-step guide to confidently uncover and choose the perfect packaging suppliers for your product business.

 

Finding the right print supplier can be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Take the guesswork out of sourcing your packaging.

 

Get expert guidance on how to:

  • Create a powerful packaging strategy so you know where to start and where to spend your time (and money) wisely

  • Plan a clear project timeline with all the necessary steps so you can launch on-time

  • Select the perfect packaging vendor for your business that can deliver functional, high-quality packaging when you need it

Investment: $99

 What’s Inside:

6 Guided Modules

Ditch the guessing game and start your packaging with a clear plan.
The learning modules walk you through creating a sourcing strategy, identifying your packaging needs, mapping out your project schedule, getting production quotes, and choosing a packaging vendor. I’m guiding you each step of the way!

Powerful Planning Templates

In the Packaging Field Guide Workbook, you’ll find templates for your supplier strategy, project timeline, packaging needs, and supplier shortlist. The best part? You can reuse the templates for all of your product packaging projects.

45 Hand-Picked Packaging Suppliers

The Packaging Supplier Directory is a curated list of trusted packaging printers and vendors, so you know they are excellent! I researched the best packaging suppliers for apparel, cosmetics, eCommerce, jewelry, labels, and more, so you don’t have to.

My Packaging Sourcing Spreadsheet

This powerful tool will help you collect and organize quotes from 3 suppliers for all of your packaging pieces. Input and track your data, and the google sheet automatically generates comparison views based on price, delivery time, and MOQs. Honestly, it’s my masterpiece.

You don’t have to go it alone

What if you could:

  • Know exactly which steps to take to get packaging for your product 

  • Reduce the amount of time spent researching printers and suppliers

  • Take the overwhelm out of the start-up stage

  • Feel confident in your packaging choices

Are you ready to have:

  • A plan to make your vision a reality

  • A list of hand-picked packaging suppliers

  • More time to focus on your business

  • An expert guide cheering you on

TESTIMONALS

 

Kelley is a joy to work with. Extremely creative and understands the nuances required to produce a highly marketable product… Also, extremely skillful at creating artwork to fit the template design requirements of the manufacturer.

- Richard, Gourmet Living

 

Start your next product package with

  • A system that outlines a clear path to completion

  • A strategy to choose the right suppliers

  • Confidence in your packaging supplier selections

  • More money in your profit margin and pocket

Get the guide from someone who’s been there

Spending 20 years designing packaging for retailer-owned brands, I learned a thing or two about standing out, telling a short story, and connecting with customers. And I want to share this knowledge with the people creating innovative products. 

I’m Kelley Kempel, the graphic designer behind Hidden Path Creative. I help product-based businesses create package designs that genuinely represent their brands when they are unsure of where to start and whom to trust.

If I didn’t become a designer, I would have become a teacher. True story. But lucky for you, my parents didn’t bat an eyelash when I said I wanted to go to art school. I had to wait three years to take my first package design class. It was love at first dieline.

After getting my BFA in graphic design at Rochester Institute of Technology, I joined the Dick’s Sporting Goods team designing brand identities and packaging graphics for their owned brands. From there, I moved a little farther west to try my hand at some candle and cookware packaging (among other things) at Kohl’s.

I support my clients with strategic, research-backed design plans creating packaging that stands out on the shelf, so customers want to take their products home while relieving them of the anxiety and second-guessing of doing it alone.