01Petipure

Petipure

Building a scalable packaging system across multiple pet-care categories.

From January to March 2025, I worked with Petipure as an independent creative partner through my own company, developing a packaging system across dry dog food, canned dog food and cat litter.

Starting from an existing logo and core brand colors, I designed the packaging architecture, individual artworks and production adaptations, taking the work from visual development through prepress and final production approval.

Role
Independent Art Director & Packaging Designer
Scope
Packaging System · Art Direction · Artwork · Prepress · Production Coordination · Catalogue Design · AI-Assisted Visual Content
Period
January — March 2025
Petipure Beef puppy dry dog food packaging
Beef — Puppy
Petipure Lamb adult canned dog food packaging
Lamb — Adult
Petipure Activated Carbon cat litter packaging
Activated Carbon

Project Index

02Project Overview

Project Overview

Petipure already had its logo and core brand colors in place. The assignment was to build the broader visual and packaging system around those existing assets.

The project developed into a multi-category packaging programme spanning different product types, formats, sizes and flavour variants.

My responsibility covered the complete design and production process: establishing the packaging language, designing and adapting each SKU, preparing technical production artwork, coordinating production requirements and approving final files.

The scope also extended into catalogue design and supporting visual content, creating a more consistent product world around the packaging itself.

22+
Packaging SKUs
3
Product Families
Jan–Mar 2025
Period
Independent
Working Model

03From Brand Assets to a Packaging System

From Brand Assets to a Packaging System

Building beyond the existing identity

The starting point was intentionally limited: an existing Petipure logo and an established core color palette.

Everything around those assets needed to become a usable commercial system.

Rather than treating each product as a separate packaging exercise, I developed a shared visual structure that could work across different categories while still giving each range enough distinction.

The goal was consistency without making the portfolio feel repetitive: recognizable as Petipure at first glance, but flexible enough to support different products, formats, animal profiles and product benefits.

Petipure Lamb adult dry dog food packaging
Lamb — Adult
Petipure Beef adult canned dog food packaging
Beef — Adult
Petipure Fresh cat litter packaging
Fresh

04Building the Product Architecture

Building the Product Architecture

One system, multiple categories

The documented production scope covers at least 22 packaging SKUs across three primary product families:

08

Dry Dog Food

4 variants across 3 kg and 15 kg formats

04

Canned Dog Food

4 variants in 400 g format

10

Cat Litter

5 variants across 5 L and 10 L formats

22

Documented SKUs

The challenge was not simply to create individual packs, but to establish enough structure for the portfolio to remain coherent as products, variants and pack sizes changed.

Hierarchy, product identification, category differentiation and visual rhythm therefore had to work as a system rather than as isolated design decisions.

05Dry Dog Food

Dry Dog Food

Designing across scale

The dry dog food range included four variants:

  • Lamb — Adult
  • Beef — Puppy
  • Beef — Adult
  • Chicken — Adult

Each variant was developed across 3 kg and 15 kg formats, creating eight documented production SKUs.

The system needed to remain recognizable across substantially different pack dimensions while maintaining clear product and life-stage differentiation.

The 3 kg packs also introduced additional structural production requirements, including resealable zipper specifications, which had to be considered within the final artwork and technical preparation.

The result was a family designed to operate consistently from smaller retail packs to large-format bags without losing the core visual hierarchy.

Petipure Lamb adult dry dog food packaging
Lamb — Adult
Petipure Beef puppy dry dog food packaging
Beef — Puppy
Petipure Beef adult dry dog food packaging
Beef — Adult
Petipure Chicken adult dry dog food packaging
Chicken — Adult

06Canned Dog Food

Canned Dog Food

Translating the system into a compact format

The canned food range applied the same broader brand logic to a very different packaging structure.

Four 400 g variants were developed:

  • Lamb — Adult
  • Beef — Puppy
  • Beef — Adult
  • Chicken — Adult

The reduced surface area required a more concentrated hierarchy while preserving the relationship with the wider Petipure portfolio.

Each can was developed as an individual production artwork, including adaptation to the supplied dieline and preparation of final print-ready files.

The range demonstrates how the packaging language could move between large flexible packs and compact cylindrical formats without becoming visually disconnected.

Petipure Lamb adult canned dog food packaging
Lamb — Adult
Petipure Beef puppy canned dog food packaging
Beef — Puppy
Petipure Beef adult canned dog food packaging
Beef — Adult
Petipure Chicken adult canned dog food packaging
Chicken — Adult

07Cat Litter

Cat Litter

Creating differentiation inside a repetitive format

The cat litter range consisted of five variants:

  • Activated Carbon
  • Baby Powder
  • Fresh
  • Unscented
  • Marseille Soap

Each was produced in both 5 L and 10 L formats, resulting in ten documented SKUs.

Because the physical packaging structure remained largely consistent, the visual system needed to make variant recognition immediate without fragmenting the brand.

Color, imagery and information hierarchy were used to build clear differentiation while maintaining a shared architecture across the complete family.

This allowed the range to operate as a recognizable shelf system rather than a collection of unrelated packs.

Petipure Activated Carbon cat litter packaging
Activated Carbon
Petipure Baby Powder cat litter packaging
Baby Powder
Petipure Fresh cat litter packaging
Fresh
Petipure Unscented cat litter packaging
Unscented
Petipure Marseille Soap cat litter packaging
Marseille Soap

08From Artwork to Production

From Artwork to Production

Design did not end at the mockup

The project extended through the full packaging production workflow.

For every documented SKU, my responsibility included artwork development, format adaptations, technical file preparation and prepress.

I worked directly with production specifications and dielines, resolving layout, dimensions, structural restrictions and print requirements before preparing final production files.

The scope also included production coordination and final artwork approval.

Across the documented project archive, this process covers:

  • 8 dry dog food production files
  • 4 canned dog food production files
  • 10 cat litter production files

The objective was not simply to create convincing presentation visuals, but to make sure the system could survive the transition from design file to manufactured packaging.

Dry Dog Food

Petipure Beef puppy dry dog food packaging
Finished Packaging
Petipure Beef Puppy 3 kg production artwork with resealable zipper specification and dielines
3 kg Production Artwork — Resealable Zipper Specification

Canned Dog Food

Petipure Lamb adult canned dog food packaging
Finished Packaging
Petipure Lamb Adult 400 g canned dog food production artwork with dieline and safe-area guides
400 g Production Artwork — Dieline

Cat Litter

Petipure Activated Carbon cat litter packaging
Finished Packaging
Petipure Activated Carbon 10 L cat litter production artwork with panel dimensions and fold lines
10 L Production Artwork

09The Product Catalogue

The Product Catalogue

Extending the system into print communication

The packaging system was also translated into a Petipure product catalogue.

I designed the catalogue structure, page layouts and visual hierarchy, then prepared the final document for print production.

The catalogue provided a different test for the system: products that had been designed to work individually on packaging now needed to sit together inside a single editorial framework.

The result brought the portfolio into one consistent sales and communication tool while retaining the category and product distinctions established across the packaging.

Petipure product catalogue cover mockup
Product catalogue cover
Petipure product catalogue interior mockup one
Product catalogue mockup 1
Petipure product catalogue interior mockup two
Product catalogue mockup 2

10Extending the Product World

Extending the Product World

AI-assisted imagery as an art-direction tool

Beyond packaging and catalogue design, I developed supporting visual content for the Petipure product world.

The imagery was generated using Nano Banana and then refined, composited and retouched in Adobe Photoshop.

This included product-focused compositions, category imagery and custom animal characters designed to work alongside the packaging system.

AI was used as part of the production workflow rather than as a standalone visual exercise.

The objective remained the same as the packaging work: create a consistent, recognizable Petipure world that could extend beyond the physical pack.

Petipure dry dog food visual composition
Dry dog food product composition
Petipure dry cat food visual composition
Dry cat food product composition

Selected character studies

Petipure Beef puppy character
Beef puppy character
Petipure Beef adult character
Beef adult character
Petipure Chicken character
Chicken character
Petipure Lamb character
Lamb character
Petipure Salmon cat character
Salmon cat character
Petipure tennis cat character
Tennis cat character

11From Production to Market

From Production to Market

The system in real use

The completed packaging moved beyond presentation renders into manufactured products and commercial sales environments.

Physical product imagery documents multiple Petipure formats in real use, while marketplace captures show the range appearing across online retail channels including Trendyol, Amazon, Hepsiburada and Mopaş.

These materials are presented as evidence of implementation rather than as performance claims.

For the project, the important transition was straightforward:

design system → production files → manufactured packaging → market presence

That continuity between concept and execution was a central part of my responsibility throughout the engagement.

Manufactured products

Petipure products in a real-world setting, view one
Physical Petipure product proof 1
Petipure products in a real-world setting, view two
Physical Petipure product proof 2
Petipure products in a real-world setting, view three
Physical Petipure product proof 3
Petipure products in a real-world setting, view four
Physical Petipure product proof 4

Online retail channels

Petipure storefront on Trendyol
Trendyol
Petipure storefront on Amazon
Amazon
Petipure storefront on Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada
Petipure storefront on Mopaş
Mopaş

12Outcome & Credits

Outcome & Credits

A packaging system built through production

Over the three-month engagement, Petipure developed from a brand with an existing logo and core colors into a broader packaging and product communication system.

The documented scope includes at least 22 production-ready packaging SKUs across dry dog food, canned dog food and cat litter, supported by catalogue design, technical production work and AI-assisted static visual content.

My Role

  • Independent Art Director & Packaging Designer

Responsibilities

  • Packaging concept and visual system
  • Packaging design and artwork
  • SKU adaptations
  • Prepress and technical production preparation
  • Production coordination
  • Final artwork approval
  • Product catalogue design and prepress
  • AI-assisted visual development
  • Image compositing and retouching

Tools

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Nano Banana

Existing Brand Assets

The Petipure logo and core brand colors existed before the engagement and are not presented as my authorship.

All packaging system development, packaging artworks, documented adaptations, catalogue design and project-specific supporting visual content shown in this case study were developed by me.