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Using tachistoscope, semantic differential and preference tests in package design assessment
Taken from the book Handbook of Package Design Research, this article discusses a research methodology that measures consumer response to test package/label designs in terms of three decision criteria: impact, imagery, and preference.
Halloween no treat for private-label confectioners
Research encourages a comprehensive re-design of Blue Nun packaging
After conducting taste tests that confirmed that packaging was a factor in declining sales, Blue Nun wine held extensive focus groups with current and past consumers and competitive brand purchasers, as well as shelf tests, in its package re-design process.
Taking a qual-quant approach to design research
This article details the five steps of using design semantics, a qualitative tool for industrial and graphic designers intended to capture what design concepts are communicating to respondents and profile their perceptions using a variation of the semantic differential.
Insights and implications for packaging research
Drawing from real-world successes and failures, this article argues that on the shelf and in the home are two proving grounds for innovative packaging designs and explores how research can help enhance the odds of victory.

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Recent Articles

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Qualitatively Speaking: Seven things you don’t know about usability testing
The author offers tips for conducting more useful usability studies.
Creative ethnography helps small nutrition-bar start-up find its path
Nutrition-bar maker 1-For-1 Foods used ethnography and other research methods to understand how its buy-one-give-one model could fit into consumers’ lifestyles.
An online community keeps beverage firm Cafédirect close to its customers
Cafédirect’s online community serves as a tangible expression of the coffee and tea maker’s core values and has also demonstrated a healthy ROI.
Package-to-product fit assessments that improve brand alignment
The author outlines how to use split-cell tests to determine if a product and its packaging are misaligned.
Incorporating qualitative into package design research
The author shares some basic ideas and best practices for the use of qualitative research as a component in the package design research plan.

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