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Kleenex

Reframing an icon

Kleenex invented the print-and-pattern model, but over time the category it created began to blend together. It had become a landscape of sameness — interchangeable brands anchored to short-lived trends and indistinct in the home. Our redesign reclaims that leadership with a system that’s confident and expressive in the home, flexible across time, and proudly Kleenex. By literally framing the motifs, we created a simple, recognizable structure that holds the brand together. The patterns all come from the same hand—vibrant, expressive, modern, and graphic—giving Kleenex a cohesive yet highly adaptable system. Inspired by a Polaroid-like framing device, the new packaging captures unique moments by adding to environments rather than blending in. Soft yet bold, elevated yet familiar, the system accommodates what is contemporary and modern, while remaining unmistakably Kleenex.

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Four Kleenex boxes in a horizontal row on a blue background
Green and orange Kleenex box wallpaper behind a couch and table stand
Kleenex box on toilet with owl wallpaper and a small plant

Limited Edition
Earth Day '24

Each year, Kleenex creates limited edition Earth Day packs sold exclusively at Costco. Inspired by the natural diversity of America’s National Parks, we developed a sustainability-focused theme for Earth Day 2024 that highlights sixteen parks across the country.

Each pack features custom illustrations of local flora and fauna and educational facts on the back. This concept sparked a partnership with the National Park Foundation, with a portion of proceeds donated to support the Parks—turning everyday purchases into tangible action.

Kleenex Limited Edition 2024 Earth Day pack with a desert background.
Two Kleenex Limited Edition Mount Rainier packs featuring illustrated nature and a fox.
Simple Mills tagline in a white circle on a yellow pattern background.

Simple Mills

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