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Packaging Design for Nora’s on the Dieline
17/03/2023
Happy Friday! It’s always nice to wake up and see our work getting a little love, this time over on the Dieline. Our work for Nora’s Plant Based Ice Cream has previously been featured on the Dieline, so it’s cool to see it up there again. We recently worked with Nora’s to update their packaging […]
ZAK Website Featured on Muzli and Guu ZAK Featured on Muzli and 1guu
15/03/2023
It’s always exciting to wake up and have friends reaching out that they’ve seen your work somewhere in the wild. With the launch of our new website design, it seems we were picked up by the essential Chrome plugin Muzli, by Invision as well as Japanese website design inspiration site 1guu. Let us know if […]
ZAK Website Featured on Awwwards as a Nominee ZAK’s New Website an awwwards Nominee
15/03/2023
With the launch of our new website, we were super excited to get out there and submit to some of our favourite inspiration resources. Awwwards is one of the most well known, and we were honoured to be accepted as a nominee. The votes are looking good and fingers are crossed we can get featured […]
ZAK Co-founder and creative director Kristian Hay can be found at Expo West 2023 in Anaheim. ZAK at Expo West 2023
08/03/2023
If you’re attending Expo West 2023 in Anaheim on March 10th, keep an eye out for Kristian Hay, the co-founder and creative director of ZAK. Kristian will be scouring the exhibition floors, staying up-to-date with the latest trends in brand identity and packaging, as well as checking out the work we’ve done for DeeBee’s Organics. […]
A New Era of ZAK
07/03/2023
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen the new ZAK brand out in the wild. Hopefully you like it, and can appreciate how difficult it is to reshape and and rebrand your own business. After 5 years at ZAK, it was time. We’ve been living with a brand identity that was created off the side […]
Arvin Paelmo selected to judge 2023 Applied Arts Student Awards
27/02/2023
It’s always an honour for a team member to be asked to judge anything, no less something we’re all very familiar with – the Applied Arts Student Awards. Back in university, it was always a goal to create a project worth of being submitted to the AA awards. We’re happy to say Arvin Paelmo, co-founder […]
Applied Arts Feature with co-founder, Kristian Hay
14/06/2021
After being one of the judges for the 2021 Photography & Illustration Awards, our very own co-founder and creative director, Kristian Hay, was recently featured on a blog post by Applied Arts. It’s a quick read but gives a little insight into the brain of the third letter of ZAK. Read the article here!
Design Thinkers 2020 – ZAK Feature
09/11/2020
We’re stoked to be a part of the RGD’s Design Thinkers 2020 event. We were asked to give a little studio tour and made a short video outlining our workspace, as well as a bit about the work we do. This will be shown next week on November 20th at 8 AM! From their website: […]
ZAK featured on Brand New for East 29th Branding
04/09/2020
Today is an exciting Friday as we’ve been featured on one of our favourite websites, Brand New. Our branding and packaging work for East 29th was highlighted and this was a welcome surprise to us and one we’re really stoked about as it’s a site that we visit on the daily.
ZAK On The Dieline for Grace & Stella
25/08/2020
It’s always nice to wakeup and see your work featured somewhere, no less on a wonderful site like The Dieline.Our packaging design work for Grace & Stella was featured in a recent article they did based on soft pastel packaging. Give it a browse!
ZAK on the Dieline for Nora’s
09/10/2018
We were lucky enough to be spotlighted on The Dieline for our work for Nora’s plant based ice cream! Photography by the wonderful Lauren Leggatt. Check it out here!