PRINCIPLES OF
LUXURY BRANDING
When speaking to a luxury audience, marketers must be aware that their audience not only understands but craves more information and emotional connections to purchases. For sophisticated clienteles, true luxury has less to do with price, but rather the product’s value, mission, and quality. Therefore, luxury branding and luxury packaging design should adopt a direct, in-depth, and curated style of communication.
With this in mind, our luxury packaging design agency leverages the right mix of narrative and imagery to strategically approach your luxury branding needs. Our full-service branding agency believes an exclusive offering deserves a sophisticated and compelling visual identity. To uphold this belief, we combine style + substance to send out an intriguing, yet unified message across all forms of media, whether it be branding, packaging, websites, or out-of-the-box marketing.
MSLK: LUXURY BRANDING AGENCY IN NYC WITH EXTENSIVE LUXURY BRAND EXPERIENCE
LUXURY PACKAGING + BRANDING
Branding components, including luxury packaging, should provide consumers the tools to make informed decisions to not only choose you now, but also to build a long-term relationship with your brand. In order to build this relationship, MSLK works with exciting materials that leverage tactile connections, and grab the attention of your clientele. We understand that luxury packaging is a finishing touch that completes the total identity of the brand experience, and we strive to create memorable keepsakes.
LUXURY WEB DESIGN
Furthermore, a challenge that luxury brands face is translating the physical brand experience into a seamless web experience. Luxury web design should capture the essence of your brand while simulating the same navigational and user-friendly aspects that your physical storefront has to offer. MSLK’s approach to luxury web design is rooted in strategy and experience. We create websites that not only serve as an opportunity to educate your clientele, but act as the turning point where your audience evolves from just a consumer to a maven of your brand.
LOOKING FOR A TEAM WITH
LUXURY EXPERIENCE?
Whether you’re building your brand from the ground up, or revamping your existing marketing, we understand the luxurious content and experience your customers are looking for.
REPOSITIONING A WORLD CLASS
SPA + WELLNESS BRAND
CASE STUDY: PANPURI
CHALLENGE
Previously, each and every Pañpuri line had a unique look and feel, including a wide variety of logos. Though widely loved, the established Pañpuri crest logo did not reproduce well at small sizes and across a wide range of media.
RESULTS
A Clear System – A clear regimen to self-select and allows flexibility in the company’s plans for future expansion.
Leveraged Brand Equity – Based on a strong consumer recall of the crest logo, the faceted packaging, and a few key colors, the refined line embraces and strengthens what consumers love about the brand.
Scalability – A new crest logo was created with an even more refined version for the smallest applications.
“MSLK’s understanding of luxury branding and the desires of modern-day consumers helped us tackle issues both large and small – collaboratively giving shapes, colors and images to concepts we’ve had in the pipeline. Thanks to MSLK, we are now twice as confident as a brand.”
Hans Audic B. Estialbo, Creative & Business Development Director
BUILDING A LUXURY SKIN CARE BRAND
CASE STUDY: AVIVI
CHALLENGE
New packaging was needed to differentiate one scent from another while inspiring customers to collect the products as a series.
RESULTS
A Clear System – Clean typography, smart use of stock components and a proprietary process to help protect the bottles helped create intrigue.
Scent Stories – A whimsical, benefit-driven naming system gives the products a unique identity, paired with a unique color to aid the consumer in selecting the right product.
Luxury Positioning – Premium materials for the packaging materials were selected to signal consumers about the high quality of product itself.
“Working with MSLK has been wonderfully rewarding. They brought innovative ideas and valuable industry experience to the table, helping bring my vision to life!”
CHERYL MACCLUSKEY, FOUNDER
BREAKING CONVENTIONS
IN HAIR BREAKAGE
CASE STUDY: SAVE ME FROM
CHALLENGE
Launch a category-busting haircare line with a limited product range to start, but with long-term plans for product expansion.
RESULTS
A Clear Brand Architecture – A unique use of stock imagery, curated color system, and unboxing experience helped create intrigue while allowing flexibility in the company’s plans for future SKU additions.
Product Regimen – A narrative, root-of-damage driven naming system gives the products a unique identity, paired with color to visually aid the consumer in selecting the right product.
“I’ve enjoyed working with everyone within the MSLK team. Sheri is dedicated to delivering relevant designs that stand out and visually communicate the most important elements of our brand. She made every step of the process fun yet thorough. She was understanding when we had delays in development. She offered valuable insights yet respected my ultimate decisions. Her attention to detail seems to come as second nature. MSLK is a top-notch design agency who aims to understand what you dream of your brand becoming and provides the impactful, thoughtful designs to succeed.”
APRIL ZANGL PECK, FOUNDER, SAVE ME FROM
Our Services
We're in the relationship business, guiding teams from brand strategy to launch. We know what each component in the sales cycle seeks to achieve, and what cuts through the clutter.
Brand Strategy
Competitor + Brand Audits
Consumer + Market Research
Brand Value Proposition
Brand Architecture
Product Segmentation
Brand Identity
Naming
Logo
Tagline
Brand Voice
Brand Story
Design + Packaging
Structural Design
Packaging Design
Visual Style Guides
Print Collateral
Unboxing Experiences
Web + Digital Design
UI + UX Design
Wireframes
Information Architecture
Website Design + Development
Amazon Strategies
E-Commerce
Marketing Campaigns
Marketing Plans
Social Media Campaigns
Art Direction
Story Boarding
Email Marketing
Influencer Promotions
Sales + Launch Support
Retail Distribution Strategy
Launch Campaigns
Catalogs + Brochures
Educational Video Content
Sales Representation
