REGRESSIVE NOSTALGIA : The New Kidults
Kidult culture is reshaping how adults consume, decorate and emotionally cope. Across food, beauty, retail and lifestyle, brands are embracing playful design, nostalgia and softness to offer comfort in an increasingly heavy world. This article explores how regressive nostalgia moved from niche signal to mainstream strategy, why CPG leads this shift, and how emotional regulation has become a serious driver of growth.
Graphic Design Trends 2026
Every year, design holds up a mirror to culture, reflecting what we value, question and desire. Packaging, once the silent salesman, now behaves like media. It speaks, senses and connects. For FMCG and lifestyle brands, design is no longer surface decoration. It is data, emotion and identity woven into one system. Design as a Cultural […]
The past is working overtime: How Nostalgia became a Cultural Strategy
Nostalgia isn’t just a mood; it’s a marketing movement. In 2025, brands are remixing retro aesthetics, Y2K design, and childhood comfort into clever cultural strategy. From ugly-cute collectibles to vintage packaging, the past is working overtime. This piece explores how nostalgia evolved from trend to tool—and how brands can use it meaningfully without getting stuck in rewind.
Food Imagery in Beauty: Marketing shortcut to desire
From glazed doughnuts to cherry gloss, food imagery in marketing has become the visual shortcut to craving and desire. Beauty, fashion, and FMCG brands alike are using edible cues to evoke emotion, texture, and pleasure. In this article, Intercult Brands explores how sensory storytelling and cultural codes shape appetite in design—and why one drizzle or glaze can make a product irresistible.
Longevity story for CPG’s durability
From Greek gods and golden apples to collagen drinks and biomarker gummies, the quest for longevity has always been part myth, part science. But what was once the promise of eternal youth is fast becoming a real market force across beauty, wellness, and even snacks and beverages. Today, “living better for longer” is no longer […]
Insights from Pentawards Festival
At the Pentawards Festival, design leaders revealed packaging trends for 2025. From sustainability to cultural storytelling, these signals show how packaging reflects human behavior and shapes brand relevance.