Sol is brand and packaging for FMCG. Top agency,

expertise, without the layers. Two senior creatives,

twenty years shaping the world's biggest brands,

now working with yours directly.

Monica Ellis is an independent Art Director and Designer with more than 15 years of experience. She works closely with brands like Rimowa, Nike, On Running, Moncler and more.

Sol is brand and packaging for FMCG. Top agency expertise, without the layers. Two senior creatives, twenty years shaping the world's biggest brands, now working with yours directly.

Brand & Packaging Strategy

WE GET UNDER THE SKIN OF YOUR BRAND. BEFORE A SINGLE CONCEPT IS DESIGNED, WE IMMERSE OURSELVES IN YOUR CATEGORY, YOUR COMPETITORS, YOUR CUSTOMER, AND YOUR AMBITION. WE ASK THE UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS AND FIND THE REAL CHALLENGE.

Every phase ends with a clear strategy and a defined direction. Every design decision that follows is built on it, so the work doesn't just look right, it works.

Brand Identity

WE TRANSLATE STRATEGY INTO A POWERFUL VISUAL EXPRESSION. A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF COLOUR, TYPOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATION, TONE AND ATTITUDE, CRAFTED TO POSITION YOUR BRAND TO COMPETE, DISRUPT AND GROW.

A brand world built to hold together across formats, scale across markets, and stand out wherever it lands. Identity that earns attention, then justifies it.


FMCG Packaging Design

Design

WE DESIGN PACKAGING FOR FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS, WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE IN SECONDS AND CLARITY IS CRITICAL. STRUCTURAL RIGOUR, STRONG HIERARCHY, AND THE VISUAL CONFIDENCE TO CUT THROUGH A CROWDED SHELF.

Whether it's a single product or a full range, we build scalable systems that grow with the brand. Cohesive across SKUs, consistent across formats, and built to perform in the hands of a real consumer.


Launch

FROM CONCEPT TO SHELF, WE SEE THE WORK THROUGH. MOST STUDIOS HAND OVER FILES AND STEP BACK. WE DON'T. WE SUPPORT YOU THROUGH THE HARDEST PART, GETTING THE WORK OUT INTO THE WORLD.

Campaign, retail execution, and real world adaptation so the brand performs where it matters most. In market. In context. In the hands of your consumer.


Proof

Proof

980+

SKUs finalised across FMCG, retail and better-for-you brands.

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Continents. Australia, Europe and Asia.

29+

Brands shaped, from local startups to global icons.

17

Years building brands that perform on shelf.

Sol Studio is an independent brand and packaging design studio working with FMCG brands and retailers across Sydney, Barcelona and the Asia Pacific. Twenty years shaping identity and packaging for Unilever, Nestlé, Danone, Mars, Coles, Woolworths, Arnott's, Asahi, Sukin and Bega, across food, beverage, beauty, personal care and household categories.

Brand strategy, identity, structural packaging design and shopper marketing, delivered end to end by two senior creatives with two decades inside the world's leading design networks. Independent by choice, lean by design. Premium craft, measured in shelf performance, not slide decks.

Selected awards

PACKAGING Awards

Vertex awards - Gold

(x2)

Vertex awards - Silver

(x2)

Better Future Australian awards

Melbourne Design Awards - Silver

Selected awards

Selected Clients

Coles

Woolworths

Unilever

Yummy Karma

Liz & Betty

Tennis Australia

Sukin

Asahi Group

Working on a brand that needs to win on shelf? Let's talk.

Working on a brand that needs to win on shelf? Let's talk.

Working on a brand that needs to win on shelf? Let's talk.