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Sardinhas was hand-picked by the Contra team to be featured.
An independent brand concept for a Portuguese sardine tin, built end to end: identity, illustration, packaging, 3D and a ten-image editorial campaign. Hand-cut wordmark, linocut shoal, paper-wrapped lithographed tins rendered in Blender, and a campaign shot on one table under one sun.
Creative direction, brand identity, packaging and AI-assisted visual development by Mauricio Pontual / MP House Studio. Independent concept, not commissioned.
Full project: https://on.contra.com/p78dgN
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Really good design. Congrats! Wishing you more features.
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