Flint Design Co.

08/02/2024

Excited to share our latest package design for Kona Brewing Hawaii. This fan favorite, Castaway IPA, is now available in cans for the first time as a limited-release summer beer in Hawaii. The design celebrates the early Polynesian explorers who dared cross the Pacific Ocean and discovered the Hawaiian Islands. Castaway is refreshing and citrusy, the perfect trip to paradise in a can of Liquid Aloha.

Can’t get to Hawaii? No problem, swing by our website at www.flintdesignco.com and explore our 30-year history of designing distinctive beer packaging for Kona Brewing!
Mahalo!

Illustration by: Jeff Foster

Kona Brewing Hawaii Kai Kona Pub and Brewery

02/15/2024

Happy Birthday !! Can’t quite believe we have been working together since day one. It’s been so incredible and thrilled to join the celebration this week. Mahalo!

02/08/2024

Another tried and true fan favorite from has made its debut in 12oz cans throughout the Hawaiian Islands for a limited release. Inspired by our original label designs, Koko Brown features the incredible natural landscape that is unique to Hawaii in a fresh way.

Check out the website for their rich history and fantastic beer selection, and if you’re on the Islands, be sure to grab a 6pk of Koko Brown at your local store while you “can.”

Can’t get to Hawaii? No problem, swing by our website at flintdesignco.com and explore our 30-year history of designing distinct beer packaging for Kona Brewing! Mahalo! 🍻

01/26/2024

Kona Brewers Festival 2024! For this year’s festival we collaborated with the very talented artist, Keanu Wilson (). Keanu’s artwork, “celebrates the essence of life, particularly inspired by the indigenous flora and fauna found in the Hawaiian Islands,” which he captured beautifully for the Festival’s 29th Anniversary.

For over a decade, we’ve partnered with the Kona Brewers Festival and Hawaii-based artists to create art-driven festival design concepts. This cherished fundraiser, which attracts locals and visitors alike, celebrates the love of craft beer, delicious cuisine, live music, and the unique culture of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Tickets are on sale with all proceeds supporting local nonprofits focused on environment, youth, sustainability, and culture, making a positive impact on the Big Island community. We hope to see you there, cheers! 🍻

11/01/2023

Packaging updates that speak volumes on the shelf and resonate with consumers. For the full scoop check out the link in our bio.

09/27/2023

A fan favorite, Kona Brewing Hawaii’s Wailua Wheat has debuted in 12oz cans for the first time. Our 2007 label design now captures Hawaii's natural beauty in a bright new way.

Check out website for their rich history and fantastic beer selection, and if you’re on the Islands, be sure to grab a 6pk of Wailua Wheat at your local store while you "can."

Can't get to Hawaii? No problem, swing by our website (link in bio) and explore our 30-year history of designing distinct beer packaging for Kona Brewing, while also maintaining a cohesive brand presence. Mahalo!

09/21/2023

We recently partnered with , a distinguished winery in the heart of the Willamette Valley, to give their website a refresh.

Renowned for their exceptional wines and dedication to the unique terroir of this region, we took this opportunity to not only communicate some new additions at Résonace, but to enhance the user experience in its entirety.

We thrive when creativity meets functionality, when brand strategy expressed thoughtfully from the logo and tagline through packaging and into digital media.

Each project is an opportunity to create momentum for the brand, build sales, and engage personally with their audience. We invite you to experience it for yourself at resonancewines.com and for a full brand journey visit our website.

05/16/2023

We CRUSHED IT at the taking home platinum and gold (first/second place) for our Kona Brewing Co packaging designs. Congrats to our incredibly talented team that knows what it takes to create cohesive, differentiated, lasting, and impactful branding and packaging designs. And a thank you to the 600+ judges globally who voted for our entries. Cheers!

Illustrations: Jeff Foster

04/04/2023

Flint Design Co. specializes in brand strategy and package design for premium product companies. We have 30 years of success growing brands like Kona Brewing Co., Tillamook, Ponzi Vineyards, Nancy's Probiotic Foods, WillaKenzie Wines, and many others.

A common misconception is that as a packaging agency, we only do packaging, but the key to our success is in the strategy work we do upfront for the brands we work with. We help solidify a brand from the inside out so that your investment in your brand and your future will last for years, even decades.

If your company is thinking about how to position or re-position itself in your category, the place to begin is with a team that knows what it takes to stay growing and differentiated, which is where we come in. Every business decision is a brand decision, so if your brand or someone you know is wants to connect, please contact us at [email protected]. Thanks!

02/07/2023

This article in VinePair was full of surprises about the market success of Kona Big Wave with some eye-popping numbers. "Sales have doubled over the last five years," and Kona has been outselling ABI's top craft beers in its portfolio, like Golden Road Mango Cart, by 20%. 29 years after the brewery and brand launched, Kona’s star is still rising.

It’s rewarding to be able to prove the business case for investing in the brand and the package design. Simply put, it will generate growth and investment returns when done well. Kona Brewing Co has been with our agency since 1994. We named Big Wave Golden Ale and created the package design program for all beers seen on shelves today. This past decade of growth has been remarkable; and now Kona has risen to a new level. As we hand off the baton, I will be eager to see how ABI transforms Kona Big Wave into a lifestyle brand that rivals Corona and Modelo. Hopefully, it will include Kona Brewing Co.’s loyal fans who have been integral to the brand’s waves of success.

In a beautiful twist of fate, we are still leading the design and brand strategy for Kona Brewing Co in Hawaii. With the completion of a new state-of-the-art brewery on the Big Island in 2022, the full line of Kona beers will be packaged in Hawaii once again. Almost three decades later and we have found ourselves back in the heart of where it all began with new opportunities for a tried and true beloved brand…we’ll cheers to that.

Kona Big Wave was the 17th best-selling premium-plus brand of 2022 and ABI is hoping to make it the next big lifestyle beer brand.