Tools For Humanity

Tools For Humanity asked us to create a gift for employees who had just completed work on a major live product demo project. Because the internal theme of the demo was Unwrapped, the focus was on creating a gift that felt special and intentional from the moment it was opened — with packaging that made the act of unwrapping part of the experience itself.

The timeline was extremely tight, with less than three weeks to design, produce, assemble, and ship a fully custom gift before year-end.

We built the gift around the Unwrapped theme, focusing on packaging as the primary storytelling device. The goal was to make the act of opening the gift feel celebratory and intentional, while pairing design-forward products with warm, seasonal elements that felt appropriate beyond the holidays.

Given the tight timeline, we made strategic product and production choices that allowed for meaningful customization without slowing the schedule — resulting in a gift that felt thoughtful, elevated, and anything but rushed.

1. Product sourcing aligned with Tools For Humanity’s modern, design-forward brand
2. Custom-engraved Jack Puzzle by Craighill as the hero item
   
3. A seasonal hot cocoa set with premium ingredients and custom-designed labels
   
4. A fully custom packaging suite designed from scratch, including: Silver rigid gift boxes, soft-touch box bands with original starburst illustrations, raised silver foil printing across packaging elements and a hidden Unwrapped-themed message printed on the underside of the box band, revealed during opening
   
5. Kitting and fulfillment to multiple addresses worldwide