June 3rd! Overseas Package Trends Online Seminar
The Japan Package Design Association will hold an online seminar on June 3, 2026. Featuring US-based designer Yuko Suga, it will explore the latest trends in US packaging, including wellness, plant-based, minimalism, and sober curious, offering insights for product planning and expression.
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The Japan Package Design Association (JPDA, Chairman: Yoji Shindo) will hold an online seminar on overseas package trends titled "Expanding Wellness ~ The Blurring Lines of 'Health' in US Packaging" on Wednesday, June 3rd.
This time, we welcome Ms. Yuko Suga (designer/researcher), who resides in Illinois, USA, and shares insights on overseas package design trends from the field, as our lecturer. She will introduce local topic examples and project actual samples. While organizing established trends, currently expanding trends, and emerging signs, the seminar will explore the background behind products and expressions gaining support in the market, and seek hints for planning and expression.
For details and application, please see below:
https://activity.jpda.or.jp/seminar_event/5767.html
Event Outline:
[Date and Time] Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 16:00-17:00 (After Session 17:00-17:30)
[Application Deadline] Until Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 23:59
[Participation Fee] JPDA Members/General: 1,000 yen (tax included), Students: Free
[Format] Online (Zoom Webinar)
[Lecture Content]
Topic 1 | Plant-Based: From "material replacement" to "context rewriting"
Topic 2 | Minimalism: Honest subtraction to heal information fatigue
Topic 3 | Sober Curious: Tuning into your flat self
[Lecturer Profile]
Ms. Yuko Suga (Designer/Researcher)
Co-authored book: "New Edition: Learning Package Design - From Basic Knowledge to Practice" (Released March 24, 2025)
Contributed to package specialized media "Paketora" https://pake-tra.com/author/suga/
This time, we welcome Ms. Yuko Suga (designer/researcher), who resides in Illinois, USA, and shares insights on overseas package design trends from the field, as our lecturer. She will introduce local topic examples and project actual samples. While organizing established trends, currently expanding trends, and emerging signs, the seminar will explore the background behind products and expressions gaining support in the market, and seek hints for planning and expression.
For details and application, please see below:
https://activity.jpda.or.jp/seminar_event/5767.html
Event Outline:
[Date and Time] Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 16:00-17:00 (After Session 17:00-17:30)
[Application Deadline] Until Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 23:59
[Participation Fee] JPDA Members/General: 1,000 yen (tax included), Students: Free
[Format] Online (Zoom Webinar)
[Lecture Content]
Topic 1 | Plant-Based: From "material replacement" to "context rewriting"
Topic 2 | Minimalism: Honest subtraction to heal information fatigue
Topic 3 | Sober Curious: Tuning into your flat self
[Lecturer Profile]
Ms. Yuko Suga (Designer/Researcher)
Co-authored book: "New Edition: Learning Package Design - From Basic Knowledge to Practice" (Released March 24, 2025)
Contributed to package specialized media "Paketora" https://pake-tra.com/author/suga/