Burger King x The Smurfs

Burger King x The Smurfs

(COLLABORATION PACKAGING & INFLUENCER ACTIVATION)

Role

Role

As a designer

I created the activation packaging design and developed its supporting graphic applications.

This involved combining assets from both brands, building the package’s visual hierarchy, and considering how the collaboration would unfold across its exterior, interior, and product presentation.


As a collaborator

I worked from the campaign’s established direction and within the guidelines of two global brands, collaborating with the agency team to prepare the concept for production and influencer distribution.

As a designer

I created the activation packaging design and developed its supporting graphic applications.

This involved combining assets from both brands, building the package’s visual hierarchy, and considering how the collaboration would unfold across its exterior, interior, and product presentation.


As a collaborator

I worked from the campaign’s established direction and within the guidelines of two global brands, collaborating with the agency team to prepare the concept for production and influencer distribution.

Overview

Overview

Burger King partnered with The Smurfs for a campaign that brought the characters’ colorful world into the Burger King experience. The activation packaging needed to feel playful and collectible while maintaining enough of Burger King’s identity to make the collaboration feel balanced rather than visually led by only one brand.

Burger King partnered with The Smurfs for a campaign that brought the characters’ colorful world into the Burger King experience. The activation packaging needed to feel playful and collectible while maintaining enough of Burger King’s identity to make the collaboration feel balanced rather than visually led by only one brand.

Outcome

Outcome

The final package transformed the collaboration into a tangible brand moment designed to encourage discovery, photography, and social sharing.

The final package transformed the collaboration into a tangible brand moment designed to encourage discovery, photography, and social sharing.

Scope

Scope

Activation Packaging Design

Activation Packaging Design

Location

Location

Year

Year

2025

2025

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