Packaging design studio building custom creative solutions for consumer brands
Extra & Bold Design is a mid-sized German design firm focused on packaging, now expanding into creative automation and Adobe Creative Cloud tooling. The project mix—spanning action sites, microsites, and database applications alongside new automation solutions—reveals a shift from pure design services toward custom software and workflow products. Hiring velocity is accelerating across design and engineering, with active recruitment pointing toward scaling both creative output and technical capabilities.
Extra & Bold Design is a packaging design studio based in Emstek, Germany, serving consumer brands and FMCG networks. Founded in 2018, the company operates across 51–200 employees and structures its work around design services, web properties (WordPress, TYPO3, Webflow), and custom application development. Core pain points center on automating packaging design workflows and identifying new market segments; the active project pipeline includes microsite development, database applications, and emerging creative automation tools for Adobe Creative Cloud users.
The studio's primary stack includes Adobe Illustrator, Figma, and the broader Adobe Creative Cloud suite (currently being adopted). They pair design tools with web frameworks like WordPress, Webflow, and TYPO3 for digital execution.
Projects include packaging design automation tools for Adobe Creative Cloud, microsite and action-site development, database applications, FMCG network expansion, and structured business development strategy—indicating a transition from pure design services into software and automation products.
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