Let's talk aesthetic product packaging.

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Aesthetic product packaging is everywhere these days - from phones, to computers, to makeup, to watches, to the food in our grocery stores. But what is it about aesthetic packaging that draws us in, has us obsessed, and what are the financial & environmental effects? In this video, we discuss the phenomena of aesthetic product packaging while unpacking the psychology behind our love of it.

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🔍 Resources mentioned:
Plastics Today: https://www.plasticstoday.com/end-mar...
Studies on Cuteness: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Plastic Pollution Coalition: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition...
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Time Stamps:

0:00 Kawaii culture
02:01 Historical aesthetic packaging?
03:14 Freecash
04:09 Aesthetics & brand communication
06:53 The Psychology
09:17 Financial effects
11:33 Environmental effects


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