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03Identity / Packaging / Worldbuilding

Jeng

A different
state of mind.

Four colorful Jeng cans arranged with citrus, flowers, and jalapeño

The larger idea

A drink can change the state of a moment.

ClientJeng
Project leadRobert Persky — creative direction + design
ScopeStrategy, identity, packaging, art direction
ScaleThree product lines / national distribution

The opportunity

Alcohol-free drinks are often defined by what they leave out. Jeng needed to feel like its own kind of social ritual.

The key decision was to build around what Jeng adds to a moment: color, sensation, and a shift in perspective. One package architecture holds the range together; flavor colors and can-top bands help people distinguish the varieties and product lines.

01

Design the state, not the substitute.

Jeng is more than an alternative to alcohol. It gives people a new way to mark a transition—from work to rest, ordinary to unexpected, alone to together.

A Jeng can beside a cocktail, grapefruit, and jalapeños
A hand holding a green Jeng can above fresh limes

02

Make the familiar feel different.

Saturated color, tactile ingredients, and slightly surreal arrangements turn a simple can into an invitation. The world feels social, sensory, and a little unexpected.

  1. 01

    Color sets the state.

    Every variety owns a distinct field while staying inside one recognizable palette.

  2. 02

    Ingredients become signals.

    Citrus, herbs, peppers, and botanicals make each flavor feel immediate and specific.

  3. 03

    One structure holds it together.

    A consistent wordmark and package architecture let the range keep growing.

03

One system. Three product lines.

The identity grew across CBD, THC + CBD, and functional mushroom lines. Can-top bands and label treatments distinguish the formulas. The wordmark, typography, and tonal palette keep the full portfolio connected.

Three Jeng cans with dark blue top bands
CBD Line
A red Jeng cosmopolitan microdose can beside a cocktail and cranberries
THC + CBD Line
Two green Jeng Moscow mule cans: THC and CBD microdose, and THC with Lion’s Mane
Functional Mushroom Line
Jeng cans and cartons arranged with citrus and ginger
Cans and cartons
Four Jeng varieties arranged along a surfboard
THC + CBD Line
Six Jeng varieties arranged beneath flowers
Six flavors

04

The system moves from shelf to table.

Friends gathering around Jeng cans and cocktails
A yellow Jeng can arranged with tennis balls and racquets
A person opening a blue Jeng can beside the water
A colorful table set with four Jeng varieties and cocktails

The result

One idea, built to multiply.

Jeng grew from a regional startup into a nationally distributed brand across three product lines. A shared wordmark and package structure connected the three lines, while color and ingredient imagery gave each flavor its own expression.

Creative direction and design by Robert Persky for Jeng.

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