THIAGOGOMES
Thiago*

Protein Powder
Branding

My work and perspective in protein packaging — the category where trust and appetite appeal matter more than volume, and the label works closer to food than to supplement.

01 / The work
MuscleForce ISOFORCE chocolate whey protein dessert scene by Thiago Gomes
MuscleForce — ISOFORCE
MuscleForce ISOFORCE whey isolate 3D packaging render by Thiago Gomes
MuscleForce — ISOFORCE render
Axe & Sledge Farm Fed grass-fed whey protein product photography by Thiago Gomes
Axe & Sledge — Farm Fed
03 / My perspective

How this category speaks

Protein buyers behave like food buyers. The label that wins isn't the loudest — it's the one that looks like it tastes good and tells the truth. I design protein closer to premium food packaging: cleaner grids, real flavor cues, macros treated as a design element instead of a footnote.

Appetite appeal is craft, not decoration. On ISOFORCE the chocolate isn't a stock swirl — the pour, the bar, the milkshake are staged so the tub sits inside a dessert scene and borrows its craving. That's the difference between naming a flavor and selling one.

Trust shows up in typography. Generous spacing, disciplined claim hierarchy and consistent flavor architecture across the line tell the shopper this brand runs a tight operation — which is exactly what they're about to ingest.

04 / On the shelf

Retail notes

Protein tubs are big and shelved low as often as at eye level — strong shoulder and lid branding rescues visibility on bottom shelves.

Flavor color has to survive next to competitors using near-identical chocolate/vanilla codes; the differentiation load falls on the brand block and the scene, not the swatch.

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