Maddy Merzvinskis
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I live, work, and play on the land of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to their elders, past and present, and recognise that this land was never ceded.

Maddy Merzvinskis

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  • AGDA Emerging Designer of the Year
  • Cannes Young Lions Gold Winner
  • D&AD Wood Pencil
  • Amateur Embroiderer
  • Cairns Hatchlings Design Winner
  • Women in Media Rising Star Finalist
  • Cannes Lions Bronze
  • Junk journaller
  • Head Design Auntie
  • AGDA Distinction
  • Cat Mum
AGDA Emerging Designer of the YearCannes Young Lions Gold WinnerD&AD Wood PencilAmateur EmbroidererCairns Hatchlings Design WinnerWomen in Media Rising Star FinalistCannes Lions BronzeJunk journallerHead Design AuntieAGDA DistinctionCat Mum
AGDA Emerging Designer of the YearCannes Young Lions Gold WinnerD&AD Wood PencilAmateur EmbroidererCairns Hatchlings Design WinnerWomen in Media Rising Star FinalistCannes Lions BronzeJunk journallerHead Design AuntieAGDA DistinctionCat Mum
AGDA Emerging Designer of the YearCannes Young Lions Gold WinnerD&AD Wood PencilAmateur EmbroidererCairns Hatchlings Design WinnerWomen in Media Rising Star FinalistCannes Lions BronzeJunk journallerHead Design AuntieAGDA DistinctionCat Mum
AGDA Emerging Designer of the YearCannes Young Lions Gold WinnerD&AD Wood PencilAmateur EmbroidererCairns Hatchlings Design WinnerWomen in Media Rising Star FinalistCannes Lions BronzeJunk journallerHead Design AuntieAGDA DistinctionCat Mum
A hand holding a Samsung Super tin covered in bold Korean lettering and a cartoon star character, surrounded by colourful packaging.

Samsung Super

Made with the three-star team (in Samsung world, that’s a good thing) at CHEP Network.

Before Samsung was a tech titan, it was a Korean grocery store, trading noodles, dried fish and other produce.

To encourage unprompted unboxings, we sent Aussie influencers Samsung’s latest products boxed up like Korean produce – highlighting a part of history too interesting to ignore.

An open Samsung Super box packed with illustrated cans and cartons, with a Korean-style receipt tucked on top.

In Korean, the word ‘Samsung’ means ‘three stars’, and the original logo from 1938 prominently features three stars. We paid homage to Samsung’s legacy by using the stars as a recurring motif throughout layouts, packaging and our characters.

A black label with Korean and Chinese characters around a three-star emblem.
Close-up of brightly coloured Samsung Super packs with star characters and Korean lettering.
Someone carrying a white Samsung Super tote bag printed with blue stars through a grocery store.

I loved this poster so much I’ve got it hanging on my wall.

Someone holding up a Samsung Super poster with pink and blue star characters and Korean lettering.
A white Samsung Super box with a pink zigzag pattern, Korean lettering and a pair of star-eyed characters.

We chose our characters based on what the tech allows you to do – multitask like an eight-armed octopus with the AI functionality and mega screen layout of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, or get powered up in the time it takes to cook instant noodles (hyperbole) thanks to the super speedy charging cable.

An illustrated Samsung Super carton with a star-eyed character, sitting in a blue shopping basket.
A hand pulling a white phone box out of an illustrated Samsung Super carton.
A hand holding a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra rising out of its white box against a pink background.
The side of a Samsung Super box with large pink Korean lettering and a blue star-eyed face.
A Korean-style Samsung Super receipt with a barcode resting on a box.
Illustrated Samsung Super tins lying on a yellow background, one showing a star character holding chopsticks.
An open Samsung Super box on blue, revealing illustrated cartons, tins and a receipt inside.
A Samsung Super box in front of giant ‘super’ lettering on a pink background, with a blue speech bubble in Korean.
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