Harbor House Collective 2023

HHC is a marijuana start-up where I had a co-op position as the sole designer. While there, I created work for every department including production, marketing (both wholesale and retail), and management. I also redesigned most of the packaging for their consumer products.

Close-up of a flowering cannabis plant with green leaves and dense buds in a growing facility.
Harbor House Collective premium cannabis navy and beige resealable pouch with turquoise and white text.Harbor House Collective premium cannabis navy and beige resealable pouch with turquoise and white text.
Packaging bag for Grape Cream Cake cannabis flower with product details, THC and terpene content, and Harbor House Collective address in Chelsea, MA.
Three social media story posts featuring Harbor House cannabis packaging with product names Dante’s Inferno, TKO, and Death Star.

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When my redesign of the flower package released, customers noticed and posted stories of the new layout.

Two dark blue cylindrical tubes standing upright with white caps, labeled Harbor House 1 gram pre-roll, featuring safety and THC warning icons.
Tall black cylindrical container labeled Harbors House with white and blue text on a gray background.
Two small boxes of solventless cannabis concentrate with blue tops and beige bottoms, labeled with product and safety information.Two small blue and cream boxes labeled Solventless Concentrate with product details and warnings from Harbor House Collective.

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The redesign of the solventless concentrate box was made to be visually distinct from the solvent concentrate box (which has a dark blue wave instead of a light blue wave) allowing the packaging team to easily differentiate between the products from above when arranged on a tray.

Three rectangular matchboxes with different abstract designs and the HH logo on a white background.
Three sets of rolling papers with open covers displaying messages: 'YOU'RE ON A ROLL,' 'ROLL ONE UP,' and 'ENJOY YOUR SMOKE.'
Flat lay of Harbor House Collective blue and white cannabis gummy packaging drafts printed on printer paper on a white background.Flat lay of Harbor House Collective blue and white cannabis gummy packaging drafts printed on printer paper on a white background.

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For each packaging redesign, I followed the same process of printing the dieline on the office printer, folding to form, refining the design and repeating.

Infographic showing the eight-step process of making Cold Cure Live Hash Rosin.A set of 3 cards with infographics explaining the process of making 3 marijuana concentrate products.
Two panels explaining how Live Hash Rosin Jam is made, showing steps: fresh frozen flower harvesting, washing with ice water, micron bag filtration, freeze drying, press preparation by sifting dry hash into nylon bags, machine pressing to create HHC Rosin, jamming by crystallizing THC-A with minimal heat, and packaging the finished jam.
Two infographic panels detailing the eight-step process of making live rosin cartridges, including harvesting fresh frozen flower, washing with ice water, micron bag filtration, freeze drying, press preparation, pressing, decarbing in oven, and packaging the finished product for vaping.

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These printed cards (requested by the marketing department) explain the difference between rosin products. I spoke with the production team to learn the process, broke it into steps, and then made it visual. The cards were a hit and still populate dispensaries across Massachusetts.

Instagram post featuring Rich, a bald man with a gray beard wearing black gloves and a black jacket, with text highlighting his role as a lab tech and gourmet cannachef, and a quote about his dream job.Instagram post featuring Rich, a bald man with a beard, working in a lab environment, smiling and reviewing documents, with text introducing him as a lab tech and gourmet cannachef, and a quote about his dream job.

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Meet the Buds was an Instagram series I created by interviewing and photographing members of the Harbor House operation. This one, featuring Rich, was the most popular.

Folded promotional booklet titled 'Buoy of Gold' featuring a black buoy illustration and text about new deals every week until 4/20, with Harbor House Collective branding.Folded promotional booklet titled 'Buoy of Gold' featuring a black buoy illustration and text about new deals every week until 4/20, with Harbor House Collective branding.
Tri-fold brochure displaying four discounted product bundles named Treasure of the Deep Blue, The Fisherman's Platter, The Captain's Special, and The Tackle Box, each with product images, discounted prices, and item details.Tri-fold brochure displaying four discounted product bundles named Treasure of the Deep Blue, The Fisherman's Platter, The Captain's Special, and The Tackle Box, each with product images, discounted prices, and item details.

Stylized icon of a face with spiky hair and round sunglasses.