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    FETISHIZING SIMPLICITY

    PERUSE A RACK OF PROTEIN BARS at any grocery story and they all blend together: claims of what the food does (or does not) contain, promises of protein, and some stamp of approval by the latest fad diet. Rxbar, founded in 2013 by Peter Rahal and Jared Smith, used to be one of them. But 18 months ago, the Chicago-based company gave its protein-bar packaging a radical overhaul, and they soon began landing in retailers including Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, and Kroger. Rahal talks Inc. through logo shrinkage, packaging noise, and graphic-design enlightenment.
    by STEPHANIE SCHOMER Jun 01, 2017 2 minutes
    GRAPHIC REHAB Rxbar realized its original packaging (top) was ugly and ineffective, so it came up with a radically new design (bottom).

    PACKAGING

    OLD The original design was hardly intentional. “We were 25, broke, and naive,” says Rahal. “We didn’t have any resources, so Jared and I designed it ourselves. We did it on PowerPoint.”

    NEW After two years in business, the brand had enough stability to let Smith and Rahal catch their breath. “We took a step back and had a humbling moment,” Rahal

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