Integrated Campaign

Pringles

You don't just eat 'em.

Overview

Pringles’ “You Don’t Just Eat ’Em” campaign started from one true observation: nobody just eats their Pringles. They make duck lips with them. They stack them, chug them, and turn the empty can into a DIY project. The possibilities are endless.

So we built a fun-filled campaign out of that idea — a custom typeface, a can seal and tagline lockup, photography, illustrations, and more — every piece leaning into the ways people actually play with the can.

ClientPringles
RoleCampaign, Type & Art Direction
ScopeCustom Type, Lockup, Photography, Illustration, Social
Year2020

Custom Type

A campaign this loud needed its own lettering. We drew a custom typeface for the line so the voice stayed consistent everywhere it showed up — from the tagline lockup down to the smallest caption.

Pringles custom typeface specimen
Pringles custom type in use

Seal & Lockup

The tagline had to live on the can itself. We locked “You Don’t Just Eat ’Em” up with the Pringles mark into a seal built to sit right on the packaging.

Pringles can with the tagline seal, stacked
Pringles can seal and tagline lockup on the drum

Photography

This is where the idea came to life. Duck lips, mustaches, a can reborn as a paint can — the photography leaned all the way into the ways people actually mess around with their Pringles.

A Pringle held up as a mustache
Pringles chips arranged into a face
Tipping the last chips straight from the can
A Pringles can repurposed as a paint can
Pringles plated on a cheese board
Pringles cans dressed up for the holidays

Illustrations

Alongside the photos, a set of illustrated executions pushed the same idea further — each one its own little scene of Pringles mischief.

Illustrated Pringles print ad, execution 1
Illustrated Pringles print ad, execution 2
Illustrated Pringles print ad, execution 3

Social

The campaign carried into social, where the idea got even more room to be silly.

Pringles social post, 1
Pringles social post, 2
Pringles social post, 3

The Result

A campaign built on something true — that nobody just eats their Pringles — stretched across type, packaging, photography, illustration, and social, and never once took itself too seriously.

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