Minimalist Packaging Signals Quality and Drives Premium Consumer PerceptionThe Brand Identity · Sep 1, 2026 · Interview
Independent brand and web designer Jose Maria Gonzalez-Ecija discusses how careful listening and the Toyota Five Whys technique help him uncover a client's authentic brand essence. He argues that a personal archive of non-trending references—from Écija sweet wrappers and Holy Week crests to family painting textures—creates more distinctive identities, illustrated through work for La Cuadrilla, Lifenew, Toltek, MetTathione and the Council of Écija.