Adobe Illustrator Expert Needed – Design Luxury Honey Packaging

Overview

I'm looking for an experienced Adobe Illustrator packaging designer to create a premium luxury gift box for my honey brand, Honeycraft.

The logo and mountain illustration are already complete in SVG format.

I need someone who can transform these existing assets into a world-class luxury packaging design suitable for commercial printing.

The design should feel comparable to:

The Macallan
Fortnum & Mason
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Cartier Packaging
Premium perfume packaging
What I Already Have

The following assets are already complete:

✅ Honeycraft logo (AI/SVG)
✅ Premium mountain illustration (SVG)
✅ Existing product label
✅ Brand colours
✅ Typography
✅ Box dimensions
✅ Product information
✅ Barcode
✅ QR Code

This is NOT a branding project.

This is a packaging execution project.

Box Dimensions

Finished box size:

Length: 160 mm
Width: 110 mm
Depth: 85 mm
Scope of Work
1. Premium Packaging Design

Design all visible faces of the box using the existing assets.

The mountain illustration should wrap elegantly around the packaging.

The layout should feel premium and balanced.

2. Front Panel

Create a luxury composition using:

Honeycraft logo
Mountain illustration
Product name
Supporting text
Premium spacing and typography

The front should immediately communicate:

Luxury
Nature
Premium quality
Mountain origin
Handcrafted product
3. Side Panels

Design elegant layouts for:

Left side

Brand story

Right side

Product highlights
Raw
Unfiltered
Single Origin
No Additives
Harvested from the Turkish Highlands
4. Back Panel

Create a clean information layout including:

Nutrition table
Ingredients
Storage instructions
Company information
Barcode
QR Code
Batch Number
Best Before
5. Top Panel

Elegant presentation of the Honeycraft logo.

Potential use of:

Gold foil
Spot UV
Embossing
6. Bottom Panel

Prepare the production information area.

7. Print Preparation

Prepare production-ready artwork for commercial printing.

Requirements:

3 mm bleed
CMYK
Spot colour layers for gold foil
Emboss/deboss layers
Clean, organised Illustrator file
Print-ready PDF
Illustrator File Organisation

The final AI file should be professionally organised into clearly named layers such as:

Background
Mountain Artwork
Logo
Typography
Gold Foil
Spot UV
Emboss
Dieline
Guides
Printer Notes

Everything must remain fully editable.

Design Style

Please avoid:

Generic packaging
Clipart
Flat design
Busy layouts
Cheap-looking effects

The design should feel:

Elegant
Minimal
Timeless
Premium
Sophisticated
Deliverables

Please provide:

Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
Print-ready PDF
SVG (where applicable)
EPS (optional)

All fonts should be outlined or supplied where licensing permits.

What I'm Looking For

I'm looking for someone with experience designing:

Luxury food packaging
Premium gift boxes
Whisky packaging
Perfume packaging
Gourmet product packaging

Please include examples of packaging projects in your portfolio.