Purely Elizabeth.

Branding
Logo
Packaging
Website
You name it ...

From merch to trade show design — we'll skip the whole archive — but here’s a quick look at how the Purely brand was born.

The Brief: This project came at a pivotal moment: the founder of Purely Elizabeth had just realized the public interest in her homemade healthy baking mixes. Jen Stern conceived and created the original Purely Elizabeth brand identity in 2009 —before the first product was even on the market. The challenge: craft a look that felt fresh and credible from day one — and stand out from the competitors — and strong enough to grow with the brand for years to come.

The Result: Jen created a cohesive visual identity that could evolve from hand-applied labels in Elizabeth’s kitchen to packaging on shelves nationwide. Sixteen years later, the original branding still defines the company—and marks the early evolution of a brand that quickly became a national household name.

[ 2009 → ]

The beginnings of Purely: baking mixes / labels applied by Elizabeth at her kitchen table / 2009

  • Packaging of gluten-free pancake mix with a stack of pancakes illustration, labeled 'purely elizabeth', containing whole grains, flax, hemp and chia seeds, with product details and net weight.

    Original Purely Pancake Mix

  • Package of gluten-free blueberry maple muffin mix labeled 'Purely Elizabeth' with an image of a blueberry muffin.

    Original Purely Muffin Mix

  • A package of gluten-free Apple Spice Muffin Mix labeled 'purely elizabeth'. The package is white with a red and beige label, and features a picture of an apple spice muffin.

    Original Purely Muffin Mix

  • Three bags of pure elizabeth ancient grain granola cereal in cranberry pecan, pumpkin fig, and original flavors, standing on a reflective white surface.

    2011

    Package design / granola domination beginning / no more home labels

  • Nine cartons of Purely Elizabeth gluten-free granola and muffin mix, arranged in three rows. The packages feature different flavors and colors, including apple spice muffin, blueberry muffin, cinnamon raisin cookie, cherry cookie, cacao chip muffin, pumpkin fig granola, original granola, and cranberry pecan granola.

    2011

    New packaging: boxes

  • Box of Purely Elizabeth ancient grain granola minis.

    2012

    Minis introduced

  • Stand display box of Purely Elizabeth pumpkin fig ancient grain granola minis, featuring individual packets of granola with an orange and white design.

    2012

    Minis introduced

Original website design for Purely Elizabeth Granola. A bowl of granola with blueberries, banana slices, and coconut flakes, placed on a rustic wooden surface, with a gold spoon resting on the bowl.

2014

First full e-commerce site