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Snack brand Munchies Box turns tasty treats into lovably retro characters

Vietnamese snack brand The Munchies Box has collaborated with ChoChoi Creative to create an entertaining, vivid and retro brand identity for its array of tasty treats. And the results are a nostalgia-packed feast for the eyes.

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Colourful retro-style characters including anthropomorphised snacks and a cartoon figure munching, dancing and playing with food items under bold text reading "Munching All Day Everyday

Launched under the funky name 'Into the Groove', the distinctive brand identity sees familiar sweets turned into a kingdom of cool characters. Designed for The Munchies Box snack box, the positive branding is also peppered with positive quotes to spread love into the air.

"The characters are based on distinctive traits, and each member is put into either funny or awkward yet down-to-Earth situations, with their cute persona shining through in our illustrations," says ChoChoi Creative.

Colourful grid of retro-styled cartoon characters representing snacks: Pop-Twins biscuits, Kiss-ers chocolate, Ms.Positive cereal, Polic-a Pocky sticks, King and Queird wafers, Mafia In Fantastic chocolate, Crush Rocky ice cream, Chaser and Go-Lucky treat

These characters include a pair of lip-smacking chocolate bar lovers, gun-toting police officers, and a cool-as-you-like box of Pocky sticks who comes complete with some trendy sunglasses. As well as being filled to the brim with personality, these characters also stand apart from the pack thanks to their old school illustration style.

This aesthetic is built on a foundation of low saturation tones and a slightly edgy look that takes its cues from '80s comics. There's even a Game Boy-Esque handheld console and chunky VHS tape to accompany the identity launch.

Set to appear on tote bags, pin badges, T-Shirts, stickers and face masks (this is 2021, after all), the Into the Groove identity is an in-your-face success without being obnoxious.

Hands holding a yellow handheld game console displaying "Into the Groove" next to The Munchies Box containing various snacks and retro branded merchandise on a red background
Canvas tote bag with "Into the Groove" branding displayed alongside Munchies Box packaging and merchandise on a red background
Four-panel grid showing Munchies Box characters and products: hand holding Pocky sticks with sunglasses, colourful sweets scattered, hand holding pink sweet character above spilled contents, and rainbow-striped Pocky stick character
Retro snack character stickers on black fabric and matching face mask design with "choi choi" branding and character illustrations
Cassette tape and VHS packaging designs for The Munchies Box's Into the Groove brand identity, featuring colourful retro-style illustrations and the campaign logo
Four sticker sheets from The Munchies Box's Into the Groove collection featuring colourful retro-style character illustrations of snacks and sweets on a black background
Munchies Box branding materials showing retro-styled character illustrations, product packaging designs, calendar, awards graphic and merchandise mockups in vibrant colours with '80s comic aesthetic
Six colourful retro-style character cards from The Munchies Box's Into the Groove collection featuring playful snack-themed characters with '80s comic aesthetic
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