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Organization: PepsiCo Design & Innovation Location: New York City, NY Title of Entry: “Doritos Solid Black” Category: Print Media | Design (Print) | 112. Packaging

Pepsi owns Doritos and is responsible for designing, marketing and distributing the chips. Recently, Pepsi wanted to amplify the voices of Black innovators. Contributing $50,000 in support of their work, Pepsi tasked them to create packaging called “SOLID BLACK.” The bags of chips featured geometric designs and pops of colors anchored by a glossy black background. The design earned 400 million media impressions along with a 100% positive/neutral sentiment.