Karan Saini
Karan Saini Product, packaging and print designer Toronto

Design for screens,
and for print.

Selected work ↓

Industry recognition:

FSEA Gold Leaf
Award winning projects.

Brands I’ve designed for at bigDAWGS

Nickelodeon
Anheuser-Busch
Fujifilm
Make-A-Wish
Sharp
Delta Air Lines
Netflix
Deloitte
American Influencer Awards
Moose Knuckles
NFL
Cadbury
Brands I’ve designed for at bigDAWGS

Nickelodeon
Anheuser-Busch
Fujifilm
Make-A-Wish
Sharp
Delta Air Lines
Netflix
Deloitte
American Influencer Awards
Moose Knuckles
NFL
Cadbury
Selected work

Product, packaging
and brand.

FSEA Gold Leaf Awards

FSEA Gold Leaf Awards

Packaging and print
Show project
punch.ninja NFC business card beside a phone showing the page it opens

punch.ninja

Product
Show project
Printed video card lying open, its screen set into a printed cover that wraps the whole module

Print product development

Packaging
Show project
A client task board and a market research dashboard, both with sample data, and a still from the short film The Way Home

How I use AI

AI
Show project
A phone tapping the Tap to Give plaque opens the church giving page

NFC tap to give plaque

Packaging and print
Show project
bigDAWGS Brand Guideline cover: logo top left, Brand Guideline in large white type on bigDAWGS orange

bigDAWGS brand revamp

Brand
Show project

Also: bigDAWGS digital architecture · Three online stores · Brand and campaign work · Mentoring · More work

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EXPERTISE

Digital platforms.
Physical ecosystems.

A punch.ninja NFC card beside a phone showing the card’s page The smart socket box open, with the die cut tray that holds the socket A holographic foil swatch card with raised patterns catching the light The 2026 bigDAWGS brand book cover on the brand orange
PRODUCT

Product and UX,
with AI

Research, user flows and high fidelity prototypes in Figma. I took punch.ninja to a live product with 10+ clients in its first month, and I design AI systems like products, for a client and in my own work.

PACKAGING

Packaging and
structure

Boxes and print products taken from brief to production: the structures, the dielines and the files. A video card cover that wraps the whole screen module, and a box line for a client that runs on one die.

PRINT

Print and
embellishment

Foil, raised varnish, soft touch and die cuts, planned with the press operator. Work I designed or directed won 7 awards at the 2026 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze), one of them an intern’s piece I mentored.

BRAND

Brand and
systems

A brand book of colour, type and spacing rules a team can follow, and Figma libraries built on tokens. I directed the bigDAWGS brand revamp, and its rules became the tokens of the website redesign.

EXPERTISE

Digital platforms.
Physical ecosystems.

PRODUCT

Product and UX,
with AI

Research, user flows and high fidelity prototypes in Figma. I took punch.ninja to a live product with 10+ clients in its first month, and I design AI systems like products, for a client and in my own work.

A punch.ninja NFC card beside a phone showing the card’s page
PACKAGING

Packaging and
structure

Boxes and print products taken from brief to production: the structures, the dielines and the files. A video card cover that wraps the whole screen module, and a box line for a client that runs on one die.

The smart socket box open, with the die cut tray that holds the socket
PRINT

Print and
embellishment

Foil, raised varnish, soft touch and die cuts, planned with the press operator. Work I designed or directed won 7 awards at the 2026 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze), one of them an intern’s piece I mentored.

A holographic foil swatch card with raised patterns catching the light
BRAND

Brand and
systems

A brand book of colour, type and spacing rules a team can follow, and Figma libraries built on tokens. I directed the bigDAWGS brand revamp, and its rules became the tokens of the website redesign.

The 2026 bigDAWGS brand book cover: the logo above Brand Guideline in large white type on the brand orange
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

Award winning
execution.

Work I designed or directed won 7 awards at the 2026 Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Gold Leaf Awards (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze), for die cutting, foil and print with technology built into it. One of them is an intern’s piece I mentored.

Gold Leaf Awards
2 pieces

Silver Leaf Awards
2 pieces

Bronze Leaf Awards
3 pieces

Gold Leaf Awards
Best Use of Digital Foil (Varnish Adhesive)

Holiday corporate favor boxes

Best Use of Digital Embellishments (Miscellaneous)

bigDAWGS yoga banner

Best Use of Digital Embellishments (Folding Carton)

Holiday corporate gift boxes, with variable names

Best Use of Special Diecut

RE/MAX Premiere pop up business card set

Best Use of Digital Embellishments (Client/Self Promotion)

NFL Draft videoFOLDER

Best Use of Embellishments with Technology

Gideon portfolio videoBOOK (hardcover)

Best Use of Foil/Embossing (Business Card)

bigDAWGS NFC business card

Get in touch

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Contact

I design where the screen and the printed piece meet: packaging, embellished print and the digital products they connect to. Toronto, remote or relocating. You can also find me on LinkedIn.