Packaging · Book covers · Branding · Pre-press
Shelf-ready systems—from client request to signed production release.
More than twenty years turning clear requests into packaging and product art that ships— retail systems, licensed programs, book covers, and production files ready for manufacturing.
What I do. I create packaging dielines from scratch—then art, refine, and sign files for production.
Production scale, in context
Product + packaging for all Krebs products (internal print processes + packaging) across 2001–2024. Krebs deliveries through 2023 · 2024 Gerson freelance for 2025 shelf. Estimate only—not audited COGS.
($1.41 product + $0.28 packaging)
Product ~$64.1M · Packaging ~$12.7M
Krebs thru 2023 · Gerson 2024→2025 shelf
Featured
Selected highlights
Publishing · Icons · Covers
Outlaw Star Press
Imprint branding, Hero Forge icon, and covers—Those Left Behind, Shamus, Prince Aiden (author + illustrator, printer-ready, live), Twisted Yarns, Dead Machine.
Product · Chipboard · Corrugate
Walmart Branded Packaging
20+ years with Walmart’s art department—product, chipboard, and corrugate packaging; dielines from scratch through production release (How2Recycle + JUMP).
Custom web app · Live
ArtForge
Private art review platform—uploads, pin annotations, guest links, Pending → In Review → Approved, ZIP download.
Book covers · Featured
Book Covers
Cover design from brief to print-ready. Featured: Those Left Behind (Jason DeGray / Outlaw Star Press).
Selected work
20 case studies
Publishing · Book covers · Icons
Outlaw Star Press
Imprint branding, Hero Forge icon, and covers—Those Left Behind, Shamus, Prince Aiden (live), Twisted Yarns, Dead Machine.
Custom web app · Live
ArtForge
Private custom art review app (gbob.ddns.net/artforge)—upload, pins, guest links, approval workflow.
Packaging · Product · Chipboard · Corrugate
Walmart Branded Packaging
20+ years working with Walmart’s art department—product, chipboard, and corrugate; dielines from scratch through production release.
Packaging
CBK × Walmart Holiday Packaging
Retail packaging for Christmas by Krebs at Walmart—dielines from scratch, How2Recycle + JUMP.
Packaging
Christmas by Krebs Brand Packaging Systems
Bins, hangtags, and PDQ labels—CBK as creative direction standard for other Christmas vendors.
Packaging
American Pride Retail Packaging
American Pride packaging for CBK at Walmart—dielines from scratch from product guidance.
Packaging
Disney × Krebs Packaging
Licensed Disney × Krebs holiday packaging from program guidance through production.
Packaging
Disney Cruise Line Packaging
Disney Cruise Line packaging including die development and production files.
Product art
Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland Ornaments
Annual ornament programs—art from client descriptions through production files.
Packaging
Hobby Lobby · Robert Stanley Packaging
Robert Stanley Home Collection packaging components from packaging direction.
Licensed
Military & Service Branch Programs
Ornament and packaging art from license guidance and clear product descriptions.
Packaging
CBK Figural & Inspirations Packaging
Figural packaging—dielines from scratch for shaped product, then finished art.
Packaging
Glass Disc Packaging & Presentation
Disc presentation formats—dielines from scratch with product art systems.
Custom
The Jefferson Hotel
Custom artwork developed from property guidance into production-ready art.
Brand
Holiday World
Program art from brand guidance and ornament/product application descriptions.
Custom
Orpheum Theater · Custom Silk Programs
Ornament art and silk-print production layouts from client guidance.
Packaging
Menards Packaging Labels
Case and UPC label work for retail logistics from SKU guidance.
Packaging
True Value Packaging
Retailer packaging requirements and case/print production files.
Licensed
Universal Studios · Monsters Program
Universal Monsters program art from license guidance and product application.
Book covers
Book Covers
Featured: Those Left Behind—from brief through working layouts to final print-ready cover.