
Mentholatum-Acnes
Acnes x "Maru is a Puppy" Collab Kit
This press kit was created for a collaboration between Acnes, a skincare brand specializing in sensitive and troubled skin, and Maru Is a Puppy, a Korean webtoon (digital comic) about a poodle mix named Maru who turns into a five-year-old girl. Inspired by the story of Maru calling her owner “big sister,” the kit reimagines her packing Acnes products to care for her sister’s skin. The backpack-shaped package features movable ears and a tongue-shaped handle that lifts to open. Inside, a preschool classroom scene is illustrated with the collaboration products arranged naturally within the artwork. The GWP items blend into the setting, featuring a keyring hanging on the chalkboard, with a pouch and sketchbook-inspired brochure hidden inside Maru’s frog toy box. The kit captures both Acnes’s gentle skincare spirit and the warmth of Maru’s world.
COLLABORATORS
PEONY Design Team
COLLABORATORS
PEONY Design Team
SKILLS
Concept Design
Packaging Design
IMAGES created with AI & edited with Photoshop
SKILLS
Concept Design
Packaging Design
IMAGES created with AI & edited with Photoshop
DATE
May 2025
DATE
May 2025
THE CONTEXT
To introduce the collaboration between Acnes and Maru Is a Puppy, a press kit was created to capture the warmth and playful charm of Maru’s world while expressing Acnes’s gentle approach to caring for sensitive skin.
















Mentholatum-Acnes
Acnes x "Maru is a Puppy" Collab Kit
This press kit was created for a collaboration between Acnes, a skincare brand specializing in sensitive and troubled skin, and Maru Is a Puppy, a Korean webtoon (digital comic) about a poodle mix named Maru who turns into a five-year-old girl. Inspired by the story of Maru calling her owner “big sister,” the kit reimagines her packing Acnes products to care for her sister’s skin. The backpack-shaped package features movable ears and a tongue-shaped handle that lifts to open. Inside, a preschool classroom scene is illustrated with the collaboration products arranged naturally within the artwork. The GWP items blend into the setting, featuring a keyring hanging on the chalkboard, with a pouch and sketchbook-inspired brochure hidden inside Maru’s frog toy box. The kit captures both Acnes’s gentle skincare spirit and the warmth of Maru’s world.
CLIENT
Mentholatum-Acnes
CLIENT
Mentholatum-Acnes
COLLABORATORS
PEONY Design Team
COLLABORATORS
PEONY Design Team
SKILLS
Concept Design
Packaging Design
IMAGES created with AI & edited with Photoshop
SKILLS
Concept Design
Packaging Design
IMAGES created with AI & edited with Photoshop
DATE
May 2025
DATE
May 2025
THE CONTEXT