Factory worker wearing safety glasses and gloves inspects an empty green glass bottle on a production line.Worker wearing protective glasses and gloves inspecting an empty green glass bottle in a bottling factory.

Building brands one bottle at a time

Chances are, you would recognize a Starbucks cold brew bottle or a Beech-Nut baby food jar without the label, based solely on the color, shape, and heft of the glass. Which is why Owens-Illinois, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass containers, sees themselves as a brand-building partner to their clients. To tell that story in a more moving way, they partnered with another brand builder (ahem!) to design a site worthy of the iconic brands we’ve all experienced through the unique power of glass.

Tech Partners
Optimizely, Google
Services
UI/UX, Branding, Design, Information Architecture, Front-End, Back-End, WordPress, Google Ad Network

Elemental transformation.

Fire turns just three natural ingredients—sand, limestone, and soda ash—into beautiful, sustainable glass. To transform their corporate site, O-I asked Hanson to apply heat to three primary priorities—inspire, simplify, and connect—to forge a bold, statement-making platform.

Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee bottle with cream, 11 fl oz, on black background with white abstract shapes.
Text on black background: 'Inspiration demanded a storytelling experience that immerses every visitor in O-I’s passion for design and innovation.'
Computer screen showing a factory bottling line with hot orange glass bottles and text 'Invest in a sustainable future'.
Text on black background: 'Simplicity required a new front and back end that the O-I team can easily update to keep employee testimonials, job postings, and investor news fresh.'
Close-up of an embossed pineapple design on an amber glass bottle with the text Premiumization and a button labeled Learn More.
Laptop and smartphone displaying a website featuring a group of people in work attire with text 'Make What Matters' and 'Creating Emotions Through Packaging'.
Worker in protective gear inspecting industrial pipes and gauges in a factory setting.
"And connection required a navigation that works for everyone while quickly getting each of O-I's unique audiences to other digital platforms designed specifically for them." text on black background with 'connection' in italic orange.

“Metrics show visitors are staying on the site longer and engaging with our content more than ever before. But more importantly, those visitors are experiencing a bigger, bolder vision of how we’re partnering with our clients and leading the industry.”

— Kevin Bentley, Director of IT Service Delivery – Emerging & Collaboration Technologies

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