#pickpackselldevelopment

I have chosen this net in particular so that I can play around with resealable features such as bottle tops and folds. I think that the extra folds will help me to attract my target audience rather than a simple box which may appear underwhelming. I will play around with other ideas too however, I am currently set on this concept. After creating 3D models of a number of nets, I decided to take my carton apart and label it so it is visually more easy to understand. By doing this it will be easier for me to design as I have drawn both the inside and outside. Looking at the 3D carton I have already constructed, I think I would like to play around with the sizing and experiment with a smaller container, possibly for single use rather than a resealable.

Fonts

Some problems I currently face involve:

Choosing a suitable pattern or design to promote my packaging without making it look tacky or unoriginal

Choosing a charity to donate 10% to

Print advert

Moving advert

I drew out some quick scamps and added a few notes after so that I could easily come back to this ideas page and understand my thought process. I liked the idea of having text over the top of detailed drawings as it feels quite mature and pricey compared to other competitors. I aim to make the brand feel luxurious for a lower price so that my target audience can show off to their friends and family. By creating a piece of eyecatching packaging consumers will want to display their packaging and make a difference when they use up the entirety of the product. Some of my scamps show clear elements to my packaging. I will need to research appropriate materials which are clear but will naturally break down when planted as part of my guerilla gardening. I will draw a more refined plan after I begin experimenting my fonts and ideas.

Following on from the previous net packaging workshop, we were taught how to use the website ‘templatemaker.ni’ to download the nets and how these can be adapted to be the perfect size for our own projects. We were taught to add a bleed to all our nets so that nothing ran over the edges. I decided to put imagery of matchsticks in the inside with lots of text on the outside indicating the risk the small box comes with. If I were to do this again I would have used a different weight paper as the paper I used was very flimsy and weak so it made lots of unnecessary wear and tear in the making process.

In this session I was taught how to properly score templates to create packaging and construct them in order to make them 3D. Although I found it challenging at first, it began to become easier once I understood what the red and blue lines indicated. I enjoyed this workshop as it helped me to think about what packaging style would be most appropriate for containing grains and pulses.

I have chosen to create a packaging set for the products pulses and grains. Within this catagory, I will design packaging for Red Lentils, Cous Cous and Quinoa. Upon first glance, I aimed to create a clear plastic package which would be resealable for multiple uses. I aimed to use QR codes to further inform users about whats inside but after group discussions, decided that this idea is fairly un-original. I was also interested in some of the Candy Kittens packaging, with their resealable feature. This is useful when you do not wish to consume the full packet in one serving.