These are my finals for this project. The top is my final visual of what my box will look like.
Underneath is the net with all stickers in place.
I enjoyed this project, but not as much as others. I don't think packaging is one of my strong points, and I don't enjoy it as much as others. I do however feel like I have learned a lot in this project, between how to create a 3D visual using illustrator and photoshop and how to create a net using illustrator. This knowledge will help me in my future career.
This week was different to normal, having to hand in on wednesday instead of friday.
Throughout the week I first did my net, and some development on the net but trying it on paper and cutting things out etc to see if it would work.
The first image is my original design. I used different colors to show where to fold, which are glue tabs, and which are the top bottom and sides.
Next I moved onto developing this by creating it. The first one didn't work very well as I missed some glue tabs but I soon overcame this with a re work.
While I was creating my final on the pc, I changed a couple of bits on my design, so I went back and changed these in my sketchbook. I changed the color of the size stickers to all grey because I think this color compliments the rest of my design better.
Today I completed the skills analysis and the action plan for this project.
This week has been a very busy week.
Firstly, I finished my initial ideas for the design to go on the box.
Here are the ideas. I like the shape of the one with the red surrounding it, but I don't think any of these ideas really stand out.
I've also started my development.
I was looking at how to fit the size, what it is etc onto the sticker but I don't think that will work. I like how it works on he first one on the left, but I think I need to change the shapes and maybe the color. I also decided to change the colors of the overall design. I think it stands out better in the yellow.
I've also finalized my idea and did my final idea.
I decided not to have all the information on the sticker, but just the box logo. I have chosen to do 3 smaller stickers for the size, color etc.
This week I chose which kind of box shape I am going with, in which I have chosen just to do a plain box, which is thin enough to get though a letter box, but it thick enough to fit socks, briefs and trunks in.
I've also started designing what I am going to put on the packaging to allow customers to tell what is in the box, without giving too much information away to the person/ company who are delivering the items.
These are what I've come up with so far. I quite like how plain a subtle the first ones are, but I also like the one with the blue however I think this makes it too obvious.
I think my time management for this week has been okay, I haven't got quite as much work done as I thought, because of presentations etc, but I will catch up on everything next week.
So today I have been researching exhibitions on around Newcastle. I've found a few that I want to go to. The first one being at the Baltic by Thomas Bayrle. His exhibition spans his whole career and I am keen to take a look. The second that has caught my eye is the Laing Art Gallery has a collection of art work from the 18th and 19th century and I am sure I can take inspiration from some of the work shown. Third and final at the Hatton Gallery they have the 'Merzbarn Wall' by Kurt Schwitters, which was his final piece or work which he constructed from 1947 to 1948 in the Lake District and was shipped to the gallery in 1965. Once I get time to go to the galleries I will feedback on here what I think of them.
