Today we experimented with some embossing attempts into the stock that will be used for the inside of our packaging. This will be the base for the bottle to sit in, so by embossing the edge, it adds an extra touch of quality to make the product stand out for the user and add some luxury. This was mainly an afterthought when we thought it would be important for the bottle to have a solid base to keep it in place.
As you can see from the image above, too much pressure was applied in the press, leaving a deep impression which is too much for what we need.
This was the perfect pressure, much more lightly than the first. We have made two plates which are ready to be used to create the four separate bases for the bottles. Once we have created the bases, we now know how to apply the pressure accordingly.
This attempt has come out a little dirty because we forgot to put some tracing paper in between the plate and stock, meaning that it has left some ink / dirt in places.
This gives a rough idea of the placement of the embossing on the side of the holder. This was mainly to give us the reassurance that the plate was the correct size for the product, which it is. We can move forward from here, ready to finish the final embossed products.
Tablet Box Net / Mock Ups
Heres the simple box dimensions for Length, Width and Height, along with a quick sketched out net that the form will take. I went out to quickly cut out this net and stick together to create the mock up. This was just to reassure that the dimensions and tabs was all correct before i go on to create a refined digital version for print.
This simple mock up just shows how the packaging will function with the plastic packaging inside. It was important to consider user interaction at this stage, because how the user takes out the packet and pills is important to the whole identity of the brand. We thought this was well away from the standard tablet packaging to stand out as a new product but also easy enough to use as well as look aesthetically pleasing, making the user want to carry the product around with them and essentially, use it.
Refined Digital Parfum Box Net
This is the final net that Chris amended earlier today, before passing it over to me to add the finalised design. The main changed to this what we discussed was to make all the sides of the box the same size, which would also created a perfectly square bottom (5.5cm w/h). The body of the net was also made longer in height (13 cm). This would be enough to hold the bottle with enough room also for the holder and instruction leaflet inside.
We also got rid of the opening from the side which we felt was a little bit unnecessary in the end, as you can see from the mock up above. We felt it would look much better if the front was left open to reveal the bottle and stand which can be removed and taken out of the box.
Refined Digital Tablet Box Net
I simply used the rulers to mark out the dimensions that I had previously created for the packaging net. Once this was done, It was just a matter of dropping in a stroke in the areas where needed, adding an angle on the tabs which were going to get glued to the larger tabs.
Once this was done, I finally added the circular cut out section which will be used for user interaction, taking the plastic out of the cardboard sleeve.
Now I have both nets ready to go, I can start to drop the designs that I had previoulsy created into these, get everything perfect ready for print next friday!
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