Packaging Project

Now this is what I call specialism. I’m back in the realm of 3D and for good this time. Going from a 2D driven mindset to a 3D driven creative process is quite the change but it definitely is something for the better. Although I love illustration and developing my own narrative in my work, being defined as a maker has answered a lot of uncertainties in regards to my art style and how I tackle my processes as a whole. Now just because I define myself as a maker doesn’t mean I will be denouncing my illustrative side, I’m seeing this more as an adaptation and extension of skills I can apply to it in the future.

Idea Generation

When the brief was given to us, I wasn’t sure what direction of packaging I wanted to go down in regards to how my final piece would turn out. I began this process by brainstorming what different aspects of packaging existed and what applied specifically to those aspects that I could easily tap in to. Then from those aspects I created up to 3 ideas for each aspect to help narrow my thought process down and figure out what ideas I could explore the most that would be both in and out of my comfort zone due to the need for a good challenge but not too difficult of one.

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Main Idea Development

After analysing all of my ideas, I chose a few I wanted to explore more thoroughly to see how they would look if I eventually carried them out. I visualised them in an illustrative format and couldn’t decide what to do until it clicked. I will do all of them. The concept is to design an egg box made out of the same materials and methods used in previous 3D projects. Upon figuring out what I was going to do, I created a visual list of materials as well as a small digram to fully explain what my plan was but in a stylised way.

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Geometric Experimentation

Before going about creating the egg box, I didn’t want to jump straight into the final project without having some form of experimentation under my belt. I was set a task to experiment with various other geometric forms due to the fact before this project, most of the shapes I had made were in a linear form meaning I hadn’t explored more dimensional shapes. I began this by attempting to create a diamond but that soon failed due to the flexibility of the straws but it happily turned itself into a small creature of sorts so that’s always a bonus. After that failed attempt I decided to invest in a hot glue gun to increase durability and decrease the total flexibility the shapes tend to constrict themselves to. This idea was a huge benefit as it allowed me to construct 3D shapes without hassle or total collapse. Although I intend to stick with the cube, the pyramid and sphere are most likely going to be adapted to something in the future.

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Introduction to Finger Knitting

During the creation of the cube, I was introduced to the art of finger knitting by a fellow classmate. It was described to me as a way to incorporate a bunch of various colours into one strand while also generating more tensile strength within the yarn making it more durable. As a process this was very calming and interactive to do and allowed me to experiment with different colour combination and yarn lengths to create multiple examples of this practise. After seeing the practicality and benefits of this process, I decided to apply it to my project by making these the foundation design to create handles for the egg box allowing it to be more transportable in the long run.

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Main Idea Construction

Once I had all my design process and experimenting completed, It was time to create the box itself. It was a fun build that although took some time to build, it was relaxing and a perfect way to practise my process and see how far I could take it. This sort of project work is definitely something I can see myself doing for a while and I would love to extend on this by making either an even bigger box or a box comprised of multiple different colours so that it can be more eye-catching and vibrant.

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Main Idea Development

After full constructing the box, I decided to experiment and develop my idea further by downscaling the size of the boxes so that they can house a single egg in each. This concept will allow extra protection for the eggs themselves as well as allowing more colour to be added to the piece itself.

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