Packaging & Merchandising Design | Exercise 2: Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items
22/9/25 - 6/10/25 (Week 1 - Week 3)
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media | Taylor's University
Packaging & Merchandising Design
Exercise 2: Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items
[Table of Contents]
1.
Instructions
2.
Exercise
3.
Feedback
4.
Reflection
5.
Quick Links
[Instructions]
[Exercise]
Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items:
The objective of this exercise is to develop your skills in creating custom packaging solutions for items that do not come in traditional box packaging. By the end of this assignment, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to design functional, creative, and visually appealing boxes that enhance the packaging and presentation of non-boxed items.
The objective of this exercise is to develop your skills in creating custom packaging solutions for items that do not come in traditional box packaging. By the end of this assignment, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to design functional, creative, and visually appealing boxes that enhance the packaging and presentation of non-boxed items.
Task Description:
Item Selection: Choose a non-boxed item from your daily
surroundings. The size of the item is between 15cm to 20cm. This items
should not come in traditional box packaging but should be relatively small
in size.
Justification: Provide a brief justification for your selection of these items, explaining why custom box packaging would enhance their presentation and functionality.
Justification: Provide a brief justification for your selection of these items, explaining why custom box packaging would enhance their presentation and functionality.
Box Design:
Box Structure: Create detailed diagrams or sketches of the box
structure for each item, including dimensions, flap designs, and closure
mechanisms. Ensure that the proposed box is functional and secure.
Prototype: Create physical prototypes of the custom boxes for both selected items. You can use cardboard or other suitable materials to bring your designs to life.
Prototype: Create physical prototypes of the custom boxes for both selected items. You can use cardboard or other suitable materials to bring your designs to life.
Process Work
I have chosen to create a packaging for a fabric knot bag.
Fig. 1. Chosen Product - Knot Bag
This bag is relatively small in size and can be folded flat. It fits more items than expected, it's best used for when running quick errands.
Sketch
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Fig. 2. Initial Packaging Structure Sketches
After some consideration, I decided to go with Sketch #3, a triangular-shaped packaging. This shape fits well with the form of the knot bag when it’s folded which feels more fitting as a custom packaging overall.
Prototype
While working on the prototype using tracing paper, I realised that creating the pull out feature was quite challenging. It also required extra material, which I think felt unnecessary and wasteful. So I decided to keep the triangular shape but change the structure into a regular open tab packaging instead.
Final Outcome
Fig. Packaging Dieline (PDF)
[Feedback]
Week 3 (6/10/25)
General Feedback:
Exercise 2 briefing by Mr Shamsul in class. Bring in sketches to class next week (W4)
Specific Feedback:
N/A
Week 4 (13/10/25)
General Feedback:
I have done the sketches but I have yet to get it approved by Mr Shamsul. I decided to go with Sketch #3 as the shape of the box fits the folded version of the bag.
Specific Feedback:
N/A
Week 5 (20/10/25)
General Feedback:
[Submission Week]
Specific Feedback:
[Reflection]
Experience
Overall, this exercise helped me understand the details we needed to look out for especially when creating packaging die lines, especially the measurements. Somehow I spent quite long creating the die lines in Illustrator but thankfully there were no issues when its cut out.
Observation
Findings
[Quick Links]
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