Bringing your brand to life As you may already know, the logo is just the start to bringing a brand to life. In order to create this world that is your brand, there has to be a sense of logic -- a sense of the things that work and the things that don't work. Think about how you will expand your brand with: Vector Art Patterns Type Strategic "Treatments" Shapes Lines Colors Spacing/Alignment
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Can you expand the project? Bring more to the table? More graphic elements? Even if they are subtle? What assets are you including as a part of the design? What makes up the artwork? The type? The photography? What really makes up the anatomy of a design? How many things actually go on in a label? What can you bring into the design for your audience? Can you find some answers in your board? How much are you actually designing and constructing?? The next step will be to create a full-fledged box. Consider some of the pieces that go into a successful box design:
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Typical Packaging Dielines:
The Sleeve
The Sleeve and Tray
The Sealable Ends
The Reclosable Seal Ends
The Tapered Top
* The Window Carton *
* The Dispensing Carton *
The Carrier
The Pillow Pack
Triangular?
Bottom Glued Box with Carrying Holes
Four Pack Bottle Carrier
* Bottom
Glued Six-Pack with *
Neck and Heel Openings
* Twelve-Pack Sleeve with Cap and Heel Openings *
* One Piece Box with Built-in 12-Cell Partition *
Bag with Glued Gussetted Sides, Handle and Closure Tab
Bag with
Auto-Lock Bottom, Gussetted Sides and
Snap Lock Closure
* Octagonal Tray with Curved Sides *
* Fancy Top with Auto-Lock Bottom *