This week, I was able to finish up my project. This meant that first I had to add some more paper dots to some blank spaces on the duralar pieces. I then had to create the pieces that would hold the six sheets together to make a sphere. This required cutting out three circles from a board and then cutting those circles into six triangles. These triangles would fit between each duralar sheet to create a sphere shape. Here is a picture of some of those triangular pieces, which I also covered in dots to create a more cohesive look. Below are pictures of the finished product. It was definitely very difficult to photograph on my own at home, but I will take some more pictures in the future with some help. I also included a picture of the piece from above just to give an idea of how the whole piece is held together. Also, in the future, I plan on making four more of these of varying sizes.
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The main goal of a package designer is to design something that is effective, both in terms of actual packaging and cost, and makes a product appealing. Some of the more specific responsibilities of a packaging designer include working with accountants and budgets in order to manage costs, working directly with clients, analyzing the market, working with graphic designers, presenting designs, and creating prototypes. Clearly someone in this occupation needs to be creative and very open to collaboration, as well as in some ways, multi-disciplinary work.
In order to become a packaging designer, someone must have experience with package design, certain software programs, photography, and understanding the consumer market. Someone in this position would also ideally either have a bachelor’s degree in graphic or industrial design. VCU is a great example of a nearby college with a reputable graphic design department. In regards to industrial design, Virginia Tech offers an internationally recognized program. Sources: https://www.celarity.com/job-description/packaging-designer/#role https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/salaries-and-skills/hot-job-package-designer For my home project, I plan on making a wall hanging out of 25 connected circles. These circles will then have an image across them, also made of circles. So far for this project I have done a lot of ironing of a piece of fabric so that when I cut out the circles they are actually circular. Clearly the already cut circle have gotten wrinkly again, so my next steps will be to iron more and cut out three more rows of circles.
During the second week of this project I started to add the paper dots to the duralar sheets. The left picture shows the sheet with only one side of dots and the right picture shows it with both. This was a more tedious application process than I am used to because I didn't want to apply glue, or mod-podge, to the entire thing since I wanted it to keep its translucency. I instead applied dots of glue and then added the paper dots.
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