Glass Project

INTRODUCTION

This project aimed to design and print a glass design and corresponding packaging, using new technology and substrates.

CONCEPT

I began by looking at the glasses I already had in my home. I noticed that most of them featured a simple design, with thick lines for readability and clarity. Since there was no design direction for this project, I was inspired by the goldfish my friend had recently bought as a pet.

PROCESS

I hand drew sketches and then developed my favorite design in Adobe Illustrator. I developed the packaging similarly, basing the concept on the goldfish design. I aimed for the box design to subtly hint at how packaging affects the oceanic environment by placing the plastic bag containing the goldfish in an open ocean. I used Adobe Photoshop to turn this into a tiff file and printed it on a screen. I used a Mimaki machine to print the stencil onto a screen and a LC-PA400E machine to print the stencil design onto the glasses. I used a Konica printer to print the package and a Mimaki plotter to cut and crease the box. I learned new technology and printing methods, consistent design principles, and how to precisely register designs.

Goldfish inspired sketches on paper.
Orange goldfish in a bag vector design. Black and white tiff file of the design inverted. Bottom half of the packaged box with registration marks. Top half of the packaged box with registration marks.

FINAL PROJECT

Folded and assembled packaging box photo open. Glass with design printed on it on a white background. Folded and assembled packaging box photo closed.