Final Design

Development Pieces

Development Pieces

• These are for four development pieces i have designed. Getting me here hasnt been the easiest as some of my research which i have collected has sometimes contridicted itself. But but narrowing out the points i have come up with these four designs.
• These have been designed with my research in mind, the shape of net that i have chossen means that these one are not glueless, but with a little tinkering i will be able to change the said glue tap for a foldable tap shape. Making this glueless as to my research. The top will also be changed to acomodate a small toggle, So the top can be closed and reused if neccessary. Holes madeto be put in from the side will house the two string handles so this can be carried as a gift.
• The colours that i have used are very minimal and are of a dark nature. This is all comming from my own research as most of the packages i liked where dark in colour and very simple but brillaint design. Using just lines in some it gives the packaging some defintion as it will draw the buyer to think whats inside the package.
• Two windows will be showing off the two bottles and cardboard will be hiding the condement inside. This is so the viewer is still able to see the product but not nessearely touch anything else. As the buyer will be able to see my research into what people want when buying a packaging will become a factor.
• I will be taking one of these through to make my final packaging which will hold a small amount of information on the back but will show what the condement will be inside, The text will be simplar to the Wye Valley Brewery own font. Also making the changes with the top and side of the box to make it gluesless will be done to also make the package safe for the product inside
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Wye Valley Brewery

These are some images from the Wye Valley Brewery webiste that i thought would represent what type of company there are. They are using a very olde english sort of style and everything is very clean lined. 

This is what my designes are based on with all the clean lines and nutral colours. I was thinking of usign the women logo that they have allready used but decided not to as it would fit in with any of my clean cut designs.

Sustainable Inks

Sustainable Inks

After all the considerations i have taken into looking into many fields of my research i havent looked into what happens after i have made and designed the packaging.

More detiled, printing. Using certain inks i have found are not bio degradable, This means that you can spend as much time makeing your packaging green friendly but when it comes to priting you are going to have to be very carefull. Using normal inks like mineral inks isnt good for the environment. But by using some vegitable inks you are still helping the planet.

The paragraph below tells me a short piece on what some inks are used for and why. But more importantly in the article on the webpage is says where not to use the inks. I found this helpful as if i where to take my design to a printers i am sure i will now choose the right inks.

Ink
Although it might not seem obvious, it is important to think about your print options at the design stage. For example, by reducing areas of ink coverage in your design (eg. solid colours and dark full bleed photographs) you will use less ink. This will also make your product easier to recycle.
Also, brief your designers to avoid using fluorescent colours which require petroleum-based inks. Until recently metalics have only been available as petroleum-based inks but a vegetable oil version has just come onto the market so ask your printer if they’re using these yet.
Other important ink considerations:
Heavy metals such as barium, copper and zinc are contained in certain pigments and can result in environmental and worker health hazards. As mentioned above, metallic and fluorescent inks are the most toxic and do not decompose as easily as other inks. The heavy metal component causes problems by leaching into groundwater.
Few modern sheet-fed inks contain non-renewable mineral (petroleum) oils but heatset web inks still contain 30-35% mineral oil – think about whether the inks you use are made from non-renewable sources.
Soya – These days, instead of containing mineral (petroleum) oil, inks typically contain three parts linseed to one part soya. By using these vegetable oil based inks you’re reducing environmental hazards and avoiding using a non-renewable resource.

http://lavishconnect.co.uk/environmental/

Why Cardboard

Why Cardboard

My reasons for using caardboard are because its durable, light, strong and can protect items inside a box. My research has told me this so i will be making my box out of this material. 

But this is an article explain why buisnesses use cardboard. 

Cardboard packaging is one of the most common types of product packaging there is in existence. It uses are only limited by the imagination. Everything from the simplest of products to the most expensive often come protected in cardboard packaging. In addition to the benefits it offers consumers, cardboard packaging can also have a positive impact on the environment.

The benefits to those utilizing cardboard packaging are hard to overstate. The material is light and able to be made quickly and cheaply. Often, cardboard packaging is made locally or regionally, providing good-paying jobs and helping the local economy. In fact, entire companies exist with the sole purpose of providing cardboard boxes, cardboard bins and other types of products to manufacturers.
Cardboard packaging has also seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Some consumers, frustrated by the difficulty of dealing with plastic bubble wrap have been demanding a change. Companies are starting to listen. Amazon.com, for example, has announced it is opting for cardboard packaging for popular toys whenever it is available.

In addition to toys, cardboard packaging is used for a number of other types of consumer goods. Most televisions come wrapped in cardboard containers as a first line of defense, for example. Although the TVs may also have other types of protection within the packaging, the cardboard box plays a vital role in that system of protection.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cardboard-packaging.htm

EPSRC News Release
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer.

The degradable polymer is made from sugars produced from the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass, which comes from non-food crops such as fast-growing trees and grasses, or renewable biomass from agricultural or food waste.
It is being developed at Imperial College London by a team of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council scientists led by Dr Charlotte Williams. The search for greener plastics, especially for single use items such as food packaging, is the subject of significant research worldwide. “It’s spurred on not only from an environmental perspective, but also for economic and supply reasons,” explains Dr Williams.

Review

This was an article i found that is based on a degradable plastic. Its made from sugars and can be used with food and drink. 

I was deciding whiether i would be able to use a substance like this for my packaging. 

My conclusion was no, this was due to the fact of it would cost  a lot more then then product is worth. So wouldnt be a great idea to purcase.

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_18-2-2010-14-5-40

Less Packaging

This article below is all about explain why we should not buy product with so much packaging used on them. But by looking into ways of making a product safe with a minimal amount of materials used.

I have put this in as i wanted as one of my first few ideas to create packaging for each item sepratly. By when read the bit highlighted below, i though instead why not use less packaging and still come out with a great looking outcome by making it for a batch instead of sigular. 

There are also some great tips that can be taken out to start creating a piece of packaging and not hit any snags on the way. 

Buy products with less packaging Use your purchasing power: reduce waste by buying products with less packaging

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Ratings: What are Ratings? Impact Health Savings Ease   Everything we buy seems to come in disposable packaging—but that doesn’t mean we have to accept it. By simply choosing products that use less packaging and recyclable packaging, you can make a big impact. Packaging has increased dramatically over the last half century and now makes up the largest share of municipal solid waste (MSW). Even if Americans were recycling everything they could today, there would remain packaging materials—namely certain plastics—for which there are few or no established recycling programs, leaving you no choice but to toss it in the garbage. The vast majority of recycling programs only accept PET (type 1) and HDPE (type 2) beverage containers. This means that types 3-7, including yogurt tubs, condiment bottles, shampoo bottles, etc. are tossed into landfills by the billions every day. When you can, choose recyclables—and recycle them—instead.  Learn more about recycling codes at our plastic guide.

Take Action / Next Steps

• Evaluate a product’s packaging using these simple questions – Is it without packaging or minimally packaged? – Is the packaging marked as containing recycled material? – Is the packaging material readily recyclable (i.e. aluminum, steel, glass, unwaxed paper, PET or HDPE plastic.)? • Reuse packaging: Containers, such as yogurt tubs, can be great for storage. Read up on safe plastic use. • Use bulk food stations where you can fill reusable containers with grocery items from nuts and grains to cooking oils. • Encourage producer responsibility: – Request that suppliers reduce packaging and use packaging that is compostable, recycled or recyclable. Read about the move towards eco-packaging . – Support Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiatives such as the National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act of 2003, S. 1867 • Reduce takeout packaging by setting a goal to pack lunches and eat meals at home more often. When you do take-out, refuse the chopsticks and napkins and use your own.