Structural packaging : design your own boxes and 3-D forms /

Unlike other packaging titles, which simply provide templates to copy, this book enables designers of all packaging types to create 3-D packaging forms that are specific to their needs rather than based on an existing design. Structural Packaging gives the reader an understanding of the underlying p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Paul, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Before you start : How to use the book ; How to cut and fold ; Using software ; Choosing card ; Glossary
  • How to design the perfect net : [Steps 1-11] ; Troubleshooting
  • Square-cornered boxes : Which net? The basic cube box ; Square cuboid boxes ; Rectangular cuboid boxes
  • Deforming a cube : Shaving a face ; Shaving an edge ; Shaving a corner ; Stretching edge-to-edge ; Stretching corner-to-corner ; Twisting opposite faces ; Twisting: faceted version ; Compressing face-to-face ; Double curves ; Singles curves
  • Common closures : Glue tab ; Click lock ; Tongue lock ; Crash lock
  • Creating with the system : Theme and variation ; Single deformations ; multiple deformations ; Combinational deformations ; Creative examples
  • How do I produce my box?