Student Starpack Awards 2017 | Final Takeaway Delivery Pack

Colour blue templates

Once the template of the box packaging is measured accurately. I went to digital print room to print the template of the box in different shapes of blue. This can be seen below, I printed 10 templates for mock ups and final design. 

When the three types of blue sheets were printed with the outline of the template. I then began to cut them all out following the outline. I used a craft kind, mat and ruler to help me to get an accurate straight lines. 






Results of template cut outs

Foiling - mock ups
Next stage of this process of constructing the box packaging was to foil the text which is on both sides of the box packaging. To make the foil transfer to the black tone laser print typeface. I placed strips of silver foil on top of the text, the strip of the foil should be facing down on the text on the non-shiny side. The non-shiny side will stick onto the black, to make it physically transfer I used a laminator. Because of the heat of the laminator that will activate the transfer to the black typeface. This is shown below: 

 

 
There are more results of the foil transfer on both sides of the box packaging. With these testers, as it shows that transferring with the laminator is quite difficult as the heat is sometimes too strong it also effect the back of the text. Plus not all the text was covered by the silver foil either because the foil was not placed properly or the masking tape that holds the foil strips down to the paper, to allow the heat transfer to work makes a line on it. 

 

 

Sometimes the laminator gets over heated and really transfers the foil not only to the black but also the actual paper. This is very I need to be very careful when transferring the foil to the paper packaging template. 

Another problem when using the laminator, that the template gets jammed. This resulted that my template was ripped.

Stickers mock up

To print out the authentic Chinese stickers I went to the print room. The types of stickers that were available was a matte and acetate finish. I printed both copies to see which one would be more appropriate and visually appealing with the box packaging. Again, I used a craft knife, mat and ruler for an accurate cut. 

Unfortunately, the stickers finishes was not a problem. The only problem is that I scaled the stickers incorrectly. They are too big to fit on the box, so I will need to go back to digital print to print them again. 

I will only print the smaller stickers in matte as they looked visually the best on the packaging. I did a silver and gold version, but the silver works appropriately due to the typeface is in a silver foil finish. 

 

Before I go to the print room to reprint the stickers, I test printed the size of the resized stickers that will be a suitable side for the box design. Overall, the re-scaled size was suitable. 

Paper test

Reprinted stickers

Construction of the takeaway box

To construct the box packaging, fold all the sides of the template. Once it is all folded, then get strips of double sided tapes and place them on the flaps of the packaging. When all flaps have got sticky tape on, carefully peel off the the plastic tape as it will leave with another sticky side. With the sticky side, press them against the sides which do not have the sticky side. Once all sides are stuck, there will be a paper box cover that the plastic box can fit into.