Packaging . . .

I laser cut all three boxes for the publication packaging today, it was my first go on the biggest laser cutter, which I need to use given the size of the card that I was cutting the packaging out of. I had one trial piece of card to test the power and speed settings of the laser out and to make sure that I had all the cut and engrave lines set up correctly on the Illustrator document, luckily everything went to plan and there weren't too many alterations regarding the power and speed settings.

At the last minute I changed my mind and decided to go with the simpler box design, as the previous opening out box I just didn't feel was sturdy enough, and it would not have contained the pages in the way that I would of liked. The eyelets that I had planned on using to hold the box shut were only available in gold or silver and I wanted ones that had more of a worn/aged look to them.

I also decided to include the dandelion on the front of the packaging as I had thought of leaving the front blank, but because there is no writing to say what is inside I want the dandelion to become the logo of the publication, making the publication easily identifiable to my reader on the shelf.

Below are images of the packaging being cut on the laser cutter - 

I used a glue gun to hold the box firmly together, which has proved effective and so far all of the boxes are still in tact. To keep the box securely shit I have used parcel string and a voile-esque natural ribbon wrapped around the box, with the luggage tag attached, printed with the Dandy-Lion logo and the brand strap line. I'm really pleased with the final outcome, and feel that it fully represents the Dandy-Lion brand as well as my own design philosophy.