FIFTH GRADE GRAPHICS . . . The Fun of Steam Education

Package Design by Maya B.

FULL STEAM AHEAD . . .
Package design combines the skill of engineering with the art of design. Once a product is created, the job of the package designer is to create a package that fits around the product. We have to use math skills and innovative thinking to create the shape of the box. Perhaps there should be a window in the front of the box so we can see what is inside. Then, of course, it has to look good. Why should we buy one brand over another? It usually comes down to an attractive package or a recognizable logo. The designer makes us take notice.

We began our package design project in the art room and used clay and cardboard to create a product we invented. Once these were complete, we used plain white paper to experiment with a box shape that would fit around the product. With our sample boxes and an idea for a name and a logo, we head down to the computer lab to work on our boxes.

The logo for our box was designed on Adobe Illustrator. Using the measurements for our box based on our experimental paper boxes, we drew the flattened out box on Illustrator and created a window for the front of the box. We decided on a background color, placed the logo on each side, added a tag line and any other information that might be needed for the box, such as a made-up website, or a UPC symbol!

Here is what our 5th grade graphic artists created:

ALDEN
"A box full of fun!"

Alden made a square cube with windows to look like dice.
It is called Dots of Dice!

He created clay cubes for the dice in the package.

Here is what Alden's box looks like drawn in Illustrator

Alden's Logo

GRACE
"Don't dip it, DUNK it!"

Grace's package looks like a glass of milk
with a basketball hoop backboard.
Her cookies are called Dunk-it!

Grace made her cookies out of clay and paint

Here is what Grace's box looks like on Illustrator

Grace's Logo

Christina
"It's so glazie, it's crazy!"

Christina created a box for her donut with a round window.
Her product name is Crazy Glazie Donuts

Christina's donut looks good enough to eat, but it is made of clay!

Here is what Christina's box looks like in Illustrator.

Christina's Logo

EMMA
"The glasses that make you sing!"

Emma made a box for eye glasses that have a built in iPod.
Her box has an Emoji for the face and the glasses are on the outside. It is called iglasses!

Here is what Emma's box looks like on Illustrator

Emma's Logo

AVA
"From caterpillar to butterfly, watch the magic before your eyes!"

Ava created a butterfly oven box for a caterpillar that
bakes and turns into a butterfly cookie!
This is called Cocoa Cocoons

Ava created her caterpillar out of balls of clay

Here is Ava's box drawn in Illustrator

Ava's Logo

CYNTHIA
"Find your own with a phone"

Cynthia made a box for a cat collar that connects to your phone.
It is called Track A Cat

Cynthia's cat collar is made of fabric, a metal clasp and clay

Here is what Cynthia's box looks like in Illustrator

Cynthia's Logo

MAYA
"The lava that's cool enough to eat!"

Maya created a bottle of hot sauce in the shape of a volcano
and her package fits her bottle perfectly! It is called Lava Sauce.

Maya made her hot sauce bottle out of clay and paint.

Here is what Maya's box looks like drawn in Adobe Illustrator.

Maya's Logo