Packaging & Merchandising Design (Task 1): Exercise 2

6.10.2025 - 20.10.2025 / Week 3 - Week 5
Aw Wen Chia / 0368828

Packaging & Merchandising Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Graphic Design

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Instructions

2. Exercise

3. Feedback

4. Reflection

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1. INSTRUCTIONS

Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items:

The objective of this exercise is to develop your skills in creating custom packaging solutions for items that do not come in traditional box packaging. By the end of this assignment, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to design functional, creative, and visually appealing boxes that enhance the packaging and presentation of non-boxed items.

Task Description:

Item Selection: Choose a non-boxed item from your daily surroundings. The size of the item is between 15cm to 20cm. This item should not come in traditional box packaging but should be relatively small in size.

Justification: Provide a brief justification for your selection of these items, explaining why custom box packaging would enhance their presentation and functionality.

Box Design:

Box Structure: Create detailed diagrams or sketches of the box structure for each item, including dimensions, flap designs, and closure mechanisms. Ensure that the proposed box is functional and secure.

Prototype: Create physical prototypes of the custom boxes for both selected items. You can use cardboard or other suitable materials to bring your designs to life

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2. EXERCISE

First, I picked the item I wanted to box. I picked my pencil case I bought online. 

Fig 1, Choosen Item (Pencil Case)

I then measured the case to get the measurements for the box.

Pencil Case Dimension: Height = 19cm / Length = 10cm / Width = 7cm

Then, I started on the 3D sketch. I made 3 different types of box designs. I settled on the second one with the window, in which I circled.

Fig 2, Based Sketch

With the sketches done, I started making the dieline sketch on paper.

Box Dimension: Height = 20cm / Length = 11cm / Width = 8cm

(The sketch is on A4 paper, 1:2 ratio of the original size)

Fig 3, Dieline Sketch

Then I transferred the sketch to cardboard, which I cut out and formed into the actual box. The window is made from a clear plastic sheet.

Fig 4, Dieline Transfer on Box and Cutout

Fig 5, Final Box Prototype

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3. FEEDBACK

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4. REFLECTION

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