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10/2/2013- Deciding on the type of package
- Considering the consumer experience
- Replicating an existing package
- Adding flaps and fold-in tabs
- Using Illustrator and InDesign for layout
- Creating a dieline
- Checking the mockup
- Preparing your jobs for the printer
Skill Level Intermediate
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- Hello, I'm Claudia McCue, and together we're going to explore the basics of designing for packaging. We'll take a look at the different kinds of packaging and the different jobs a package has to preform. And then we'll concentrate on Adobe Illustrator and in design techniques for building artwork correctly for folding cartons. So come on and let's go into the third dimension and let's start thinking about Designing for Packaging.
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Introduction
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Welcome27s
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About this course2m 39s
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1. Types of Packaging
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2. Planning a Package
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3. Dieline = Road Map
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Examining a package die3m 35s
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Refining tab and flap shapes7m 43s
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Creating rounded corners4m 45s
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4. Designing in Illustrator
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Creating a bleed guide2m 47s
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File formats for print5m 26s
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5. Designing in InDesign
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Importing the dieline1m 40s
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File formats for print6m 29s
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6. Final Steps
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Checking the mockup4m 25s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 40s
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