Thursday, October 27, 2011

Dieline Package Design / Re-Design

Today we will taking a dieline (a shape that is flat and ready to be folded into a package) and designing [or redesigning] the package.

The example on the left demonstrates how a flat dieline looks.

Note: Some packages may have panels that appear upside-down when flattened [depending on how the folds are made].

Remember to add important elements to your package.  Include nutritional information if you are doing a food package, for example.  The example on the right shows several key pieces for a package.

Once completed, you may want to create the actual package.  Since we are doing a "box" package, you may want to get some card stock [something that will work in your printer] and print your dieline in color.

You will receive extra credit for a completed package design.

Cereal Box Template



You may find additional resources, dieline patterns, etc. on the Internet.  You can do a Google Search for dieline, do an Image Search for dieline pattern, or check out some of the industry websites such as The Dieline (http://www.thedieline.com/).

2 comments:

  1. do you have tutorial dieline in coreldraw ???

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  2. Dielines show all folds and cut lines of packaging that create a final diagram. The Visions Packaging has expert designers that create dielines according to the clear the mind of customers.

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