PKSC 2200: Product/Package design and prototyping

Reflection:

In PKSC 2200, also known as Product/Package Design and Prototyping, this class covers the overview of structural and graphic development tools for product and packaging design. Specifically, this course focuses on digital creation, photo rendering, wide-format plotting/proofing, rapid prototyping, visualization and real-time 2D/3D design. I took this course over the Summer of 2018 where the major project for this course was creating a protective package system for a simple cup and saucer as provided by Dr. Hurley. The way this course ran was that I would watch the various packaging software videos while also having to complete weekly modules regarding the project. I quite enjoyed this because as we watched the lecture videos we were also able to work on our semester project at the same time. With this project, we had to first model the cup and saucer in solidworks, then design the protective package system in artiosCAD, and finally create the graphics on place them on your die-line in Adobe Illustrator. This course meant a great deal to me as I greatly enjoyed learning about the various packaging software used in the industry and getting a lot of hands on experience during this class. The process of designing your own package and creating the graphics was a very engaging and an overall excellent experience and learning opportunity.

For my artifact for this course, I have attached my final presentation on my cup and saucer project. Normally when this course is taken during the spring or fall, students choose their own package to design and create a web page and online portfolio that details the project and its requirements. But when I took this course, all the students in my section had the same cup and saucer that we were each designing our own package around. Working on this final presentation for this course was a fine way to show my professor and classmates what I had learned all throughout the semester through this project and why I had designed my package in its particular way.