Introduction to Ecological Packaging
Prototypes and experimentations
A course by Tati Guimarães , Sustainable Packaging and Product Designer
About the video: Prototypes and experimentations
Overview
“In this lesson we will learn to be inspired to define the shape of packaging. We will also see how to develop prototypes and validate them with your potential consumers to improve the design. During the prototyping, we will apply ecological and functional strategies according to the analysis made in the previous lesson. We will always keep in mind the main premise of ecodesign: reduce; that is, do the most with the least.”
In this video lesson Tati Guimarães addresses the topic: Prototypes and experimentations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Ecological Packaging. Learn the processes, strategies, and materials for creating creative and sustainable packaging.
Partial transcription of the video
“Prototypes and experimentations Now we will start to develop our packaging project. I like to take the paper I have, as I reuse papers, and while I do it, I think, and while I think, I do. I use this experiment to have insights, ideas. I take the soap bar and wrap it in paper. For those starting in the area of packaging, I recommend studying the structural shapes of origami. Why? Because they are simple shapes, made with folds and creases, and it's an interesting starting point to inspire our packaging project, folding options, crease options. Here we have an origami shape, it's a box. Some...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Ecological Packaging
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Areas
Branding & Identity, Design, Graphic Design, Packaging, Product Design
Tati Guimarães
A course by Tati Guimarães
A creator by vocation and a life-long ecologist, Brazilian designer Tati Guimarães has been designing packaging and products for more than 20 years. Through Ciclus, her eco design lab, she has developed her own product line and specializes in designing sustainable packaging for companies. She is also a mentor and consultant for eco design, collaborating as an undergraduate and master's professor at several universities (Elisava, IED, ESDi).
Her designs have been recognized worldwide, including her BAKUS trivet selected by MoMA, and her CAVALLUM lamp case, chosen by the Global Innovation Report as one of the most innovative products in the world. Her clients include Organic Cotton Colors, Heineken, Benetton, Fundació Joan Miró, and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
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