Design of Packaging for Discs
From modules to packaging (Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed)
A course by Cactus Taller Gráfico , Design studio
Joined October 2018
About the video: From modules to packaging (Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed)
Overview
“From the sketch created in the previous lesson we will begin to develop the packaging die, with module exercises in Indesign (or Illustrator) you will create the prototype of the packaging that we will print in laser cutting. ”
In this video lesson Cactus Taller Gráfico addresses the topic: From modules to packaging (Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed), which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Packaging for Discs. Turn music discs packaging into an innovative element that communicates.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello, in this lesson we will develop the die on the computer based on the developed sketch in the previous lesson. In this case I decided to work with Adobe InDesign because it is the software that best combines vector graphics, bitmap images and typography. Let's see. Here in this canvas I have created two modules, one of 12.5 x 14.5 centimeters, which are the dimensions of the packaging of a compact disc, and one of vinyl of 31.2 x 31.2 centimeters. The first thing that stands out is that the vinyl format is square, while the CD format is rectangular, therefore, an art made on vinyl is n...”
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Course summary for: Design of Packaging for Discs
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Category
Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Branding & Identity, Graphic Design, Packaging, Product Design

Cactus Taller Gráfico
A course by Cactus Taller Gráfico
Cactus Taller Gráfico is a design studio based in Cali, Colombia. It is made up of Juliana Jaramillo Buenaventura, Carlos Dussán, Luisa María Arango and Daniela Gómez. His specialty is to develop editorial design projects, branding, exhibition design, package design for music, illustration and data visualization. In 2015 and 2017 they won the Latin Grammy in the category of Best Packaging Design and the Anglo-Saxon Grammy in the same category in 2018.
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