Concept of Design (Personal Opinions) - 4/6/2008

Greetings user! Now that my CD/DVD Cover is finished, there is more stuff that I need to post to my Den. Today, we're studing designs of the packaging that is used for products in terms of the colour, typography, images, etc. We had to bring three different products that may be used to study the design of the packaging.

PRODUCT 1 - LITE-ON DVD BURNER




After evaluating the packaging of this product, this is what I found:

• The purpose of the design of this box is to hold the DVD Burner
• The colour is pretty much basic, but is bright
• The manufacturer's logo is branded throughout the box on all sides
• The Information on the front of the product shows key information regarding to the functionality of the product, whilst the sides and the back of the product are more technically detailed
• There is a image at the front to tell what the product will look like once out of the box
  
• The size of the box doesn't provide enough adequate protection on the product. Though, by looking at the back of the product, there are symbols that tell me that it may be fragile and the product must be used in a dry environment

Overall, how I saw this product as simple, yet is there for a purpose of holding a piece of computer hardware.

PRODUCT 2 - SONY PLAYSTATION 2



After evaluating the packaging of this product, this is what I found:

• There is not much colour, but the colour used is well suited to the colour of the product, although the colour can be rather dull
  
• There is not much information on the front of the product, but the icons that appeared on the top left are pretty much self-explainatory, showing what the console is capable of (e.g. DVD Playback, DTS Connectivity, USB, Network, etc.)
• The image of the actual product, can be eye-catching
  
• The size of the packaging appears to tell me that this product may be fragile (there is a icon that represents that at the back of the packaging)

Overall, like the first product, pretty self-explainatory like the first box, but the image on the front of the packaging can draw enough attention to convince you to possibly buy the product (especially when the product is more aimed at potential gamers).

PRODUCT 3 - OLD GOLD DARK CHOCOLATE



After evaluating the packaging of this product, this is what I found:

• Self-Explainatory, holds Dark Chocolate
• As a self-confessed Dark Chocolate lover, it's pretty eye catching with the image of the product, showing on the front of the packaging, to tell the buyer 'EAT ME NOW!!!'
• There is not much information on the front of the product, just mainly the net weight of the product (there is more information at the back, regarding to nutrition info, ingredients, etc)
  
• How the colour used on the packaging suits well to what the product is (The use of Red and Black with the image of Dark Chocolate).

Overall, it can be eye catching, but it really depends on the taste you have on the type of chocloate you like

Honestly, this was all I could think of with these products