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the
packaging nightmare.
I
figured I'd do some sort of packaging for these 3 cans
and call it a "snack-pack". I chose I wouldn't
do it as a regular box, and didn't want to have sloppy
glue all over the damn thing, either. I wanted to try
to smart about the folds and everything, and considering
the amount of time I had to get this complete, (trying
to put one together for pictures for a tri-monthly giveaway
prize), I was really rushing to get this done quick, easy,
but right.
unable to find a mcdonald's that still handed out "happy
meal" boxes, (because I was going to try to rip off
the box design and call it a "zombie-meal"),
I figured a smart thing to do was give it a wider shape
at the top and make two of the ends fold outwards and
upwards when opened so the whole thing would look like
a gravestone with a cool "mushroom" skull at
the very top. sounded easy enough, but just didn't work
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looks easy enough, doesn't it... ?
well, here to the right is one of the original "prototypes"
for the carton. I figured I got all the measurements right,
knew I'd have to work on the closing flaps up top but
for the time being, it'd be somewhat functional. also
notice the supposed "front" and "back"
sides where the gravestone shape is more apparent when
the carton is opened. this is to be "somewhat"
consistent with the other gravestones I've been placing
in different areas and adopting as one of the logos for
the site.
now you can't imagine how much of a bitch this thing was
to put together the right way, (or at least close to it). |
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the
carton itself is cut out of regular white oak tag
board. pretty much the same thickness and stuff
as those chinese food containers. despite the folds
and creases you could lay in the places you're supposed
to bend it, a lot of the calculations get screwed
up in the way the whole thing fits and you wind
up needing to make adjustments. I did 12 of them.
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between screwed up calculations, boxes that
weren't precisely cut or parts that didn't
quite "close" or "fit"
together the right way, it wasn't until the
12th box where I got one that was at least
acceptable, and I was sure to trace the outline
and folds for a next one just in case. however,
between a good heavy duty blade and handling
an xacto knife in your hands for hours on
end, (ow... my soft sensitive hands... hee
hee hee)... trying to get the packaging to
come out right, this may very well be a "limited"
edition carton for this art project.
in the end, this whole thing served 2 purposes.
for one, an experiment in package and labeling,
and as my artistic reason, creating an "art
product".
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take
it as you will, all cans contain what they
are labeled for. you can keep them sealed
and safe for posterity as a project of "art"
and hope that maybe one day they'll be worth
something, or you can open them if you're
hungry and the cans become utterly worthless.
well... there's still recycling... ? |
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