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Packaging and Merchandising Design: Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items

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 28.09.2023 - 05.10.2023 | Week 5 - Week 6 Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Packaging and Merchandising Design | Task 1: Designing Custom Boxes for Non-Boxed Items INTRODUCTION This task aims to improve your ability to create unique packaging solutions for products not typically packaged in boxes. Upon completing this assignment, you should be able to showcase your skills in designing attractive, practical, and innovative boxes that elevate the packaging and display of non-traditionally packaged items. Requirements Choose two non-boxed items from your daily surroundings. The size of the item is between  15cm  to  20cm .  These items should not come in traditional box packaging but should be relatively small in size (e.g., a mug, a book, a pair of sunglasses, a candle, etc.).

Interactive Design | Project 1: Prototype Design

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26.09.2023 - 03.10.2023 | Week 5 - Week 6 Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Interactive Design | Project 1: Prototype Design Requirements In this first part of the assignment, the student will focus on creating a UI design prototype for their digital resume or curriculum vitae (CV) using prototyping software such as Adobe XD or Figma. The UI design prototype will showcase their digital resume's layout, visual elements, and user interface interactions. For this project I used Adobe XD. Objectives : Content and structure Layout and Visual Design Section and organisation Visual Elements Prototype Presantation Evaluation:  Your UI design prototype assessment will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Clarity and effectiveness of the UI design, layout and visual elements. Appropriateness of the chosen typography, colour palette and imagery.  Project 1 Content and structure To start with a good structure, I first had to find out ...

Packaging and Merchandising Design: Exercise 1

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07.09.2023 - 21.09.2023 | Week 1/2 - Week 4 Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Packaging and Merchandising Design | Task 1: Exercise EXERCISE Week 3: What is the week it was our exercise to choose for products with pad packaging that we have to re-design. Therefore, we must analyze the points mentioned below. Product Analysis: Conduct a thorough analysis of the existing packaging design. Identify the specific shortcomings and challenges in the current packaging. Consider factors such as functionality, aesthetics, sustainability, target audience and branding. Market Research: Investigate the target market for each product and assess how the current packaging aligns with the expectations and preferences of the target audience. Competitor Analysis : Research and analyze the packaging designs of competing products in the same category. Identify trends and best practices in packaging design within this product category. TicTac Figure X. Product A...

Digital Photography and Imaging: Project 1

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31.08.2023 - X.X.2023 | Week 1 - Week X Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Digital Photography and Imaging | Task 1: Exercise INTRODUCTION Learning Goals -  Generate and communicate design concepts and solutions effectively and skillfully through manual and digital skills. (LO1) - 2 Use creative thinking skills and methodologies to explore, generate and test various conceptual ideas. (LO2) - 3 Use information and communication technology to source, navigate, select, retrieve and manage information. (LO3) EXERCISE Week 1: Make a digital collage from the pictures provided to you. Figure 1.1. Week 2: Crop and edit yourself in the layout of the heart mansion. Figure 2.1. Week 3 : We had a project for week three to create colour in a black and white picture. I first started with the reference for the colour base: Figure 3.1 Here are a few steps I took to create the colorful image. Figure 3.2. Figure 3.3. Figure 3.4. After giving Willow a...

Interactive Design: Exercises

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30.08.2023 - ending | Week 1 - Week X Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Interactive Design | Exercises Web Analysis Exercise 1: For this exercise, the student had to choose TWO (2) websites from the  link given to us . The student has to review the website that they selected, taking note of its  design ,  layout ,  content , and  functionality . Identify the  strengths and weaknesses  of the website and  consider how they impact the user experience. Regulations:  Write a brief report summarising in 500 words or less. You can include a screen capture of each section or page of the website to explain. Make sure that the formatting of the report is clear (heading/subheadings) The full exercise can be found via the link .

FINAL COMPILATION

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Week 01 - Week 14 Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Design of Principles | Final Compilation

TASK 3: VISUAL ANALYSIS

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31.10.2023 - 01.12.2023 | Week 10- Week 14 Zoë Lena-maria Nelson | 0364991 | Rotterdam University Of Applied Science Design of Principles | Task 3: Visual Analysis