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The Art of Package Design

There is more to designing a successful package than just making it noticeable. This book explores how to get the most out of the design process and the regulations and legalities required in packaging. It also explores the pitfalls people fall into when trying to create packaging in multi-languages for sale in other markets and cultures. Written by Mark Lehberg, a 30+ year creative professional, this book offers creative insights and tips to create that perfect package.

There is more to designing a successful package than just making it noticeable. This book explores how to get the most out of the design process and the regulations and legalities required in packaging. It also explores the pitfalls people fall into when trying to create packaging in multi-languages for sale in other markets and cultures. Written by Mark Lehberg, a 30+ year creative professional, this book offers creative insights and tips to create that perfect package.

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CHAPTER 1<br />

Packaging -<br />

yesterday and today<br />

What is packaging? Packaging protects the product from<br />

physical impacts such as hitting, wetting, and bruising.<br />

Packaging allows for the product to reach the consumer in the<br />

most economic way possible and creates ease <strong>of</strong> storage. Another<br />

important role <strong>of</strong> packaging is to provide the consumer with information<br />

about the product, its benefits and the key marketing<br />

message. This differentiates the product from the competition<br />

and allows the consumer to make a choice. <strong>The</strong> weight, price,<br />

production date, use by date, ingredients or contents, name <strong>of</strong><br />

the manufacturer and usage details written on the packaging<br />

provides major convenience to the seller and the consumer.<br />

Packaging should inform the consumer <strong>of</strong> all the properties<br />

<strong>of</strong> the product. It speaks for the product. In regards to food<br />

packaging, with the development <strong>of</strong> the modern age, decreasing<br />

family size and increase in the number <strong>of</strong> single households,<br />

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