a flat or opened out shape of a 3D object

Annotated net sketches

Design and technology

Sustainability and packaging design

Shell structures

Card functional properties

Assemble packaging

Strengthen packaging

Branding packaging designs

Promoting products

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of shell structures. They will critique the packaging of a given product and investigate the sustainability of materials, to create a new packaging design considering its environmental impact.

Shell structures: packaging

it's a quick way to generate lots of ideas

Why is rapid sketching useful to designers?

Which type of packaging is more likely to be made from corrugated card?

Why is cardboard more sustainable than plastic?

Annotated net sketches

Lesson outcome