Complex Packaging (Structural Package Design) [Paperback]

Pepin Press (Author)

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Product Description

STRUCTURAL PACKAGE DESIGN is a series of books, jam-packed with superb, 100% structurally accurate, scalable packaging templates. All designs are ready for immediate use and illustrated with 2-D and 3-D structural drawings and photographs. The CD contains the templates in various formats including EPS and PDF. Also included is a demos version of Illustrator-Plug-Ins that provide professional package design possibilities. This volume - COMPLEX PACKAGING - contains 200 intricate designs that show some extraordinary possibilities, both technical and creative, in packaging.

Product Details

• Paperback: 423 pages
• Publisher: Pepin Press; Pap/Cdr Mu edition (July 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9057681455
• ISBN-13: 978-9057681455
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #420,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars dummy and wrong?, July 27, 2004

By	Gabree "gabree" (Milano, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Structural Package Designs (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Multilingual Edition) (Paperback)

I would recommend this book to everyone who enjoys crafts and modeling, or just to everybody who is curios about the making of things, because this book contains ready-to-use printable and editable (look for the cd-rom) patterns for the most used types of packaging on the market.
Be aware that this book is just a collection, a dummy, with no explanations.
But unfortunately, all the examples I have printed directly from the source files were somehow misfit and ended to be weird useless objects (stuff for 'The Design of Everyday Things' by Donald A. Norman, if you like).
I am not sure if this problem is in my copy of the book (an 'errata corrige'?), I hope that you'll be more lucky than me.

To all design students I would recommend this book, instead: 'The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns' by Lazlo Roth, George L. Wybenga

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference material., September 10, 2009

By	Leann L. Barker "l barker" (Springfield MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Structural Package Designs (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Multilingual Edition) (Paperback)

This book does not have information on the principles of package design. It's main purpose is to provide diagrams of 100's of packages. It is good reference material for those wanting to see how to lay out a package template and includes a CD of the templates. It is a valuable tool for those that do a lot of package design.

5.0 out of 5 stars a must-to..., March 8, 2009

By	Mauricio DuCheylard "designer and firefighter" (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Structural Package Designs (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Multilingual Edition) (Paperback)

For professional or house use, a great book, nice ideas, nice detail, the CD is the best complement. great!