OUGD503 - Studio Brief 2 - Hasbro Board Game (Large Collaborative) - Netted Bag and Fruit Crate experiments

Netted Bag and Fruit Crate Experiments 

Netted Bag Experiments 

One of the initial ideas for the packaging was to play on the concept of a netted fruit bag.

Using this orange netted fruit bag as reference allowed a range of experiments to be tested. 

The netted bag was scanned into the computer so that the weave of the net could be used in different ways. Scanning the bag as a whole meant that the net overlapped making it hard to see the gridded pattern. Cutting the bag up and using it as a long piece allowed for more detail to be captured.

It was interesting to see how the net warped and created an almost flowing pattern despite being in a structured grid. 

These scans were printed onto some paper and wrapped around a cylindrical object to better visualise how the net would react as packaging. 

Line drawings were created from the shapes created from the scans. The line drawings refined the patterns down into a basic design which emphasised further the fluidity of the pattern created. 

It was considered that perhaps one of these line drawings could be cut from some material to create a netted fabric which would hold the pieces as well as allow the pieces to show through the holes in a similar way to a conventional netted bag. To create this idea the design was outlined on Illustrator then laser cut to cut out the holes within the design. 

It was also thought that a gridded design could be burnt onto some fabric. A grid was created on Illustrator to reflect the original structure of the netted bag because drawing a version similar to the scanned imagery was too difficult. It was thought that the grid would distort when things were put inside the bag anyway.  The engraving worked on thin paper without cutting through so it was thought that this would also work on fabric however this would need to be tested further. Also the height that the laser is away from the material affects the outcome as it was found that some areas were engraved and others less so.

Fruit Crate Experiments  

For the fruit crate idea a small mock up of the design was created on the laser cutter. Traditional fruit crates are made of slats of wood nailed together however using the laser cutter would create a more consistent and accurately shaped design. The use of the laser cutter meant that the pieces were going to be joined using finger joints but the design would still reflect the slats used within original fruit crates. To do this a section was cut fro the middle of each side to create the impression of two pieces of wood running alongside one another. Overall the design could work quite well as a design could be screenprinted onto the sides of the crate. Also if a clear sleeve is used, that slides on and off the crate, then this could also be printed on, perhaps with the logotype etc, whilst allowing the pieces to show through underneath.