Packaging Design / GRDE 431 Paperboard Packaging Alliance 2018 Student Design Challenge

This packaging course includes senior graphic designers and industrial designers and sophomore-senior packaging science students working on teams.

The Paperboard Packaging Alliance 2018 Student Design Challenge was to create an exciting concept for a subscription package in one of three categories: fitness gear, on-the-go snacks or cosmetics. Teams were required to create the shipping carton as well as the interior products for their concepts.

This annual competition includes some of the best university packaging and design programs in the U.S.

RIT's Packin' Heat Team won first place honors in the competition!!!!
Team Members included: Graphic Design: Nicole Langford and Andrew McMahon and Packaging Engineers Kelly Fellner and Dylan Fisher.

All current and previous winners of the competition can be seen online: paperboardpackaging.org/university-features.

This is the executive summary of Team Packin' Heat's submission for a subscription for regional Hot Sauces.

This is the First Place Winning Team representing RIT in the 2018 Paperboard Packaging Alliance 2018 Student Design Challenge!

Team Packin' Heat:

From Left: Kelly Fellner, Packaging Science, Nicole Langford, Graphic Design, Lorrie Frear, Professor, Graphic Design, Dylan Fisher, Packging Science, Andrew McMahon, Graphic Design, and Bill Wynkoop, Advisor, Packaging Science

This is a photo from the competition showing some of the RIT submissions.

The 2018 Student Design Challenge was to create a subscription box service in one of three categories: fitness gear, on-the-go snacks, or cosmetics. This team's solution, The Venture Box,

provides subscribers with different adventure gear with each new box. This photograph is the outer shipper with enticing graphics.



This package is a runner up in this year's challenge! Great job!



Graphic Design: Karley Allis and Samantha Herman

Packaging Science: Sydney Ryan and Madison Griebel

This image shows the educational aspect of the shipper, whose infographics show the user how to open and use the shipper to access the products inside.



Graphic Design: Karley Allis and Samantha Herman

Packaging Science: Sydney Ryan and Madison Griebel

This view shows the deck as it presents the products to the consumer. Note Seth, the playful Sasquatch on the corner. Seth is also provided as a key chain and other fun products in every box to provide fun for the consumer and to reinforce the Venture brand.



Graphic Design: Karley Allis and Samantha Herman

Packaging Science: Sydney Ryan and Madison Griebel

This view shows the gloss on matte background topographic map detail on the interior lid, information about the products, and the three cartons providing this month's products.



Graphic Design: Karley Allis and Samantha Herman

Packaging Science: Sydney Ryan and Madison Griebel

This view shows the shipper with the interior cartons outside to reveal the colorful graphics that relate to each of the three the product categories of Fuel, Shelter, and Gear.



Graphic Design: Karley Allis and Samantha Herman

Packaging Science: Sydney Ryan and Madison Griebel

Trio is a healthy snack subscription service providing personalization via an online selection of preferences. Each week, consumers receive their own selection of healthy snacks in a box addressed to them inside the shipper lid. The graphics are clear, green, and clean to reflect the company's mission to provide healthy options for snacks.



Graphic Design: Dasha Buduchina

Industrial Design: Elizabeth Rintels

Packaging Science: Molly Ruffalo and Alanna Fallone

This view shows the inner deck as the consumer opens the box.



Graphic Design: Dasha Buduchina

Industrial Design: Elizabeth Rintels

Packaging Science: Molly Ruffalo and Alanna Fallone

This view shows the top of the shipper with the personalized Hello! and the interior components.



Graphic Design: Dasha Buduchina

Industrial Design: Elizabeth Rintels

Packaging Science: Molly Ruffalo and Alanna Fallone

This view shows the consumer accessing a snack bar from one of the storage boxes.



Graphic Design: Dasha Buduchina

Industrial Design: Elizabeth Rintels

Packaging Science: Molly Ruffalo and Alanna Fallone

This image shows the on-the-go pouch with snacks inside.



Graphic Design: Dasha Buduchina

Industrial Design: Elizabeth Rintels

Packaging Science: Molly Ruffalo and Alanna Fallone