Really valid tips! My first couple of packaging projects I took on were for sure a big learning curve, but I'm grateful for the experience and what I learned from them! Thank you, I appreciate the support 😊

@@abiconnick I want to contact you from where to contact

This is just so great to hear! Knowing I'm making a positive impact in some little way is so fulfilling, so thank you for leaving this comment 😊💛💛

I totally agree!!! I am just like you!

@@momonatu4998 so glad to hear that! I wish you all the best in this journey!

@@cecastan Thank you so much! Same to you!

@@momonatu4998 thank you lovely!

No problem! Think people need to be more honest so others can learn from their mistakes! Sorry to hear that, I know it's never nice but remember you'll learn stuff from this moment that will make you a better designer in the future. You got this 😊 and thank you, I really appreciate it!

Can't agree more

You got it! More to come 😊 Glad you liked the video!

Tell me about it! Nothing beats seeing your designs on a physical product💛 No problem! glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for the support as always 😊

More to come! Glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful 😊

Thank you so much for the kind words, really appreciate it 😊

Oh wow, well this is amazing to hear! A lot of time goes into the videos to try and make them engaging to not just designers but people in general, so thank you! 😊

Hit the nail on the head! The majority of businesses will already have a supplier for their product meaning they can supply the dieline . But I know a lot of my audience (including myself) work with small businesses/start ups where setting up the infrastructure for the client is required. Great points tho!

Can you elaborate a bit about the tooling?

@@anushreemohta18 A tooling die is a piece of equipment comprised of knife edges that either cut or perforate the box material. Usually if you are working designing for a company, they work with their printer(s) to help determine the best size carton for their product, in a lot of cases they have a packaging engineering group that does this. Based on that, the printer creates a tooling die which is used to cut the box material into cartons. As the designer you will generally be supplied a dieline to set your art up on. That dieline is a flat representation of the tooling die. It shows the trim of the box, where cuts are made and also the perforation lines which may be represented with dashed lines, these shows where the box folds. If the carton size the company is using is a common size, their printer may have an existing tooling die on hand which they can readily use. If they don't they have to create one which can cost a few thousand dollars. Just know if you are designing a package and you create the dieline or download one from one of those online dieline sites, the printer will probably recreate it based on the tolerances they use for their printing equipment and may send you their approved version of the dieline. You then may have to transpose your art to that dieline. This helps ensures that your art setup matches the die tooling so the cartons are cut properly.

You have no idea how much I love this comment 😊 Thank you! A lot of works going into the videos to ensue they aren't only informative but also engaging, so when we see feedback like this it means a lot! So glad to hear the videos have been able to help you in some way, I appreciate the support, and thank you for leaving this comment!

Thank you for this comment 😊 So nice hearing how the videos have helped you! Really really grateful for your kind words and support, wish you all the best :)

ah thank you so much! A lot of time and energy has gone into the channel so I appreciate it 😊

Happy the videos have been so helpful! thank you 😊

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I think everyone goes through it at some point and even though it's horrible in the moment, you learn so much from it! Make sure you don't let it hurt your confidence and keep going, you got this! 😊

@@abiconnick definitely taking it as a learning experience! Thanks for the words of encouragement :)

You're very welcome!

Thank you George! Glad to hear the videos have helped 😊 I've made a note of it for the future! Appricate the support.

This is amazing to hear! Life's to short to not give it a go, you can become a designer, anyone can. Just have to put the work in to getting better and be patience! Really appreciate the support, thank you 😊

ah yess! I need to do a community meet up one day! Would be so fun! As always, so grateful for your comments and and continued support, never goes unnoticed 😊💛

it can be very stressful! Feel like you have so much responsibility! You're right, asking the right questions is so important!

I think as we evolve as freelancers we start to subconsciously pick better clients, we know which ones will be good and which will be a pain! The thing is even though they feel so bad at the time, we need experiences like this to make us better!

Thank you very much, really appreciate it 😊

These experiences are so horrible at the time but we learn so much from them! A lot of the time the manufacture should already have dielines for all the products they offer! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

@@abiconnick definitely learnt that now but at the time it was so humiliating I'm still not over it😂😭

@@hibaz5157 I remember being super embarrassed! But things like that help us grow!

Thanks 😊 had a lot of fun with this one! Nothing beats it! x

This is great to hear, thank you 😊

Glad it was helpful 😊

ah thank you John! Worked hard on the planning for this video, hopefully the retention can show this 😅

Don't overthink it! Just make sure you are having fun creating and the right path for you will appear! Glad to hear the videos have been helpful :)

No problem! Glad I could help 😊

No Problem, glad you liked it 😊

Great point!

Thank you 😊 Really appreciate it!

I have dedicated videos for things like this! Questions you should ask your clients: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obllnaqJsLzecmg.html how to present your work: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7Wch6x_rci3fHU.html when it comes to how I make the videos, I have a video coming out on on this!

So glad I could help 😊 Wish you the best!

Glad you found it helpful! Wish you all the best with Uni 😊

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you, I appreciate it 😊

Nice to hear it 😊Really appreciate the kind words and support, thank you!

Thank you for your kind words! A lot of time goes into the videos to make them fun so it's appreciated! Glad they have been able to help 😊💛

Thank you Natalie 💛 Always appreciate your comments!

Glad to hear it! Thank you 😊

happens to the best of us😅 Being in a time crunch can certainly lead to mishaps! Great point tho! I think more people need to be firmer with their clients and ensure they set realistic expectations and timeliens..

Glad you enjoyed it!😊

Thank you! 😊

You are so welcome! Glad I can help :)

haha I'm a mind reader! Hope the video helps :)

Thank you 😊 Noted! i'll add it to my video list!

Glad to hear it, thank you 😊 oo okay! I will make a note of it for future videos, Appreciate the support :)

@@abiconnick thank you so much ^^

Glad it was helpful!

ah thank you!! really appreciate it 😊I will do, more videos to come! And thank you for tools I will download them. That would be so cool, I'd love to have a conversation with him!

aw thank you! (probably one of the best compliments I can receive😊)

Thank you :) Appreciate it!

Haha well thank you! I think this is the first jawline complement I’ve gotten 🤣🧡

ahh thank you! I appreciate it :)

Thank you Monika 😊

haha thank you! A lot of time goes into them so nice to see it paying off 😊

Thank you!!

Thank you Tiffany! Really appreciate it 😊

@@abiconnick ☺🙃🤜🏻🤛🏽

Glad it was helpful!😊

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Thank you 😊

Thank you! Will do :)

Thank you! Will do!

Glad to hear thank you! How wat the brownie? You mean how was the 5 brownies, because I ate them all 👀😂

by the way how does choosing CMYK affect prints? Is the difference noticeable?

You should do it! Packaging can be so fun! And a lot of the time the client will send you one of the physical products so you get to see your design in real life! Those brownies are now long gone, they didn't last long around me 😂😅 Thank you 💛

@@mayjanedoquila For printing you should always choose CMYK to get the color closest to what you’re aiming for in real life. RGB is the color profile chosen for anything screen related!

@@tardissing5600 thanks! ☀️

ah thank you! Appreciate the support 😊oo never used figma before! Could be a fun challenge, I will make a note of it!

@@abiconnick 😁 thank you!

aw thank you, so nice to hear I've been able to help in some way 😊 Yes! Videos are coming, also have a course on illustrator that's coming soon!

Thank you 😊

Happy to hear it! 😊

Thank you Jenny 💛 So if the brand plans to have physical products then yes choose colours based of CMYK, but say it's a SaaS business the RGB would be fine! x

No problem, glad the video could help 😊 Yeah my iPad is a couple of generations old, as long as it's compatible with a version of the apple pencil then it should be fine!

@@abiconnick Thanks for the quick answer! I think I'll just buy a used one then 😊

Glad to hear it!

Thank you 😊

Glad you've been finding the videos helpful 😊The client normally orders and pays for it, we just do the designing (and sometimes help source a manufacture if they don't have one)

Thank you 😊

Glad you liked the video 😊Will for sure make a video on it, but what I will say is the majority of info should come from the client as they know their audience better than you!

@@abiconnick I'm glad you said that, cause I feel it is mostly their job to do the research! Reading about marketing & design made me unsure of my role, especially as a freelancer. Looking forward to the videos to come!

Appreciate it, thank you 😊

Lovely to hear, thank you :)

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you :)

Thank you 😊 Appreciate the support! Yes of course! I will make a note of it.

haha well thank you! I appreciate the kind words :) I will pass the feedback on, he will be very grateful!

Glad you think so! Appreciate it :)

Yay, thank you! Love to hear it 😊 I appreciate the support 💛

@@abiconnick Brills! (how I say 'brilliant"! 😜) Lots of fun to watch while I write. :)

Glad I could help 😊 Have a video on it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opqYZLB7v6qppXk.html

Thank you!! So because this is just a delivery box none of that information is required! But say on a drinks bottle you’d need all of that info on the actual label or packaging, it depends on what the product is! For this business they have a separate price list that goes inside the box and then dietary information for the brownies states it can be found on their website! X

Double, even a triple check never hurt anyone 😂

@@abiconnick Nevermind 😂

Love getting comments like this! Actually currently building my first big course, coming out sometime in April! 😊

So the quality control is less about the colour and more about seeing if all the elements line up and the assets are distributed correctly throughout the packaging, so the printer you are using doesn't really matter.

Thank you! Yes, I have a video coming soon about this😊

@@abiconnick Amazing thank you, you are so helpful!

Thank you 😊