Category: Design
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(A) Resilient Design: Countermeasures for Containing Objects
Visualise lifting a shipping container. The box resists, flexes, and redistributes force. This is not a simple mechanical exchange but a reciprocal balance: your body applies torque, the container pushes back, and subtle adjustments of posture and grip allow both to settle into alignment. Traditional design treats failure as an…
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Mathematics as a Blueprint for Packaging
Designing resilient packaging is a delicate negotiation between predictable physics and unpredictable environments. While material selection is important, the “intelligence” of a container is defined by its geometry and load-bearing logic. To navigate this, engineers rely on the McKee Formula – the industry standard for predicting the top-to-bottom compression strength…
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The Value of Unresolved Design
Emergence is an intriguing design process. Allowing a structure to stand without interference is to accept an artificial world shaped by use. To clarify, it is not about what can stand and what should fall. Emergent design does not predict, it should not restrict, and could never explicitly instruct; instead,…
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Neuroaesthetic Design Practices in Packaging for Sensory Regulation
Packaging is often dismissed as a purely functional envelope, a structural and visual interface between brand and consumer. Yet, through the lens of human perception, packaging is far more than a container: it is a tactile medium that invites exploration through hands, eyes, and mind.
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Accessible Packaging With Alternative Interaction Points
For many consumers, packaging is the first tangible interaction with a product. It communicates not only brand identity but also usability and approachability. For individuals with reduced mobility – whether due to arthritis, multiple sclerosis, age-related sarcopenia, or limb differences – this initial contact can determine whether a product feels…
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