I really want to learn how to do package design and dip into that field as much as I can.
I don't know what other options there are except to be lucky and work somewhere that will allow me to experiment and learn a long the road. Any suggestions or experiences to share?
Thanks Typophilies. you rule :-)
Have you ever heard about Purup Prepress AS, Denmark?
They were market leader for technical design of labels and packaging in the 1990ies.
Before I hooked up there as a region sales manager (I am a newspaper specialist, coming from Atex) I had no idea how difficult and experienced packaging printing is. Purup gave me a chance to learn a lot. Purup did a good job for education and documentation of their technology. I know e.g. there is a movie for free download on Lars Kähler's Global Type:
http://www.global-type.org/Film-Purup.543.0.html
(157 MB - 50 minutes) - so a lot of download-time.
But the film is great.
Georg
PS: And because life has a lot of humor, today the landlord of my Preußisches Bleisatz-Magazin is Bagel-Druck. The produced (and still produce) their designs for labels and packaging with Barco, Purup's hangman...
http://www.bagel-druck.de/english/index.htm
Georg
i published a book last year on the basics of learning package design:
http://www.delmarlearning.com/Browse_Product_Detail.aspx?CatID=20156&ISBN=1401872174
Target your job search on firms that do a lot of package design. Some firms specialize in it. Are you planning to come up to SF from Gilroy for work? More choices....
thanks a million everyone :)
no- the plan isn't to commute from gilroy. trying to save money at least to get to San Jose. parents can't help. sucks but im determined.
I know computers arts magazine did a special projects issue on packaging design(issue 92,xmas 2006).
Im sure some of the tutorials in that issue are in their online database of downloadable pdfs.
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials
i tried to find it but they annoyingly lack a seacrh facility so you will have to trawl through them all.
hope this helps :)
create magazine interviewed me and several other designers for this article about the state of package design in the midwest (linked here underthe "FEATURES" category):
http://createmagazine.com/index.php?page=currentissue®ion=30
certification is the sort of IT education and also certification method that may be massively sought after among these kinds of IT professionals. Accredited Honorable Hacker commonly known certification method is made and also put together by Intercontinental.
http://certificationskey.com/Testking-642-637.php
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