Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Final Project - Gaia Gum Sketches


The single-pack of gum & strips will be made of a light wood, a thin rectangular piece close to a normal gum pack shape that will be able to snugly house and be able to slip out & replace each sheet of gum or strips. The gum will be held in an egg carton material with holes for the pieces to comfortably sit in without moving around. At the end will be a solid wood block in which you grab to slip out & enjoy the gum or slip out and slip a new one in, to which the old empty one can be tossed and will quickly degrade. Around the majority of this wood structure will be a compostable fabric/paper that has a nice texture/feel in your hands so it's pleasing to the touch but still good for the environment. Around the edge of where the wood slip-block will be a hemp rope wrapped & tied around the structure with a tag on the end of it, with the logo & information about the product. The refill packs will be just slightly larger, but a little more than thrice the thickness, for each will open up on the side ( easy access ) to reveal 3 seperate refill packs that you can just slip right into the single-pack container. The box that the refill slips come in will be mostly compostable paper, doubled up for strength, with a dominating illustration of a wise owl on the front, simple and more geometric for the gum and more flowery and ornate for the strips.