Structural Package Designs

Structural Package Designs, by The Pepin Press, is a great resource for various structural elements in folding-carton package design. The great thing is that the book includes a CD with vector EPS files of all packaging examples in the book. I find it’s useful for swiping tuck-locks, auto-lock bottoms and more complex folding techniques for when you want to build a ‘working’ comp without having to depend on the client getting you the packaging vendor’s CAD dielines. If you’ve always said about dielines, “I don’t do those”, then this book is a good way to break into it. And you’ll see it’s really not that big a deal.