Friday, November 16, 2007

More Packaging

1. We discussed how packaging can be used to draw consumers' attention to a product. What other purposes does packaging serve? Give examples.
Packaging can be used to protect the product inside, including from consumers (theft), transportation, or otherwise. An example of this is CD cases with electronic ID markers that have to be scanned at the register before it can leave the store without setting off the alarm. Also, packaging can be used to group like objects together, such as a package of skittles.

2. What do these articles suggest about packaging design? Give examples of how modifications to current practices could have environmental benefits.
They suggest that we need to make better choices environmentally as far as packaging material. Many materials used for packaging are not decomposable, and therefore contribute to pollution such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. consumers on an individual can help by using reusable bags for shopping, picking up trash, and in general cleaning up the area around them.

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