Starpack Tea and Coffee: Production

Basing the paper models of my tins from my 2:1 prototypes, I was able to create nets (see fig 2 and 3) for both the tin and the sleeve.  

fig 2

fig 3

I printed out the tins on SRA3 paper, as I could not get paper in the specific colours I wanted. Making the models from these was simple as I followed the net and scored along the folds to prevent tearing or fraying of the paper. 

Printing the labels so that they would be glossy was more complicated. I wanted glossy and for them to be printed on black, but the colours would not show up on glossy paper, as the ink will not be able to be printed opaquely onto the black paper.
I considered printing onto clear glossy sticker paper. As my design is black and my sleeve is also black, the colours that are on the label will not show when stuck directly to the sleeve due to the transparency of the colours and the black surface it will be on. To counteract this, I would have needed to create another label of the same size on sticky white paper to be stuck under the printed label, so that the colours would show up against the black sleeve.

A way to counteract this was to print the labels on regular matte paper and overlay them with a sheet of clear vinyl. This clear layer both gives the label a glossy finish and protects it. I think this has worked really well as the previous methods of printing onto glossy paper or transparent sticker paper would not have given the desired glossy effect I wanted to achieve.

I think that the measurements for the labels may have been mixed up in the design process as when the labels are stuck onto the boxes they are shorter than the mock ups. This does not detract from the design however, and the concept still works.