Why Shrink-Wrap a Cucumber?: The Complete Guide to Environmental Packaging - Softcover

Aldridge, Stephen; Miller, Laurel

 
9781856697576: Why Shrink-Wrap a Cucumber?: The Complete Guide to Environmental Packaging
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1856697576 ISBN 13: 9781856697576
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Designed for all those involved in the packaging industry – packaging designers, manufacturers and retailers – this book provides a comprehensive illustrated guide to designing environmentally friendly packaging. Environmental issues are forcing designers and manufacturers to re-evaluate the design of their packaging and the materials they use. This book addresses the principles of eco-friendly packaging, including the background to climate change and its impact upon the packaging industry, the response from industry to date, and issues of biodegradabilty and recyclability. Using this background information, advice is then given on creative packing solutions that will answer these questions. Containing comprehensive directories of different packaging materials, including their environmental credentials, and of different packaging formats, this book is a guide to the possibilities available for designers to create packaging that looks good, but also has a low environmental impact.

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About the Author

Laurel Miller and Stephen Aldridge are Directors of a.m. associates. They have worked with Conran Associates, Minale Tattersfield, Newell and Sorrell, Pentagram, Interbrand and Coley Porter Bell. Laurel runs masterclasses in Packaging Design and Environmental Packaging.

From the Back Cover

Designed for all those involved in the packaging industry – packaging designers, manufacturers and retailers – this book provides a comprehensive illustrated guide to designing environmentally friendly packaging.

Environmental issues are forcing designers and manufacturers to re-evaluate the design of their packaging and the materials they use. This book addresses the principles of eco-friendly packaging, including the background to climate change and its impact upon the packaging industry, the response from industry to date, and issues of biodegradabilty and recyclability. Using this background information, advice is then given on creative packing solutions that will answer these questions.

Containing comprehensive directories of different packaging materials, including their environmental credentials, and of different packaging formats, this book is a guide to the possibilities available for designers to create packaging that looks good, but also has a low environmental impact.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1856697576
ISBN 13 
9781856697576
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
248