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Origami Cupcake Liners

At Chronicle Books, I designed this Origami Square Cupcake Liner kit when the design director asked the fellow to pitch products that could be a "clever container."

Client

Chronicle Books

Tools

Illustrator, Photoshop, digital camera, x-acto knife, cutting mat, cake, paper


solution

I researched different origami techniques to see what could be contained in them. The concept combines baking and packaging with more user interaction. The liners provide bakers with a packaging material to make their cupcakes more beautiful, while the origami kit also provides a fun experience that makes their cupcakes feel more personal.


Final Prototype

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Instructions are provided on the interior of the kit packaging to make it more durable and harder to lose.

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Liners have guidelines to make it easier for users to follow the instructions.


process

To implement this idea, I found origami instructions that would fit this purpose, and designed my own set of instructions along with the packaging for the kit liners. I designed the liner patterns and created guidelines to make it easier to fold. For the cover of the kit, I used my liners and some cake to take photos of what the end product would look like.