Week 3-Crayon Boxes

This week we took what we learned from making our cubes to be able to create a crayon box that would fit 8 crayons. The goal here is to create a box that accommodates for 8 crayons in a box. I was trying to create a simple box so I could get a sense of what I wanted to do with it later to make it more innovative. After a class discussion and a lecture it finally clicked to me that a simple box can be innovative. I took the same dimensions from my simple box 3.75" X 2.75" and added a cover. In doing this this idea was not just a box that covered your crayons but a box that is able to hold up your crayons and not have them flat on a surface. It took some trial and error to figure out the dimensions for the cover, but eventually it all worked out in the end. Illustrator provided me with the exact measurements that I needed to complete this assignment. After printing on glossy paper this type of paper would give the box a more sturdy quality to protect the crayons. By using a ruler, x-acto knife and cutting board I was able to make accurate cuts to get the folds to fit perfectly with each other. Once everything was cut by using a glue-stick instead of a liquid adhesive it made the process a lot more easier and cleaner to put everything together. Finally, I was able to put in the 8 crayons and they fit perfectly into the box. It was then that I tested the cover to bend backwards and see if it was able to hold itself up with the crayons, and to my surprise it worked.