Healthy takeawaypackaging design

Design & Technology Department

Design & Technology – Year 8

In Order to complete this week’s tasks you will need the following:A printer for the worksheets OR A4 Paper OR a digital device

Drawing pencil, coloured pencils

WEDNESDAYFRIDAY

Design & Technology – Year 8 – Food Packaging

Learning Purpose

LO1: I will learn the importance of a logo

LO2: I will develop awareness of healthy food

LO3: I will be creative in my packaging designs

Prior Learning

Drawing techniques

learned in Year 7

Extended Project

drawing skills

Future Learning

GCSE Coursework –

design development

To become confident in

designing

Key Vocabulary: Logo, Branding, Packaging, net/development, Healthy, Colour, graphics, colour, creativity, presentation

A new healthy takeaway company called ‘Eat green’ has just been set up in the local area and they have asked you to create a logo and food packaging, ready for their opening. Your logo and packaging must be bright and colourful to encourage people to want to try out the new takeaway service. They must also reflect the healthy nature of the food on offer.

Healthy takeaway packaging

Design Brief

Your design MUST fit the following criteria:

- Reflect the healthy nature of the food on offer- Be bright and colourful- Be creative, original and unique.

(Do not just copy the examples provided)

Healthy food choices

logos

Task 1: You will need to design a logo for the new company ‘Eat Green’. It should be simple and eye

catching. It should be easy to recognise from a distance

Task 1

Create six different logo designs for the ‘Eat green’ takeaway service. Your logo must reflect the healthynature of the company and be bright and colourful to attract the attention of potential customers.Your logo must be visually pleasing and contain the name of the company, ‘Eat green’. Use colouring pencilsto add colour to your designs.

Print out the worksheet on the next slide OR draw 6 ideas onto A4 plain/lined paper OR cate 6 ideas using a computer/digital device

Logo design

Takeaway packagingTask 2 & 3: You will create a takeaway cup and carton for the new company

‘Eat Green’

Task 2

Using the worksheet provided, choose the best logo that you created in Task 1 and copy it into the ‘Company logo’ box on the ‘Takeaway cup design’ worksheet. Then come up with a bright, colourful and eye catching design on the takeaway cup template.Use colouring pencils to add colour to your design and make sure that you fill out both the front and back of the cup.

Print out the worksheet on the next slide OR the packaging shapes onto A4 plain/lined paper OR create the packaging ideas using a computer/digital device

Takeawaycup design

Company logo

Front

Back

Task 3

Using the worksheet provided, choose the best logo that you created in Task 1 and copy it into the ‘Company logo’ box on the ‘Takeaway box design’ worksheet. Then come up with a bright, colourful and eye catching design on the takeaway box template.Use colouring pencils to add colour to your design.

Print out the worksheet on the next slide OR copy the packaging shapes onto A4 plain/lined paper ORcomplete the worksheet using a computer/digital device

Takeawaybox design

Company logo

Design & Technology – Year 8

We hope you enjoyed creating your Takeaway packaging for today’s session – You must now send

your 3 tasks to your teacher as files or photos

WEDNESDAYFRIDAY

Extension task

If you finish tasks 1 – 3 to a really high standard, use a sheet of A4 paper to create a poster that promotes the new ‘ Eat Green’ Takeaway and when it opens.

Make it colourful and eye catching to encourage people to want to visit and buy the food.

You must include the following information on your poster:

- The new ‘Eat Green’ Logo- A picture of your packaging- An explanation of the new healthy eating company- The opening date and time- Examples of the food available