The Bubble-tastic Bubble Mouse Box Created by MelloWorks Founder, Editor, Designer, and Janitor: Jamie Cliff

~New Beginnings~ Ahhh, research. The first step to coming up with this idea was researching different elements of our product. Here’s what we found:Ahhh, research. The first step to coming up with this idea was researching different elements of our product. Here’s what we found:

~Baby Steps~ And then there were the dreaded ideations.And then there were the dreaded ideations.

One Small Step for Man… We chose two ideations to develop, but neither of the ones developed turned out that well [idea two was a total bust] So a third one was picked, which turned out to be the winner

One Giant Leap for Mankind! The final idea was set! Our Designer went hard to work developing each individual side of the Bubble Mouse Package.The final idea was set! Our Designer went hard to work developing each individual side of the Bubble Mouse Package.

To the Processing Plant Final ideations in hand, our faithful Designer put her nose to the computer screen and began developing the new package in Photoshop and Illustrator Logo development Image of Product

Initial Roadblocks There were some problems at first: The image looked too flat and the colors just didn’t go well togetherThere were some problems at first: The image looked too flat and the colors just didn’t go well together See? Icky.See? Icky.

The Turnaround Finally, things seemed to be going our way. Our forgetful Designer remembered there is such toggle called a “drop shadow” which added a nice three-dimensional look to text and imagesFinally, things seemed to be going our way. Our forgetful Designer remembered there is such toggle called a “drop shadow” which added a nice three-dimensional look to text and images A few tweaks here and there, several hours of torment, and much beating of the Designer later, the second step of producing the package is complete!A few tweaks here and there, several hours of torment, and much beating of the Designer later, the second step of producing the package is complete!

Second Stage: Complete! Top Top Side(s) Back

Hello, Mister Rhinoceros The next step was to take the product into RhinoThe next step was to take the product into Rhino We created individual planes and projected each image onto the planesWe created individual planes and projected each image onto the planes We assembled aforementioned planes into a box-shape and then did a little magic to make the Bubble-tastic sideWe assembled aforementioned planes into a box-shape and then did a little magic to make the Bubble-tastic side –[Magic that we, unfortunately, will not go into, seeing as we are running out of room on the slide] We created a border for the front, threw in a solid inside the package so you couldn’t see the images on the inside of the box, and imported the bubble mouse into the fileWe created a border for the front, threw in a solid inside the package so you couldn’t see the images on the inside of the box, and imported the bubble mouse into the file After the Designer woke up from her lack-of-sleep- induced coma, we were ready to show off the finished productAfter the Designer woke up from her lack-of-sleep- induced coma, we were ready to show off the finished product

The Result

The End