9. Packaging & Product Line Design: Great Plates Board Game

A comprehensive, multi-component board game design for children ages 5–7, focused on nutritional education and developed as a degree project. This initiative encompassed the full product line, featuring a custom box package with a protective sleeve, a functional "kitchen cabinet" drawer system for components, a 45-piece jigsaw puzzle (17" x 11"), game instruction manuals, and hidden-object challenge pamphlets. This case study highlights complex structural packaging design, engaging game mechanics, and playful brand identity creation tailored specifically for a young target audience.

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Great Plates Logo Design: Features two dinner plates in the background, playful thematic food elements including strawberries and a carrot, capital "EAT" letters to tie into the food theme, and the brand tagline "where your dinner awaits."

Complete Product Line & Components: Displays the custom outer box package with a protective sleeve, the custom wooden "kitchen cabinet" storage drawer system, game dice, instruction pamphlets, hidden-object booklets, and game pieces.

An interactive 45-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (17" x 11"): A detailed community scenery puzzle featuring a neighborhood, food market, school, park, and farm, used for post-game assembly and hidden-object recognition exercises.

Category Question & Answer Plates: A sample of the custom dinner plate cards designed for the game's five food categories (Fruits & Veggies, Protein Products, Grains Products, Milk & Dairy, and Food Facts), featuring trivia and nutritional questions on the front with answers on the reverse.