first client

In the beginning when I was deciding what to include in my packed (a series of packaging designs) degree project, my teacher recommended that I go around the island and ask to see if there were any businesses willing to partner with me.




one of the first test prints



In the end, Artisan Sake Maker, located right behind our school came through. I had done some research beforehand, so I Kinda knew which product from them I wanted to redesign.




the labels that we ordered


the label stickers were in a roll



Through this past 8 months, I truly learned a lot, things that I would never had a chance to learn in school. Communicating with the client, liaison with the manufacturers, are two of the biggest things that I had learned. I remembered in January the project almost stopped completely because of budget issues. It was a stressful time for me as I scrambled to try to come up with solutions.

Coming out of this experience definitely had made me a much more prepared designer. It really was the right decision to partner with a business in my project. Although this was probably the hardest project out of the series, but it was definitely worth the experience.




(as the project finished, I put together a document for my client which included all the files, designs and contacts. Along with it I also attached a summary of my experience working with Artisan Sake Maker, hoping to remain this client relationship.)


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