Recipe Cards, Parts I + II

In light of canceled class, I wanted to revise the assignment.
(Originally, following critique, we were going to refine 8 of your 'best' layouts in class. At the end of class, you were going to choose one as your template and then flow the other 9 recipes into this template over the weekend; and additionally develop 3 packaging concepts for your recipes. I'm revising this.)

There are two parts of the revised assignment:
PART I: 8 REFINED CARDS
Out of your 40 layouts, choose 8 recipe cards which you believe are working best, and refine those layouts. For next Tuesday we will be look at all 48 layouts (printed and cropped), and then you will have time in class on Tuesday to continue to tweak those layouts, based on feedback in critique.

Feel free to send me a pdf for feedback if you like.

Also for next Tuesday.
PART II: PACKAGING
Develop 3 concepts for the packaging of your recipe cards.

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PART II: PACKAGING
As discussed, this is also a packaging assignment. Along with developing your 10 recipe cards (which we will do next week), you will also package the final recipe cards so that they appear as a set. For Tuesday, develop and bring to class 3 mock-ups reflecting 3 concepts for packaging your recipe cards.

The packaging may be as simple as a belly band or fitted box, or it can be some other form of container or holder. Can you further develop a concept around the packaging and design? What materials might you use to enhance your concept? How can the recipe cards and the packaging work together to further develop your system?

Here is some great inspiration for this part of the project: http://lovelypackage.com/
Another reference that is way more conceptual is droog design. Their work is highly conceptual but always fun! http://www.droog.com/

You can take this part of the assignment and make it as useful and as fun as you like (as long as it's done with purpose).
You may want to develop some ideas based on specific layouts (what would a constructivist set of cards look like?), or else the concepts might be based on some utilitarian concept.

You can definitely use color in your designs, and any materials which relate to the concept.

Again, for next Tuesday, bring all 48 layouts of your recipe cards, as well as 3 concepts for the packaging of your recipe cards.