Architecture and Its Effects
Throughout human history, architecture has shaped the places it has lived in line with both practical purposes and aesthetic pleasures. Individuals and communities who want to make progress in both aesthetic characteristics and practical results over time have contributed to the development of comprehensive architectural literature. In this direction, architectural movements have become elements that greatly affect daily life and other design areas.
Metrics in Box Designs
Boxes have the characteristics of the product to be packaged or the business to which they belong. These features reveal the features of both the image of the product that the box is shipping/delivering and its corporate identity. Therefore, while there are specific distinctions such as pizza boxes, jewelry box or gift boxes, brands prefer to develop their own identity in this regard.
Impact of Architecture on Box Design
The effects of architectural movements are not felt only in city design or interior design. Architectural Ecoles create certain influences on every aspect of design. These influences can occur in two ways: Firstly, artists in other fields reproduce their own or others' architectural works in other art fields. For example, Adam Nathaniel Furman, a designer, continues to produce his interior design works through painting or patterns in his glass or poster works. Secondly, very large architectural currents can cause collective effects in other design areas as well. For example, constructivism was formed as a result of mutual influences between painting and architecture. These ways apply equally to box designs. In short, the impact of architectural trends on the design world is also felt in the packaging industry, which requires serious design attention.
Examples of Box Designs Influenced by Architectural Movements
Brutal Box Designs: Brutalism is a movement in architectural structures that rejects masking the structure, painting the center of the structure, or concealing the installation elements. Brutalism, which is effective around the world, has greatly influenced modern boxes. Brutal designs, where items such as paint are not used and heavier cardboard types with gray tones are used, can be used in many packaging types.
Modernist Box Designs: Although modernism is an influential movement in many fields of art and thought, its architectural effects and effects in a box design are much more similar. Modernist, simple, and clear lines were also felt on the boxes.
Ethnic Box Designs: Ethnic box designs, in which ethnic motifs and in-building layouts are reproduced in boxes in pattern and color formats, also found a place in box design following the architectural effects of ethnic motifs.
