Rationale: Project Two - Postal Presents

This design brief was to design a flat packed object to fit to a C4 envelope flat, and that would be transformed into a useful 3D object as a gift. It would be sent via mail and we were encouraged to use sheet material.

I had started off with a collage of various holders, mainly book holders, to see what already made designs are out there, which failed and which succeeded. It gave me many ideas but not many that could be folded together with.



After many failed ideas, i chose the design which was easy and simple to make, whilst still have the functions of a cook book/magazine holder. The below is the final product where it is made from 3 A4 polypropylene sheets, so it ships perfectly flat in the C4 envelopes.




Below are the cutting templates.


Overall i think the design was good, although the material could have been thought more thoroughly as it is a bit flimsy for some books.