This project entails the invention of a packaging system for a product line with various components, or a grouping of products that relate to one another in some way. An important aspect of the requirement is that there is more than one aspect to the package - or stated another way, there is a high level of complexity to the problem. This stipulation could manifest in various ways depending on how the problem is defined but the line must contain a minimum of three distinct pieces. - Professor Theron Moore

To start the project, I had to figure out a theme and name for the project. After going through a few names, I settled on “Novilunium,” which means new moon in Latin. This set up the theme of a galaxy-based project that incorporates a particular shape for each box. I wanted to make sure that stars were the connecting feature of each box to help tie the set together. Not only that, I knew that I wanted an overarching die-cut to be prominent in each box to help emphasize that concept, which are the big star, the planet, and the crescent moon. These die-cut choices were intentional since I wanted to make it so that it would read as “the stars of the galaxy, the planet in the galaxy and its moon” when it was arranged appropriately. Additionally, it would still have the same meaning when you view it the other way in this format. I also wanted to experiment with gold leaf on this project, and it was used to mimic a nebula, galaxy, or star effect that can be seen in space. The other purpose of the gold leaf was to help make each card box unique since the pattern wasn’t the same for each one.

The result is a grouping of three unique card packs printed on black paper with silver, rose gold, and gold leaf to distinguish the three in a custom-made box that houses the card boxes. The housing box contains a leather strap with a button to ensure the box stays closed with the text “Novilunium” on both sides. The text on the card boxes states, “some stars must fall for wishes to be made,” which refers to making sacrifices or gambits and helps tie into the luck aspect of card games.