Once upon a time a sheet of paper. Students were asked to produce a book made of essentially out of paper without use of color or printing.

A nice line for insect collectors and entomologists. Designed by Jessie Usié.

How can a static graphic image can express music? Here are some results of "basic graphic design" applied to the basic packaging.

Canadian Whiskey bottle designed by Étienne Beaudoin-Vle at UQAM.

Each box is used to send a book. The recipient may then reuse as packaging, use as a briefcase or cut into several nice objects. The objective is to optimize the packaging in reusing the entire surface. From Ginette Caron's workshop.

No, this is not Wall-e's head but a strip of cardboard holding two huge rolls of garbage bags. Easy to transport, packaging actually becomes the clips used for closing the bags. Developed by Pierre-Luc Desharnais.

Hugo Varin designed this little box of Kleenex concept for those who have lost friends and and family because of tobacco.

Ugo Varin's container for wine powder in a packaging course. Cork box refers to the vintage wine bottle, and the label 'la piquette' possibly a personal commentary on the product itself.

This package designed by Claude Dallaire allows the proper preparation of the famous sticky Lao rice.

Gorgeous typography and pasta packaging from Judith Poirier.

Maude Bussière designed a nice way to pack seeds in a small envelop that becomes a label for the ground seedling identification.

A soap inspired by comic speech bubbles seems to be a perfect gift to offer to whom you might want to subtly convey a message. Great concept packaging by Jolin Masson St-Onge.

Maude Buissière has developed this nice concept of detachable pencils created from a single sheet of wood in my packaging class.

Ecodesign in packaging. Alexandre Michaud has developed this double pocket for both a gel and body moisturizer for men.

Genevieve Côté was very busy in developing those pretty triangular prisms for a large number of spices known and less known. The result is striking and the modular boxes allow very interesting geometrical configurations.

Sharon Pazner's paper cutting work is enhancing both the positive and negative shapes.

Giles Miller’s unique Corrugated Cardboard Laptop Case at London’s [re]Design exhibit.

Mathilde Corbeil offers a specially designed box for divorce where all our possessions are split half and half. Other good ideas developed in Sylvain Allard's packaging class at UQAM.

Nice concept developed by Daniel Robitaille in my packaging class. The product is a pill used to disinfect drinking water.

Emily Bertrand-Villemure revisits the sugar solid portion as perfumed sugar spheres

Venezuelan designer Enrique Luis Sardi has teamed up with Italian coffee company Lavazza to create a master piece of green design: Cookie cup.

Changing image concept on wine bottle designed by Mash Studio.

Marie-Claude Doyon had developed this lovely egg cup made from a blend of precious woods. The proposed packaging structure referred to the egg as it had to be craked to be separated the two parts like an egg shell. Elegance, purity and refinement.

Here's a sustainable design concept proposed by Elie Monge in my packaging course to replace the traditional CD case

In Sylvain Allard's packaging class at UQAM, Noémie explores the user experience with a double bag for peanuts witch allows scales disposal.

Nice project here designed by Nathalia Ponomareva from Russia. These tea bags created by the principles of origami.

The idea of picking the droppings removes my eyes all the potential pleasure of the canine's friendship. Poupou Royal is a clean system for the urban dog walker developed by Jessica in my packaging class.

Inside the packaging is printed the Charter of human rights. What a good excuse for the overpackaging. On the pen packages: this is a weapon, this gives freedom, this is vital and this is a voice.

The accordion bag can expands to accommodate more content or can become a paper basket. Justin Lyn design

Broadhong redesign the traditional bad-aid into a roll-type like tapes.

From Kraft corrugated cardboard, Karim Charlebois proposed sugar tubes that could come in small sheet or in a roll.

The small design studio Harltand Villa based in Paris and Kreo agency developed a nice campaign for Perrier trademark.

Amanda Mocci is converting an environmental problem like plastic bags into a permanent material.

Simon Chénier-Gauvreault packaging system to replace all these ugly and dangerous blister packs.

The package here takes position and reminds us that tissues come from trees and therefore it suggest a respect for the material.

This bag illustrates the pyramidal consumer trap the way Fanny Descary saw it in this packaging project.

The 1GB USB stick is made of recycled cardboard. The card includes five sticks to be detachable by cracking them on the doted line. Colin Garceau-Tremblay developed this project in my packaging class.

Azul’s simple packaging to wrap pieces together. The walnut bird perch separate from the seed container,wrapped with a simple belt of paper. The food packaging has a bird shaped window.

This is Émilie’s project in my packaging class. Good use of corrugated cardboard, adding a seductive effect to the product.

In my packaging class, Kimo Ouellette thought of a four-pack which includes a bottle opener, that can be kept for camping or any outdoor activities.

Yuan Gao presented me this beautiful package in my Paris workshop.

Isaure De Casteja is proposing a second life of the package. The whole-wheat shaped package can become a piggy bank and be sent to charity organization.

Jean-Nicolas Duval dark beer concept in my packaging class.

Exploring the graphic codes of maple products