APPENDIX B
Materials and Tools
This is a list of some basic studio items used to create packaging design comps:
- adhesive transfer tape, also known as rubber cement tape (comes in ½-, 1-, and 4-inch widths)
- boxboard, railroad board, and two- and three-ply Bristol board
- circle cutter
- computer and Adobe CS software
- design reference books and magazines
- design markers
- double-sided adhesive (such as Twin Tack or Cello-Mount)
- good-quality printer paper
- heavyweight and ledger bond paper, 14 × 17–inch pads
- lightweight tracing paper, 14 × 17–inch pad
- large cutting mat
- metal T-square
- paper clips
- Pilot Razor Point markers
- plastic triangles
- pushpins (not thumbtacks)
- sandpaper block (for sanding round edges)
- Schaedler rule, marked in inches and millimeters
- sketchbook
- storage device (portable hard drive or jump drive) for transporting digital files
- thesaurus for brand name research
- white artist's tape (¾-inch)
- X-Acto knife with #11 blades
- 24-inch steel ruler marked in inches
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