I have a slightly different type of packaging project this Christmas. I've been playing Minecraft, Heroes of the Village boardgame with my son and the box came as a hollow cardboard shell. Working with my daughter, we designed a box interior to hold all the pieces, making them easy to sort and remove. Next step is to model it in CAD software, then 3D print it. Has anyone been working on a fun packaging project or get any noteworthy packaging over the holidays?

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I've been playing with this concept for a couple of months now - slightly hampered by snow and freezing rain. I want to test different void fills in various boxes with glass and see what configurations of packaging work the best (and worst). My first round of tests were all successful - the glass didn't break, which was also unsuccessful, as even the worst packaging I tried didn't break the glasses. Useful information of course, but a really boring video. I have since come up with a series of tests and packaging simulations to trial which I am now working on. When I have the results I'll share them on here and weather permitting, retry a few of them live on video. In the meantime, I came across this article while doing my research for this week's email: https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/12/09/amazon-crash-test-packaging-lab-holiday-shipping-waste-environment Would you drop test a 65" TV? 🫣

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