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WorksheetsHistory of Package Design (from YouTube video)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Packaging improved with the Growth of Trade in the 12th-13th Centuries. This is mainly because..
It was fashionable
Goods were becoming more complicated
Goods were transported longer distances
It was a marketing decision to sell things in larger volumes.
What invention revolutionised packaging by making it possible and practical to mass produce printed packaging and labels?
The Greek Alphabet
James Watt's steam engine
Jeff Bezos' Amazon
Gutenberg's printing press
In the 18th century, what invention stimulated the sales of more and more personal hygiene products?
Indoor plumbing
Water jugs
Perfume
Fashionable clothing
Packaging from the 18th Century often had shields, seals, coats of arms and fancy writing, This was because...
the printing press made it possible
they had run out of ideas
stories about knights and lords were very popular at the time
it made people feel like they were classy
What popular 19th century printed product lent its printing techniques to packaging in this period?
Wallpaper
Comic books
Novels
Posters
In the 19th Century, more people moving to cities, and a more sophisticated and competitive market for all goods, meant that the "classy" coat of arms look on labels and packages gave way to...
cartoon characters
product and company logos
memes
complicated packages and labels covered in small writing
What new technologies in the 19th Century enabled food products to be transported further and last longer?
Buckets and boxes
Plastic bags and tetra packs
Wax seals and tin cans
Cloth sacks and stone jars
"Commercial lithography" is a form of...
Accounting
Stonework
Cleaning
Printing
In the early 20th Century, this invention made complex packaging production much cheaper, easier and faster.
Henry Ford's Assembly Line
Gutenberg's Printing Press
Og's wheel
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
The supermarket and the shopping trolley made product presentation even more important, because now...
shoppers were self conscious about people seeing what they bought
shoppers could easily transport more products home
shoppers picked their preferred own products off the shelves
products were cheaper than ever
"Targeted marketing" is where
Wild west gunfighters would shoot at products for money
promotion is done in a store
sales targets had to be met each month
a product is aimed a specific group of people
By the 1990's, what job had become a well-defined and specific career?
Package engineer
Package maker
Artist
Packer
The most recent trends are towards
sustainable package design
colourful packages
big packages
small packages
In Australia, packaging rules are defined by
International Packaging Law
Australian Consumer Law
Australian Packaging Law
The Australian Manufacturer's Association
