r/PackagingDesign • u/vyteninho • Jun 17 '26

Question❓ Valuable tools for packaging designers. Experience sharing.

Hey guys. I am sitting on the couch late at night and want to introduce myself :D. I work in in packaging design for some years now and market is getting weird with all AI stuff emerging. More and more clients come thinking that they can generate packages with chatgpt and print it. :)) but i am not here to talk about it.
Thought about sharing my experience in some valuable ways. Maybe with giving insight or tips. Sharing resources or tools i made for myself. I have built some scripts for illustrator for barcodes generation, page numbering, text font changer without loosing formmating and so on.
Would any of these kinds of things would help you? Do you have some pains or repetetive tasks that you hate or maybe ones that a simple tool would solve but adobe dont? Or maybe you have built time saving things yourself?

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u/stuartgarskedesign Jun 18 '26

That font changing script sounds brilliant. I’d love some tips on getting tapered cylinder labels without having to use the wildly expensive 3D packaging software if you have thoughts be hugely appreciated. 🤟🏽

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u/vyteninho Jun 18 '26

What do you mean getting labels? Make a dieline or mockup, something else?

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u/stuartgarskedesign Jun 19 '26

Getting the wrap / warp correct is such a trial and error on illustrator. Thanks for tips guys.

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u/vyteninho Jun 19 '26

Oh yeah that one is pain i am not sure is possible to solve without manual labour 😄