PAPER PACKAGING — ID102 BASIC DESIGN STUDIO

Dip & Carry

A single-piece fast-food package that brings food and two sauces together for easier carrying, dipping and eating.

COURSE — ID102 Basic Design Studio TYPE — Paper packaging TEAM — Group project, team of 3
Two Dip & Carry packages held in hand, one filled with churros and one with fries, each with two sauces in the integrated compartments
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The Project

OVERVIEW

Takeaway food and sauces are often handed over as separate packages, making them awkward to carry and use together. Dip & Carry combines a main food compartment with two integrated sauce compartments in a single paper package, keeping everything together from counter to consumption.

The two smaller compartments allow two sauces to be served alongside fries, churros or similar finger foods, with proportions that allow the food to be dipped directly into the package.

ONE PACKAGE
Food and both sauces together
MAIN COMPARTMENT
Fries, churros and similar finger foods
SAUCE COMPARTMENTS
Two, integrated into the same piece
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From Flat to Form

MOCK-UP → FOLD → ASSEMBLE

Paper mock-ups were used to refine the folding sequence and the proportions of the three compartments. The package is cut from one piece and closed with a few glued connections, so it stays flat until it is needed.

Packages are stored and shipped as a stack of flat blanks. At the counter one is taken from the stack, folded into shape, filled with a serving and two sauces, and handed straight to the customer.

Flat Dip & Carry blanks printed in red, white and blue, shown beside one formed package
THE FLAT BLANK, BEFORE FORMING
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Dip & Carry

CARRY → DIP → EAT

Dip & Carry brings the food and two sauce portions into one compact package. It can be carried while eating on the go or placed directly on a table, while the integrated sauce compartments remain accessible for dipping.

Two Dip & Carry packages held in hand, one with churros and one with fries
01Two servings, carried and shared
Hand holding the Dip & Carry package while dipping a fry into one of the integrated sauce compartments
02Held and dipped from the same package
Dip & Carry package placed on a table with fries and two sauces
03Set down on a table, compartments still open
The Dip & Carry package being opened out from flat into its three-dimensional form
04Opened out from flat
05Paper mock-up, folded and assembled
Printed Dip & Carry blanks showing the branded outer surfaces in flat form
06Printed graphics across the outer surfaces
ONE LARGE FOOD COMPARTMENT TWO INTEGRATED SAUCE COMPARTMENTS SINGLE-PIECE PAPERBOARD FLAT-STACKABLE QUICK TO ASSEMBLE TAKEAWAY OR TABLE USE BRANDABLE OUTER SURFACES

Integrating the sauce compartments also removes the need for two separate sauce cups, reducing the number of individual packaging components required for each serving.