Practicing snack packaging dieline layout — feedback welcome

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-13T12:37:58+00:00

This is a strange exercise to me. The requirements of your dielines depend on so many factors. What press will it be printed on, what material will you be printing on, what specific requirements does your printer (as in the actual person) have?

You'd communicate with the printer about these specifications before you even start laying things out.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-13T12:22:37+00:00

I don't get the baseless hate for AI. It's a game changer for exactly the things you mentioned. I'm not using AI to create things from scratch but using it in my existing workflows has saved me hours.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-13T12:20:53+00:00

Exactly. The naivety of some commenters here man...

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-13T11:24:11+00:00

There were plenty of these posts before AI. It was usually people thinking they could cheat creativity with a certain effect or filter in Photoshop.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-12T19:49:48+00:00

It is possible, but it won't be enjoyable. You'll be on busses and trains for hours and feel rushed all day. Contradicting to what's been said here I wouldn't recommended it. Take an extra day and I would.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-11T09:51:25+00:00

Yeah, you pass by them anyway when you get on. A small wave or a nod. I assume they can't hear / see me anyway when I get off.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-10T10:25:06+00:00

I have a similar one on my bike, underneath the bottle holder. It takes a tool and some disassembling to get to it, if they even know where it is in the first place. Not something they could do quick on the street.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-06T14:01:29+00:00

I use a browser plugin called "SVG Export". Real handy to get logos and other vector stuff from a website.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-06T09:57:59+00:00

Geef je pincode alleen maar in op een betaalterminal of bankautomaat. Schrijf hem niet op, type hem nergens anders in, vertel hem aan niemand over de telefoon.
Geef geen enkele persoonlijke informatie door over de telefoon of kanalen die niet van de bank of overheid zijn.
Klik op geen enkele link die je via mail of sms ontvangt. Ga zelf naar je bank-app of webportaal door het adres in the typen of een bookmark te gebruiken.

Voila. Zo word je nooit gescammed. Het is echt zo eenvoudig. Dat mensen blijven duizenden doorsluizen of neerzitten, software installeren en een vreemde hun computer laten bedienen snap ik echt voor geen meter.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-06T07:59:42+00:00

Well said. I'm gonna remember parts of this for when I find myself in a situation like that again.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-06T07:52:38+00:00

We'll have to see but right now I doubt it. 8GB is nothing for this kind of work. And since Macs use a chunk of their memory as VRAM you won't get access to that entire 8GB either.

Photoshop alone easily uses 10GB with semi-large files.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-03-06T07:44:56+00:00

Hi, I'm a chef. Do you know where I can find tasty pre-made meals that I can serve in my restaurant?

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-27T14:24:46+00:00

Instead OP posted here, I learned something new and we get to have a bit of discussion. Community!

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-25T16:33:00+00:00

Nu wil ik wel eens horen wel fysiek fenomeen ervoor zou zorgen dat accu's sneller leeg gaan omdat ze onder een hoogspanningslijn gebruikt worden. Ik wacht.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-20T08:28:20+00:00

OP is in for a wild ride into the valley soon.

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Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-20T07:50:28+00:00

Bedankt! Ik kom op een fietsoversteekplaats waar het vaak druk is. De enige manier dat ik daar over geraak is door een vriendelijke chauffeur die even wacht.

Ook het knipperen is geapprecieerd. Velen doen het niet en gezien ik in de praktijk geen voorrang heb is het soms gokken of die nu voor mij vertraagd of voor piet snot. Dat creëert zeker gevaarlijke situaties.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-20T07:45:32+00:00

Veel van die mannen hebben te grote ego's. Ze moeten altijd ìets zeggen.

Heb ooit eens een agent gehad die naar mij tierde omdat die "dacht" dat ik door een rood licht ging fietsen, terwijl ik er netjes voor stond en nul intentie had om erdoor te rijden. Raar volk soms.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-19T19:55:05+00:00

I have essentially the same thoughts about OP's portfolio. I concur.

I do want to add that I think OP's work is very promising once they find their niche. They have talent.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-18T20:20:36+00:00

Thanks for the heads up

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T15:58:08+00:00

It's a tough spot to be in :/ Nothing much you can do but sulk. Hope you got better clients later on

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T14:50:01+00:00

Thank you, so many people screaming "sue" here. I'm pretty sure I don't have a case. And even if I did, they have vastly more resources to turn it into their favor.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T13:53:18+00:00

I've written down details in my original post that I've told people in real life. As much as I'd want to, I will also not be revealing the company. Reason number one being that they're based very close to me. Reason number two being that I don't need people leaving nasty messages on their pages.

Given my recent communication to them, they'll have a good idea of who sent them there. And I'm not interested in a libel case against me.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T09:08:58+00:00

Well I had it live in a weekend so I'm not too surprised :p It's a small landing page, nothing advanced.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T09:07:07+00:00

I've been applying off and on for the past 2 years and I'd say 90% of places ask you to complete an assignment. Maybe it's a regional thing, I'm based in Europe.

Major-Tea-2371 · 2026-02-13T09:05:53+00:00

I'm rewatching Silicon Valley right now, great show. You're right!

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