Redesigning a Cereal Box

Redesigning a Cereal Box

I'm Cassidy, and welcome to my first ever blog post. Today's blog will be all about how I redesigned a cereal box which gave me less surface area and an increase in volume. This project gave me a deeper insight to the relationship between the surface area and volume of a cereal box. I also learned how changing the dimensions of a cereal box can benefit cereal box manufacturers.

What I noticed about the cereal box is that the product inside does not take up the entire space. Manufacturing of the cardboard for the cereal box costs the company money, especially with the excess surface area. The more cardboard there is, the more money is being spent.

Brands such as Kellogs and General Mills are known for their environmentally friendly cereal boxes. The boxes are made from 100 percent recycled cardboard. Some brands, specifically Kellogs, uses Number 2 plastic in their packaging which is commonly recycled. Therefore, the packaging is environmentally friendly.

Decreasing the excess packaging would save cereal companies loads of money. Reducing the surface area means you are using less cardboard and less money to manufacture the cereal box. This can be achieved by decreasing the height and length,and increasing the width of the box while trying not to lower the volume. This process will help reduce the packaging but you will still be able to package the same amount of product.

The design of a cereal box affects its shelf storage by how much space it takes. The surface area and volume contribute to how much space it takes. The size and design on the box contributes to its visual appeal. A small and plain looking box wouldn't catch the attention of a customer as much as a bigger and fancier looking one.

The surface area of a box is pretty much how much cardboard it takes to form the box. The surface area is calculated by finding the area of all 6 sides and adding them together. The volume of the box is how much space is within the box and this is calculated by multiplying the length, width, and height. They are both measurements of something and need the length, width, and height to be calculated. 

In conclusion, cereal boxes usually have excess packaging. To reduce this excess packaging, they have to minimize the surface area which can increase the volume of the box. A smaller surface area would save companies money. Boxes would be even more environmentally friendly by not wasting unnecessary cardboard.