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ing and quality; and Vaughn Vande Walle, a graphic design junior concentrating in communication design. They are collaborating on an Air Wick nine-pack dif- fuser refill package to meet Costco’s packaging require- ments. With his focus on the design of physical projects,
Johnson believes that as students see the projects through the eyes of their teammembers, it will expand their thinking. “The collaborative culture and creative problem solving this class promotes gives them something they can model their entire career,” he said. “No matter what ca- reer path these students choose to follow, they will need to collaborate with team members across many different disciplines to achieve the best possible outcomes.” A Mesh Of Talents Elliott Nelson, a packaging senior from Franklin, is en- joying the hands-on experiential learning aspect of the Great Northern course. Within his major, he has an em- phasis in research and development and is interested in design and testing. “The course is helping prepare me for my career by showing me the full scope of a collaborative project – from design and testing to mock-ups and graphics,” he said. Malorie Mackie, a packaging senior from Circle Pines, Minnesota, started out in graphic design. But her advis- er thought packaging would be a good fit for her. After checking out the program video, Mackie “hasn’t looked back since. Packaging gives me the ability to use my cre- ative and technical side at the same time and mesh them together.” Mackie and Nelson are working in a team with Mike Cops, a packaging senior with an emphasis in manufactur-
including packaging, Vande Walle, of Milwaukee, is open to ideas as the team works toward its prototype. “We’re going to try to be as forward in our thinking as possible,” he said. “We’re reinventing the wheel in our packaging and graphics work.” Cops, of Appleton, said sustainability is key to their Packaging senior Elliott Nelson delivers a presentation during Phase 1 of his team’s project.
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