Munus Shih

Layers

Packaging, Generative Design, Tool, 2022

Layers is a customizable beauty company. Drawing from the visual vernacular of both soil layers and skin layers, each box pattern is uniquely generated based on the customer’s personalized formula.

A custom algorithm was created to map each user’s data into a Bézier curve, generating a one-of-a-kind layered design. The width of each layer reflects the proportion of organic ingredients in the product, while the curves themselves are derived from the user's name, translated through ASCII code. The grid design on the box adapts responsively to the size of the package. Multiple color options are available, allowing for variety across different product lines.

There’s also a consolidated data viz that archives all of the data points.

There’s also a consolidated data viz that archives all of the data points.

The project was made in response to the pandemic and the freelancing shift in the current design landscape.

Participants’ answers influence the cubes’ amount, color, size, and gravity — for example, here preferring in-person work increases gravitational pull.

Participants’ answers influence the cubes’ amount, color, size, and gravity — for example, here preferring in-person work increases gravitational pull.