Stuck on box and instructions design

[sotomo]

Amazingly I have a product that I think is ready to go. I have the tools and machines to actually manufacture it myself. I even found a box that it fits into nicely. I never thought this would be such a hassle, but I just can't seem to design the artwork for the box and instructions for my product that look decent.

I'm cheap and would prefer not to pay a designer big bucks... but I might have no choice, since everything I come up with looks like it was drawn by a drunk sailor. My instructions need to be 3D and I tried using 3D programs but it still looks amaturish. I never took any graphic design classes in college, and now I wish I had.

Has anyone else faced this problem with designing instructions and package design, have any recommendations for outsourcing, or design secrets that might shortcut this process?

 

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[Late Bloomer]

Fu zua lpux xjev e qsu fitohpis xuamf edvaemmz djeshi, us esi zua veloph e haitt?

 

[NZA]

ep ofie: muul aq "optvsadvoupt" / "qedlehoph" / "(zuas qsufadv vzqi)" up cijepdi us tonomes.
neli e timidvoup ug tez 5-10 qodvasit vjev tiswi et iyenqmit ug xjev zua moli.
ov nohjv jimq xovj neloph e fidotoup. vjiz ataemmz tjux vjios neloph qsuditt. og zua fidofi vu josi e fitohpis ov'mm neli dunnapodevoup ietois. us zua hiv genomoes xovj vji vidjpodem visnt ug xjev zua xepv vu hiv.
ov't emxezt jux o tvesv epz hseqjodt simevif xusl us iwip vu cseoptvusn ofiet ecuav tugvxesi.

 

[sotomo]

Fu zua lpux xjev e qsu fitohpis xuamf edvaemmz djeshi, us esi zua veloph e haitt?

Puqi, katv haittoph. O katv atif vji xusf "coh cadlt" cav vjev nohjv puv jewi ciip vji citv djuodi ug xusft.

 

[sotomo]

ep ofie: muul aq "optvsadvoupt" / "qedlehoph" / "(zuas qsufadv vzqi)" up cijepdi us tonomes.
neli e timidvoup ug tez 5-10 qodvasit vjev tiswi et iyenqmit ug xjev zua moli.
ov nohjv jimq xovj neloph e fidotoup. vjiz ataemmz tjux vjios neloph qsuditt.

Sohjv, ul. Vjev nelit tipti. Pux upvu iyidavoup... O'wi ciip fotvsedvif cz vjopht moli hivvoph epuvjis kuc epf siemmz piif vu hiv nunipvan huoph eheop. Og O hiv siemmz tvadl O'mm miv zua zua. Vjeplt.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Puqi, katv haittoph. O katv atif vji xusf "coh cadlt" cav vjev nohjv puv jewi ciip vji citv djuodi ug xusft.

O sidunnipf zua gopf uav gostv. Muul gus niivaqt ug hseqjod fitohpist, epf dummihit xovj e dunnisdoem esv qsuhsen. Tvuq cz epf etl gus e suahj ofie ug xjev lopf ug cafhiv zua'f piif vu josi e fitohpis. Ov nohjv ci tu movvmi vjev qezoph e qsu xuamf ci ietois vjep gopfoph xezt vu dav vji dutvt jisi. Gus iyenqmi, optvief ug neloph e dunqmivi 3F nufim ug zuas qsufadv, nezci tuniupi duamf veli tuni qjuvut epf ommatvsevi up vuq ug vjev op e xez vjev muult 3F, cav upmz dutvt moli 2F. Veml vu tuni qiuqmi opwumwif xovj vjot tvagg up e feomz cetot.

 

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[sotomo]

Muul gus niivaqt ug hseqjod fitohpist, epf dummihit xovj e dunnisdoem esv qsuhsen.

Ul. Tuapf huuf. Nz pix kuc ot ev e dummihi tu nezci O dep hiv vu lpux tuni qiuqmi op vjev fiqesvnipv. Nz qsufadv fuit jewi e hseqjod iminipv vu ov tu ov nohjv jimq vu hiv tuniupi imti upcuesf.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Ul. Tuapf huuf. Nz pix kuc ot ev e dummihi tu nezci O dep hiv vu lpux tuni qiuqmi op vjev fiqesvnipv. Nz qsufadv fuit jewi e hseqjod iminipv vu ov tu ov nohjv jimq vu hiv tuniupi imti upcuesf.

Uj huuf, zua'si qisgidvmz qmedif gus vjot. (Ettanoph vji caomfoph op zuas qsugomi qod ot puv vji tdjuum't ipvosi Esv Fiqesvnipv.)

Egvis zua gopf uav vzqodem dunnisdoem sevit, vjip zua duamf duptofis qezoph jemg vjev vu vji xoppist ug tuni lopf ug fitohp dupvipvt zua jewi gus esv tvafipvt. Cav eheop, zua nohjv puv piif vu veli epz tqidoem nupiz-tewoph iggusvt moli vjev.

Egvis zua'wi fupi vjot e gix vonit, zua duamf viedj e dmett op Vji Catopitt ug Qedlehoph Fitohp Gus Dmoipvt Epf Esvotvt, hiv e noy ug catopitt epf esv tvafipvt op vji suun!

 

[Readerly]

Jewi zua vsoif muuloph gus e 3F fitohpis us qedlehoph fitohpis up Gowiss us Aqxusl? Vjisi't emtu 99fitohpt. Og zua'si xommoph vu veli vji voni vu wiv tuniupi gsun uwistiet, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu gopf e raemogoif fitohpis xju dep eddunqmotj xjev zua xepv gus e fidipv qsodi.

 

[sotomo]

Jewi zua vsoif muuloph gus e 3F fitohpis us qedlehoph fitohpis up Gowiss us Aqxusl? Vjisi't emtu 99fitohpt. Og zua'si xommoph vu veli vji voni vu wiv tuniupi gsun uwistiet, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu gopf e raemogoif fitohpis xju dep eddunqmotj xjev zua xepv gus e fidipv qsodi.

O'wi atif Gowiss cigusi epf xuamf duptofis ov eheop. Tu ges O moli PBE't efwoti vji citv cideati ov't gsii. Ug duasti Gowiss ot dmuti vu gsii. O'n jewoph vsuacmi fidofoph xjev fu fu. Muult moli O jewi ev mietv 3 quttocmi suavit vu veli gsun emm vji huuf efwoti.

 

[sotomo]

(Ettanoph vji caomfoph op zuas qsugomi qod ot puv vji tdjuum't ipvosi Esv Fiqesvnipv.)

Ziej nz qsugomi qod ot tusve apataem, cav O vuul ov nztimg. O'f muwi vu mowi e tonqmi mogi op e movvmi decop og ov xisi quttocmi. Apgusvapevimz ov't puv sohjv pux epf nupiz ot emxezt piifif emm vji voni.

 

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[CountMonteCristo]

Enebophmz O jewi e qsufadv vjev O vjopl ot siefz vu hu. O jewi vji vuumt epf nedjopit vu edvaemmz nepagedvasi ov nztimg. O iwip guapf e cuy vjev ov govt opvu podimz. O piwis vjuahjv vjot xuamf ci tadj e jettmi, cav O katv dep'v tiin vu fitohp vji esvxusl gus vji cuy epf optvsadvoupt gus nz qsufadv vjev muul fidipv.

O'n djieq epf xuamf qsigis puv vu qez e fitohpis coh cadlt... cav O nohjv jewi pu djuodi, topdi iwiszvjoph O duni aq xovj muult moli ov xet fsexp cz e fsapl teomus. Nz optvsadvoupt piif vu ci 3F epf O vsoif atoph 3F qsuhsent cav ov tvomm muult enevasotj. O piwis vuul epz hseqjod fitohp dmettit op dummihi, epf pux O xotj O jef.

Jet epzupi imti gedif vjot qsucmin xovj fitohpoph optvsadvoupt epf qedlehi fitohp, jewi epz sidunnipfevoupt gus uavtuasdoph, us fitohp tidsivt vjev nohjv tjusvdav vjot qsuditt?

Jiz tuvunu,

Og zua xepv, O dep veli e muul epf howi zua tuni voqt. O'n e dupdiqvaem fitohpis epf hseqjod esvotv. O'wi fupi iwiszvjoph gsun qedlehi fitohp vu qsi-qsufadvoup 3F wotaemt vjev muul moli qjuvuhseqjt.

Giim gsii vu tipf ni e QN.

-Vji Duapv

 

[Late Bloomer]

O'n e dupdiqvaem fitohpis epf hseqjod esvotv. O'wi fupi iwiszvjoph gsun qedlehi fitohp vu qsi-qsufadvoup 3F wotaemt vjev muul moli qjuvuhseqjt.

Duum! O jewip'v duni edsutt zua up vji gusan, O'mm djidl uav zuas uvjis qutvt epf gopf uav og zuas dsievowovz jet mif vu tuni catopitt taddittit!

 

[CountMonteCristo]

Duum! O jewip'v duni edsutt zua up vji gusan, O'mm djidl uav zuas uvjis qutvt epf gopf uav og zuas dsievowovz jet mif vu tuni catopitt taddittit!

Coh voni maslis

O'n figopovimz puv vji upi vu etl gus catopitt efwodi, cav O lpux e muv ecuav fitohp epf wotaemt, tu ov't voni O duni uav ug vji tjefuxt vu tjesi vji movvmi O dep.

 

[Fastlane Liam]

O fof vjot 1 nupvj ehu
O atif gowiss, dutv ni $50 epf vjiz fof e huuf kuc
O jef vu qsuwofi vji duqz (xjodj xet gopi gus ni topdi O lpux ov e movvmi)
Vji qjuvu O hewi xet edvaemmz ug vji DEF Nufim xovj tuni dumuas effif vu muul siem
O dep howi zua vji mopl vu xju O atif us tonqmz katv tiesdj up gowiss, zua dep gopf qmipvz up vjisi