Packaging design is the process of creating the exterior(outward appearance) of a product. It requires one to carefully choose the material, colour, fonts, label, and other graphics used on the material.

I have rounded up 10 online places where you can learn or polish your skills on packaging design for free.

Skillshare. Com; Get Started On Packaging Design For Free

Skillshare offers classes on almost all skills that one might want to learn or improve on. Their classes are subscription-based but there is an option of learning for free while still on trial. You can take this Packaging Design class and learn how to shape and prototype your own box.

Packaging School.Com; Free Courses

Apart from the paid-for courses by Packaging School, you can as well get a chance to access several free courses on their site. The courses are in written form as well as video tutorials.

Edx.Org; Sustainable Packaging

You can access this course for free in the audit mode. You will learn about the design of sustainable packaging systems. This course is for you if you are interested in learning about sustainable packaging design.

Alison.Com; Food Packaging

This free online packaging course by Alison will equip you with knowledge and skills on shapes and designs of packaging materials for food products.

You will also learn about the relationship between product packaging and the type of thermal processing, among other subjects.

Packaging Design With Alex Lazaris

In this two-part tutorial, graphic designer Alex Lazaris takes you through designing an original bottle label. He will take you through logo design as well as packaging using illustrator, photoshop, and dimension.

Abi Design; Label and Packaging Design

In this video lesson, Abi shows you how to do a label and packaging design for a candle business. You can watch, follow through and learn how to do the same using Adobe Illustrator and procreate.

Tutorials; Product Packaging Labels Design

This tutorial will teach you how to create product packaging and labels design in illustrator and Photoshop. This tutorial will help you move from the basic stage to print production. You also get five real-world projects and exercises.

Illustrator Tutorial;Product Packaging Design

This illustrator tutorial will show you how to create a product packaging design. The instructor shows you how to easily download a mockup file and make your own potato chips pack.

Packaging Design Academy

In this video, you will learn how to create packaging design size so you can create your design on it. By the end of the tutorial, you will be able to create die-cut lines, creasing lines, and bleed areas.

Brandon Shepherd; Professional Packaging Design

In this tutorial, you will learn how to brand and design a package. You will be taken through each step from brainstorming on a name, settling on colours for the design, and how to pick fonts and do the layout.

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