The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University

September Reflections

Summer is officially over and Fall is my favorite season of the year! Before I get too hopeful about what is coming, I’d like to reflect a bit on the past month. The summer ended on a good note for the Sonoco Institute. We had one of our busiest months this year – out of […]

Meet Our Fall Interns!

This semester, we have five interns working in our Advanced Print Lab. As the school year kicks off, let’s get to know them! Abby Tammaro Major: Packaging Science Year: Junior Minor/Emphasis Area: Emphasis in Food and Health Care Hometown: Harleysville, PA Favorite Class: PKSC 2200 Fun Fact: I boated through the Bermuda Triangle!   Ansley […]

Thank You to Our Summer Intern!

A few months ago we introduced you to our summer intern Rhen Bennett. Rhen, graduating 2023, was able to gain a lot of unique experience with us this summer. She worked as our full time intern in the Advanced Printing Lab. This was a huge help as we had one of our busiest summers ever! Rhen […]

Meet Our Summer Intern!

Hello! My name is Rhen Bennett and I’m interning at the Sonoco Institute this summer. So far, I have learned tons of new information about what goes into making a print on a printing press. For starters, I had to learn how to make photopolymer plates. There are three main machines the plates must run […]

Student Spotlight: Dillon Waters

Dillon Waters is currently a second-semester senior at Clemson University and will graduate in December 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Science. He has been an active member in the “All In: Football Recruiting Design” Creative Inquiry (CI) for four semesters.  What are/were some of your favorite projects of the ones you’ve […]

Students compete in 48HOUR REPACK

By Kadence Baker On January 24-26, two Clemson packaging student groups competed in the national 48HOUR REPACK competition. The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter) holds this annual competition, challenging students to innovate new packaging designs. This year’s competition, sponsored by Coca-Cola and others, opened on Friday with product options announced at 7 p.m. […]

PACK EXPO 2019 preview

by Kadence Baker PACK EXPO packaging design students are all packed up and ready for PACK EXPO Las Vegas, which will take place from September 23-25. PACK EXPO is an annual event designed to showcase new packaging technologies from around the country. Clemson students and faculty will be showcasing their capabilities to a wide variety […]

Sonoco Institute partners establish GC student scholarships

Several partners of the Sonoco Institute and the Graphic Communications (GC) program at Clemson University have recently established need-based scholarships for GC students. SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) and NAPCO Media have teamed up to provide the PRINTING United Scholarship, and MacDermid Graphics Solutions, who is also a corporate member of the Institute, has established one […]

Clemson ‘explores the future’ at LabelExpo

This year, Sonoco Institute staff along with students and faculty from Clemson’s Graphic Communications (GC) department will attend LabelExpo Americas in Chicago, IL on September 25-27. LabelExpo is a massive gathering of label and package printing suppliers and brands who exhibit their products, demo their technologies, learn about global trends and network with industry experts. “We […]