Surgical blade packaging, Kiara Ishwarlall

Project overview.

September 2026 · Jehu Industries

My role: Packaging identity, information design and production artwork
Project scope: Six number artwork system · carton and wrappers
Design value: Prominent numbers and matching illustrations distinguish the variants across each packaging layer.

Packaging & variants.

A compact carton system puts the blade number, material and product reference at the centre of the design. The amended artwork connects the No.11 carton to individual wrappers and outer carton labels.

Surgical blades · No.11 rendered packaging preview — Rendered packaging preview.

The interactive No.11 model uses the September 2026 revision. The artwork gallery shows the wider numbered system.

Decisions, shown in the artwork.

Six blade shapes need a common identity, but each number must remain identifiable on a compact carton and on its individual wrapper. The layout also has to survive the change from a flat sheet to a folded pack.

Retrospective design analysis · annotations prepared for this portfolio in 2026 from the original artwork.

No.11 carton front with the large blade number, material line and navy information strip — No.11 front panel from the September 2026 amended artwork.

Pair the number with the blade shape
The large 11 and matching blade illustration provide two ways to identify the variant. A second, unobstructed 11 in the lower strip preserves a plain numerical reference beneath the overlapping image.
Separate product, material and detail
The bold product name establishes the category; the grey material line sits beneath it. Supporting copy has a smaller scale, so the principal identity does not depend on reading the paragraph.
Give repeated information a fixed address
The navy strip groups blade number, quantity, symbols and reference into separate cells. Keeping those positions consistent provides a repeatable layout for the six numbered variants.

A real revision: the same identity, a changed panel arrangement.

The earlier archive file and the September amendment preserve the visual identity. The second broad face is rotated in the amended net, and the instruction and traceability panels exchange positions. This is visible revision evidence; the files do not establish who requested each change.

**Earlier archive artwork.** Both broad faces face the same way in the flat net. The instruction panel sits between them.

**September 2026 amendment.** The second broad face turns 180°. Symbols and traceability occupy the middle panel; instructions move to the end panel.

From design to manufacturer handoff.

The design work extends into a dimensioned carton, numbered wrapper layouts and outer carton labels. These files make panel orientation and variable information concrete topics for manufacturer review.

Physical constraint: The No.11 carton is specified at 91 × 68 × 30 mm. The thumb notch, closure and adjoining panels define the available composition.
Across packaging layers: Numbers 10, 11, 15, 20, 22 and 23 recur across the range artwork. The wrapper uses a compact version of the same identification system.
Manufacturing information: Lot and date fields are reserved for variable production data. Their blank state in the artwork is intentional, rather than missing design content.

Inspect the original production artwork ↓

Design review · a next refinement

A useful next refinement would be to test the number at actual carton size with less illustration overlap. The repeated number in the lower strip helps, but a cleaner primary number could strengthen rapid recognition. This is a proposed review, not a completed user test.

Product illustrations that reinforce the number.

The six prepared blade illustrations make the differences in shape visible. Pairing each illustration with its number connects the product image to the identification system on the packaging.

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.10 — **No.10** · Carbon steel

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.11 — **No.11** · Carbon steel

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.15 — **No.15** · Carbon steel

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.20 — **No.20** · Carbon steel

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.22 — **No.22** · Carbon steel

Prepared carbon steel blade illustration, No.23 — **No.23** · Carbon steel

Design outcome

A six number packaging system with a documented panel revision, coordinated wrapper artwork and distinct spaces for identity, product information and manufacturing data.