snack

The reason why I abondoned the idea of doing package design was that I decided not to limit the kinds of snacks for each culture. There are so many kinds and my little selection may not be attractive to the youth. Without firmly deciding the content(what kind of snack), there is no way to do the package design.

However, I am going to do some kind of package design that covers my food in the vending machine. The package will represent the cultural aspect rather than what's inside(what kinds of snack or ingredients) So the package design's purpose is only to differenciate each culture.

I had to look up the dictionary in order to define "snack" since I kept thinking and limiting 'snacks' as chips, bars, candies, chocolate, etc..

snack (snk)

n.

1. A hurried or light meal.

2. Food eaten between meals.

intr.v. snacked, snack·ing, snacks

To eat a hurried or light meal.

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[Middle English snak, variant of snacche, trap, bite, from snacchen, to snap; see snatch.]
1. a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal

So, it is not just chips, bars, or candies like I thought... "small amount of food between main meals" give me more options to go further in terms of food selection.

At this point, I am intrested into this Automat or Automatiek idea..

Automatiek(Dutch)

A common type of snack bar in the Netherlands is called automatiek and is similar to an automat. It has a wall lined with coin-operated machines. Each has a vertical row of little windows, with a (usually hot) snack behind each, e.g. a croquette, a frikandel or a hamburger.

After inserting a coin into a slot, an individual opens one of the windows and removes a snack. The machines are heated so that the snacks stay hot. Behind the machine is the kitchen where the snacks are prepared, with the little windows being re-supplied from the back.

In addition, a snack counter for food less suitable for vending machines is usually available in the same area (example: french fries).

Automatieks may or may not provide chairs for customers. Sometimes the vending machines are in an outside wall, and no shelter is provided.

These vending machines are often located at railway stations or in busy shopping streets. One large chain of these automatieks is FEBO.

Ordinary automatieks in Amsterdam

A modern automat, Bamn, in Manhattan's East Village

so my deliverables will be,
1) Brand identity
2) plates design for each culture
3) automat vending machine area design (machine + tables)