Module 4 : Simple Shape Paradigm
  Lecture 7 : Introduction; Basic Geometrics; Platonic Solids (Five Simple Solids); Simple applications in Packaging Design
 
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Plate 6 Cube/ Hexahedron (Eight Vertexes/ Six Faces)

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A square is an example of a regular polygon. In general, a rectangle is not regular because not all of its edges are of the same length. Cube/ Hexahedron have six faces with eight vertexes. Industrial Products of various kinds are using cuboids (plate 6) which are visible in plenty.

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Plate 7 Octahedron (Six Vertexes /Eight Faces)

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Keep the equilateral triangle for the face, but now put four of them around each vertex. This yields the Octahedron, having eight faces and 6 vertexes with eight faces. Interesting product application found based on the principles of octahedrons (plate 7).