What drives the manufacturing costs of a box?

An exploration into how specs drive the manufacturing costs of your packaging.

What every brand can learn from Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging guidelines

Whether or not you sell on Amazon, there is a lot to learn from their packaging.

Bend don't break: The future of supply chain is antifragile

Two strategies to prepare your packaging supply chain for all kinds of disruptions — from material shortages to pandemics.

Why you should give your customers a low-packaging option

Companies like Glossier and Function of Beauty are giving customers packaging opt-outs at checkout. We explore why you should consider it too.

Why IKEA Hates Air

If you're shipping air, you're paying for it.

Is loss aversion causing you to overspend on packaging?

If you're optimizing for 0% breakage, you may be losing more than you're saving.

90 Ideas to Spruce Up Your Holiday Packaging Design

Holiday packaging deadlines are coming up quick. Get design inspiration to impress those first-time, holiday customers.

Does Your Slash Packaging Page Answer These 5 Questions?

Inspiration from some of the pioneers of the Slash Packaging movement.

Release Notes: 7 New Sustainability Properties to Reduce and Reuse Packaging

Expanding our framework of strategies to help you make better packaging decisions.

Ask Lumi: What is the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission on Packages?

Here's what we know so far about the spread of coronavirus through packaging.

How Allbirds, Patagonia, and Reformation Choose Their Sustainability Priorities

We analyze how seven sustainable ecommerce companies choose packaging that aligns with their priorities.

Ask Lumi: Looking Back on 100 Episodes

Jesse and Stephan are answering your questions about the podcast, packaging, ecommerce, and Lumi.

Ask Lumi: Is Compostable Plastic Better for the Planet?

Answering your questions about the complexity of compostable plastic packaging.

11 Strategies to Make Your Packaging More Sustainable

Your packaging sustainability toolkit. Start where you can, and set goals for the future.

How China’s Recycling Bans Have Impacted The Fate of Curbside Recycling in the U.S.

A timeline of the impact of China's import restrictions on U.S. recycling.

Become a Shipping Genius with Shippo

We're joining forces with Shippo to make shipping easier and more affordable.

Box Recovery is Up, but Curbside Contamination Could Hold Back Recycling

The blue bin isn't the end of the line for recycling. How can consumers increase the recyclability of old boxes?

What are Shipping Surcharges and How Can Ecommerce Companies Avoid Them?

How to Pick the Right Pantone Swatch When Designing for Print

Color matching is essential. Here's how to ensure you're designing with the right colors from the start.

Explaining Overs and Unders in Custom Manufacturing

Why do overs and unders happen and how much are they going to cost you?

Plates and Dies: Get to Know Your Tooling

Get to know dies and plates and how they affect the cost of your packaging.

A Practical Guide to Designing Packing Tape

Getting up close and personal with the the most common print options for gummed and packing tape.

Talk Shop with Haley Boyd, Founder of Marais

A Q&A with the founder of a Made in LA shoe brand.

Let's Talk About Lead Times

How do we come up with lead times, and what can you do to speed up the time it takes to get your packaging?

How to Customize Your Shipping Labels

Adding a logo or custom message to your shipping labels is a free, easy way to add branding to your packaging. Watch to see what’s possible.

2017 Holiday Deadlines

Start planning your Black Friday shipments with deadlines for holiday packaging

Seal the Deal: Classy Ways to Use Stickers on Your Packaging

7 brands using this low-cost option to elevate their packaging design.

The Big Reveal: Clever Designs That are Inside the Box

Seven brands making the most of their interior box design.