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.

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.

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.

A Perfect Fit: Sustainability Through Snug Packaging

8 clever solutions to minimize your packaging for less waste and cheaper shipping.

Second Life Packaging: A Clever Approach to Sustainability

Designs for reusable packaging that skip the recycling bin.

Talk Shop with Yo Santosa and Owen Gee

Branding goes beyond the logo. We talked with design agency Ferroconcrete about crafting a memorable brand.

Talk Shop with Founders of EVERYBODY, Iris Alonzo and Carolina Crespo

Coming from a long stint at American Apparel, Iris and Carolina are starting a totally new, factory-focused apparel brand for everybody.

7 Headline-Worthy Book Mailer Designs

Beautiful, bookish, easy-fold mailer designs for shipping literature.

The Color Scheme Suited for Almost Any Brand: White on Kraft

6 Designs that prove the versatility of white-on-kraft branding.

Talk Shop with Sara Hicks, Co-Founder of Reaction Commerce

Tech veteran and product development pro, Sara Hicks is talking e-commerce — what businesses are doing now to succeed and how they can prep for the future.

White Packing Tape That's Anything But Vanilla

Five design tips to really make your white tape pop.

Getting the Most Out of Your Poly Mailer Design

Design tips and inspiration for standout poly mailers.

Talk Shop with Noun Project Co-Founder, Edward Boatman

To start off the 2017 Talk Shop series, Noun Project co-founder shares what he's learned about the essentials of visual communication and how they launched their new project, Lingo.