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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.
Katelan Cunningham
· Jan 12, 2018
Bulletin
Plates and Dies: Get to Know Your Tooling
Get to know dies and plates and how they affect the cost of your packaging.
Katelan Cunningham
· Nov 2, 2017
Roundup
A Practical Guide to Designing Packing Tape
Getting up close and personal with the the most common print options for gummed and packing tape.
Katelan Cunningham
· Oct 5, 2017
Video
What is CMYK?
CMYK stands for the colors of four color process: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (aka Key).
· Sep 7, 2017
Video
What is RGB?
RGB is a color model based on light and it stands for Red, Green Blue.
· Sep 7, 2017
Bulletin
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?
Katelan Cunningham
· Sep 5, 2017
Video
Packaging Lead Times Explained
A.K.A. What's happening during your packaging production?
· Jul 28, 2017
Video
What is a Burst Strength Test?
A Burst Strength Test (aka Mullen Test) is one of two ways that the strength of corrugated is tested.
· Jul 20, 2017
Video
What is a Dieline?
How dielines look and work.
· Jul 6, 2017
Video
How to Pick the Right Mailer Size
Here are some easy steps to follow to ensure that your mailer fits perfectly.
· Jul 6, 2017
Video
How to Pick the Right Size Box
Here are some easy steps to follow to ensure that your box fits like a corrugated glove.
· Jul 6, 2017
Video
What is PMS?
Learn the Pantone basics in 30 seconds.
· Jun 15, 2017
Video
Dielines and Proofs — Packaging Prepress 101
What you need to know about Dielines and Proofs to streamline your prepress process
· Jun 7, 2017
Video
What You Need to Know Before You Order Custom Packaging
Get ahead of the game and streamline your packaging timeline with these tips.
· Jun 2, 2017
Video
Samples and Prototypes — What You Need to Know
From samples to production prototypes, we’re covering the full gamut to give you an idea of the time and cost involved in every option so you can feel confident about your packaging production run.
· May 31, 2017
Video
Using Pantone for Package Design
What to think about when you're picking the right Pantone swatch for your packaging.
· May 29, 2017
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