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How to Design Custom Cardboard Packaging That Prints and Folds Right

How to Design Custom Cardboard Packaging That Prints and Folds Right

Design custom cardboard packaging step by step: choose the box style, size it from the product, build a correct dieline, and brand board that ships.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom CBD Tincture Boxes That Fit the Bottle

How to Design Custom CBD Tincture Boxes That Fit the Bottle

Size a CBD tincture box to a 30 ml dropper bottle, pick an insert that stops the rattle, choose an oil resistant label, and get the compliance panel right.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Coffee Packaging That Protects the Roast

How to Design Custom Coffee Packaging That Protects the Roast

How to design coffee packaging that works, with valve clearance, foil lined barriers, label sizing on a gusseted bag and which pieces to print first.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Folding Cartons That Print and Fold Right

How to Design Custom Folding Cartons That Print and Fold Right

Carton styles, board calipers and dieline setup for custom folding cartons, plus the bleed, score and glue flap rules that keep a retail box square.

Tobias Reed
How to Design Custom Golf Boxes That Fit the Balls and Print Clean

How to Design Custom Golf Boxes That Fit the Balls and Print Clean

Golf box design starts at the 1.68 inch ball, with sleeve box sizing, a dozen in one flat layer, the narrow logo panel, stock, ink limits and cost.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Makeup Boxes That Fit Every SKU

How to Design Custom Makeup Boxes That Fit Every SKU

Size a makeup carton from the filled product, match the box style to each SKU, pick a finish that survives a handbag, and place the cosmetic copy.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Packaging Bags That Print Clean

How to Design Custom Packaging Bags That Print Clean

Choose the bag material, size it around the product, and prep a logo that survives fabric, kraft brown, the hem stitching and the gusset folds.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Perfume Packaging That Fits, Ships, and Sells

How to Design Custom Perfume Packaging That Fits, Ships, and Sells

Measure the bottle, add clearance and draw the dieline, as a printer walks through custom perfume packaging, structure, foil, inserts and transit risks.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Pie Boxes That Protect the Crust and Sell the Bake

How to Design Custom Pie Boxes That Protect the Crust and Sell the Bake

Size a pie box from the plate rim, choose between a window and a solid lid, and get the food safe board and label specs a bakery needs before ordering.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Resealable Bags That Print Clean and Stay Shut

How to Design Custom Resealable Bags That Print Clean and Stay Shut

Zipper types, food-safe films and where artwork survives on a resealable bag, plus the label and sleeve route for branding stock pouches in small runs.

Jordan Kim
How to Design Custom Skincare Boxes That Fit the Bottle and Sell the Brand

How to Design Custom Skincare Boxes That Fit the Bottle and Sell the Brand

Choose the die that fits your bottle, build carton art on the dieline with bleed, and lay out a legal ingredient panel, with real skincare box sizes.

Jordan Kim
How to Make a Subscription Box, From First Theme to First Shipment

How to Make a Subscription Box, From First Theme to First Shipment

Build a subscription box in order: narrow the theme, pack a sample, cost the shipment, size the carton, and order packaging against real turnaround times.

Jordan Kim
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