Frontier Label

Founded in 2004, Frontier Label is a 100% digital printer of self-adhesive labels and stickers. Our pressure sensitive labels are used in hundreds of applications worldwide, and our customers range from entrepreneurs launching their first product to Fortune 100 companies.

Our goal is to produce high-quality custom labels and stickers for every customer. Whether you need 500 or 5,000 labels, our customer service representatives will work with you to find the best solution for your needs. Unique requests are met with enthusiasm, and we strive to make your ordering experience fun and easy. We know your focus is your business - let Frontier Label partner with you for your quick, cost-effective, and high quality custom labels and stickers.

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Your digital printing solution

Are you looking to maximize value without sacrificing quality or time on your custom labels? Our Live Pricing Tool helps you optimize your order - simply adjust label size, total number of labels, shape, colors, and materials to fit your needs and your budget.

With our custom digital printing solution, we can help you avoid plate charges, print setup fees, and artwork setup fees. Multiple designs can be printed in a single order if they share the same size, shape, material, and laminate. And if you need assistance with your existing artwork, just let one of our customer service representatives know

We are a fast-growing leader in our industry, and we want to create the highest quality custom labels and stickers for you.

Custom Labels

Custom printed labels are our specialty.

We provide custom labels that help you market your product and provide the reader information on the contents and value of the labeled item. Our high-resolution digital printing press and high-quality materials provide a perfect canvas for showcasing detail, small yet readable type, and an array of color choices for your custom labels.

Whether for product packaging or other custom labeling needs, you can define the specific uses and requirements of the custom printed labels. We will help you in selecting the exact material and laminate to meet your needs.

Our customers request thousands of specialized label orders each year. We can include unique barcodes, sequential numbering, and even multiple designs for multiple products in the same order. This not only saves you time, it provides a faster turnaround time and a lower cost to you. Some other options to consider when customizing your labels include blanks for writing in information, lot number, or expiration information.

Our digital press can accommodate image resolution of up to 800 dpi. Higher resolution artwork can increase legibility, so keep this in mind when designing your custom labels.

Some of our previously designed solutions requested by customers become standard processes and options for labels that are useful to other customers. We do, however, honor non-disclosure agreements when requested.

Custom Stickers

Stickers are a way to personalize, customize, and communicate your message on virtually any surface. Whether you desire a shiny pop of color or an antiqued finish, we can customize a sticker for your needs.

If you would like help customizing a sticker for products or services, we can assist in transforming that business idea into a reality. Our ability to order custom dies for most sizes and shapes, combined with our high quality digital printing, make our stickers unique and beautiful. Bright, colorful, custom stickers are helpful in the quest to build brand recognition in your market. Logos, trademarks, and slogans can be printed on custom stickers - and sizes and shapes of unique stickers can be used as memory triggers to remind customers to renew orders.

We can produce sticker kits for you too, which can be sold as an end product to your customers. These are especially handy for home/office organization or school/education applications.

Benefits of Creating Custom Sticker Designs

High-quality printing gets your labels noticed
Custom design that’s unique to your business
Strong adhesive so your stickers stay put
Durable laminate protects your print image

Suggested Uses for Custom Stickers

"Save the Date" reminders for sales and special events
Logo stickers can be placed anywhere, enhancing the appearance of packaging, mailings and receipts
Barcode stickers enable the inventory control essential to business management

To get started on your customer sticker order, contact one of our customer service representatives at (877) 277-4682 or use our Live Pricing Tool.

The Digital Printing Difference

Frontier Label is your answer to purchasing high-quality, full color custom labels at an affordable price without having to purchase thousands of one type of design. Our state-of-the-art digital printing technology allows us to provide you a better quality product quickly and at a lower cost than that of traditional label printing.

With digital label printing, you pay for the total number of labels and a minimal design fee for processing different designs, rather than physical plates that need to be specially made for each individual label run in traditional label printing. This difference equals hundreds or even thousands of dollars in savings for our customers, depending on the number of different designs needed in an order.

Because of our ability to print different images on-the-fly, it also makes for a quicker turnaround. There is no waiting for plates to be designed, ordered, created, shipped, and used - instead our digital designs can be changed in a matter of seconds.

Digital label printing is a clear winner for both individuals and businesses who need custom short-run label orders quickly and at the right price. Let Frontier Label show you the digital printing difference today.

Frontier Label is a smart choice

We investigated many methods of printing labels and stickers and found that digital label and sticker printing was the most advanced and offered the greatest advantages to individuals and small business customers.

Much of the label and sticker printing industry is structured around flexographic or offset printing equipment, which requires the production of plates for each separate sticker or label design. This older method also favors larger runs of labels and stickers and makes it more cost effective to limit the number of colors per design.

As a result, many small to medium label and sticker customers cannot afford to purchase attractive labels or stickers for their products. In fact, they often have to resort to using either home-based desktop printers or spend more than necessary on thousands of labels that may or may not work for their needs.

We feel that by helping people discover the power of digital printing for sticker and label production, we can both serve them well and see our business grow.

Since opening in 2004, we have seen continuous, often tremendous growth year after year, and we have been able to see many companies and individuals enjoy the benefits of digital label and sticker printing.

We understand the challenges faced by small to medium businesses, and we strive to help you market and showcase your products by using high quality labels and stickers. Whether you are a commercial coffee brewer, a home-based candle maker, or even a community organization, using Frontier Label as your digital label and sticker partner can be a tremendous advantage to you

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Symbolism of Color: Yellow

Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin

This is a continuation of our posts about colors and how they impact your custom labels and stickers.

When you plan your custom labels and stickers for an event or product, make sure you know what you are trying to communicate. If you choose to use the color yellow, this is some of what your label might say:

Yellow is a stimulating color and is used to communicate happiness as well as caution. It communicates cheerfulness, can energize emotions and when set against a black background can get prominent attention. In its brightest, purest form, it can stimulate mental activity and muscle use. It is often seen as a spontaneous color and sometimes seen as unstable. Yellow can communicate to one person honor and loyalty (yellow rose) and cowardice to someone else. Yellow is associated with quickness and power – lightning is almost always depicted in yellow.

This color is great for labels used on products or for events such as foods, warnings, toys, cleaning supplies, promotions and transportation.

Yellow is a strong color, and can be overwhelming. Some studies has shown that babies cry more in a yellow room. Don’t over use the color in your design to risk overwhelming your audience.

If you need design help with your custom label or sticker, feel free to call us at 877-277-4682 or click the Live Chat link at the bottom of this page.

Symbolism of Color: Blue

Posted on June 11, 2013 by admin

This is a continuation of our posts about colors and how they impact your custom labels and stickers.

When you plan your custom labels and stickers for an event or product, make sure you know what you are trying to communicate. If you choose to use the color blue, this is some of what your label might say:

Blue is a very popular color and is used to communicate tranquility and reliability. It communicates steadfastness, piety, sincerity, cleanliness, power and professionalism. It can also produce an affect that slows the metabolism, so it is not recommended for food products.

This color is great for labels used on products or for events such as corporate branding, high-tech, health care, cleaning supplies, water, government and science.

Blue is a calming color, but pair it with a bold or warm color like red, yellow or orange and it can have a stirring effect and produce a call to action. That is part of why so many of the most trusted and known super heroes have blue in their color palette.

If you need design help with your custom label or sticker, feel free to call us at 877-277-4682 or click the Live Chat link at the bottom of this page.

Symbolism of Color: Black

Posted on June 4, 2013 by admin

This is a continuation of our posts about colors and how they impact your custom labels and stickers.

When you plan your custom labels and stickers for an event or product, make sure you know what you are trying to communicate. If you choose to use the color black, this is some of what your label might say:

Black is a very powerful color and is used to communicate essentials. It communicates exclusiveness, luxury, contrast, professionalism, credibility and accuracy. It is also sometimes associated with mystery, danger and inescapability, which is why it is often found associated with spies, villains and doom.

This color is great for labels used on products or for events such as construction, corporate identity, financial, fashion, heavy industrial, scientific or cosmetics. It is often very affective for promoting news and informative campaigns.

Black is a polarizing color, it leaves things very “black and white” so that the customer or attendee can be directed to a specific action or thought.

If you need design help with your custom label or sticker, feel free to call us at 877-277-4682 or click the Live Chat link at the bottom of this page.

Science of Color

Posted on May 28, 2013 by admin

When creating a label to promote a product or event, color needs to be taken into account. There is a lot of science behind color and sight that impacts the way we not only perceive, but receive the object.

Let’s take a look at what color actually is. Color is a separation of white light into individual bands of wavelengths. When we see something blue, what we are really seeing is an object that specifically reflects blue wavelengths of light to our eyes. The same is true for any other color. If an object appears black, it is not reflecting any colors. It is absorbing the energy of the light, which is why black objects feel warmer in sunlight than objects closer in color to white.

Color can have different effects not only on the eye and brain, but also on the whole body. The ancient Indians and Egyptians used to filter light to shine a specific color on people to treat them medically. Interesting, huh? That means the body itself, as a whole person, can react to light and colors.

The human eye can perceive around 7,000,000 different colors (unless you are color-blind). Color can convey or inspire many feelings, such as soothing, excitement, overwhelming, neutrality or annoyance.

In order to best utilize color in your custom labels or stickers, take time to learn what colors complement or clash with your event or product.

Material Guide: White Paper

Posted on May 21, 2013 by admin

White Paper is a great option for cost-saving and is quite popular for use in dry food and beverage applications, like coffee bag labels.

If you are looking to print cost-saving custom labels and stickers, this material is for you. It is our most economical option. It is also our most basic substrate. It is used in all dry indoor applications. If this material is exposed to extreme moisture levels, the label could begin to break down. The laminate could begin to come apart from the material itself. The adhesive is not water based, so it is actually the fibers separating to cause the problem. However, it is considered permanent when applied to most flat, hard, clean, dry, non-coated surfaces. It is more opaque than our White Plastic option, but may still not be quite opaque enough to cover high-contrast text without dark ink printed on it.

Material Guide: Specialty Papers

Posted on May 14, 2013 by admin

Specialty Papers can give your product an upscale look to represent the quality and effort put into what you create or sell. If you want to elevate and beautify your product without changing your logo or printed image, check out our specialty paper options.

Estate Papers
These substrates come in two colors: Estate 4 (white) and Estate 9 (antique white). They have a ribbed texture and kraft paper feel that requires no laminate. It is considered permanent when applied to most flat, hard, clean, dry non-coated surfaces. These materials have been manufactured with “wet strength” properties to increase performance in moist environments. Note: estate materials are not laminated and cannot be laminated, therefore are not scuff or scratch proof. They are resistant to scuffing and scratching, but not impervious to scruff or scratch damage. If this is a concern, please select a different material. Estate series papers are very popular in the health and beauty as well as wine industry because of their beauty and versatility.

Kraft Paper
This substrate is a fibrous material that looks like cardboard or a paper grocery bag texture. This material requires no laminate. It is considered permanent when applied to most flat, hard, clean, dry non-coated surfaces. Kraft paper also has “wet strength” properties to increase performance in moist environments. The ink sinks into the printed label so that the print does not rub or scratch off. Just like the Estate papers, Kraft paper is resistant to ink scratching and scuffing, but is not resistent to scratch and scuff damage to the material itself if the damage is of sufficient magnitude. Kraft paper is great for use in gourmet food, boutique wines as well as industrial or outdoor themed products.

If you have more questions about these or other materials, feel free to contact our customer service folks at 877-277-4682 or by clicking the Live Chat link at the bottom of this page.

What is CMYK?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

Some things in life seem self explanatory. Others seem to need some help for understanding. Usually an acronym has a deeper meaning than just finding out what words the letters represent. In the case of CMYK, the words are Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key and the meaning is definitely not found in just those four words.

CMYK can be confusing because if you see a visual representation of CMYK, there is a black part, but that is not the word in the acronym. Black is the key color in the build. It usually provides the detail or key elements of the design being printed. Contrast and lines are almost always found in a black and white scale, where as other color (CMY) information describes and enhances the contrast or lines present in the image.

There is a special difference between CMYK and what you see on the screen on which you are reading this. CMYK on a digital screen is a representation of what actual print looks like. In order to explain better, RGB color needs to be introduced.

RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue. RGB describes visible light. If you combine those colors of light, you can make any other color. When all are fully present, you get white light. When none are present, you get darkness, or no light. CMYK is the opposite. When all are fully present, you get a rich black, when none are present, you get white.

CMYK describes the colors of ink present to reflect light back to your eye. We print your labels and stickers with CMYK inks primarily (with Orange, Violet, Green and White ink options). If you have any further questions regarding CMYK, RGB or how to build your artwork, please feel free to contact our customer service folks by calling 877-277-4682 or clicking the Live Chat link at the bottom of this page.

How Do I Order a Custom Sized Label or Sticker?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

Are you looking for a specific size or shape that our website does not show on the “Live Pricing” page? The first step to take is to call 877-277-4682 or click the “Live Chat” link at the bottom of this page. We may have the size and shape in stock, but not displayed on our website. We have around 1400 sizes and shapes, but only show about 1200 of them on our quoter.

If we don’t have the size and shape in stock, we can always order the die tool for you. There is a one-time fee associated with every die. For simple shapes (square, circle, rectangle, or oval labels) the price is typically $175. For more complex shapes (exact logo shape stickers or man-riding-a-rocketship-labels) the price is $350.

In the quoter, you can select the general shape of the custom die. Once that is selected, you can input the most extreme dimensions of the label or sticker shape. The height and width need to be put in the quoter. The live quoter will update the new price to include the custom die fee. Once the die has been ordered, you will never pay that fee again. You can select square corners if your intended square or rectangle is supposed to have that attribute. If you are ordering a non-standard shape, front-back alternating cells, or a die with a perforation, please leave clear instructions in the “Customer Comments” box once you press the “Upload Artwork” button on the right side of the page.

If you have a custom shape that is complex, please include in your artwork an unlocked layer or shape that shows us the exact shape of the label or sticker you want. We will send you a proof showing the cut-out version of the label design(s) to approve before we order the die.

Keep in mind that ordering a custom die will delay your order processing from 3 business days to 4-6 business days.

How Do You Figure Out Processing Time?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

We are frequently asked for advice in determining when an order will ship once ordered. As you may know, Frontier Label strives to maintain an approximate 3 business day turn-around time for all orders. We do have some considerations when figuring out priority and timing for order shipments. Here is a guide for helping you figure out when your order will ship.

Options that add time include Pantone® Matching, Variable Data orders, Custom Die orders and printed proof orders. Pantone® Matching adds 1-2 business days depending on how many colors are requested to be matched. Variable Data orders add 1-2 business days depending on the number of labels/variable pieces. Custom Die orders add 2-3 business days because of having to order the die from a 3rd party company who overnights the die to our facility after it is produced. Press printed proofs add 2 or more business days to the processing time of an order. When a printed proof is ordered, the proof is then prioritized in our system and has to be put through the production process which can take up a full business day or more depending on our current work load. The proof is overnighted to you once it is produced.

Our normal processing time is approximately 3 business days. If you add any of the options, you can add those to the standard 3 business day processing schedule. If you choose to order a 1 business day expedited processing schedule ($295 fee per 10,000 labels), you will still need to add the delay for each option to the total processing time.

If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to call our awesome customer service team a call at 877-277-4682 or simply click the “Live Chat” link at the bottom of this page.

Is My Order Variable Data and How Do I Order It?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by admin

Some of our customers wonder about how many images they can print. They have a lot of designs that need printing and when going to put the number in the quoter, they find that they are limited to just 30 images. This seems like it would be a problem if you have 42 images to print, or have 3000 barcodes you would like printed individually.

If this is you, your order would be considered variable data. Here are some explanations and helpful hints for placing your orders. We have set a limit for additional charges for designs to 30. This means that we will only continue charging for additional designs after the first design up until the 30th design. If you have more designs that that, you will have to leave us information in the “customer comments” section of the “Upload Artwork” page, under the roll direction chooser.

For the additional designs, you can “zip” the image files together for each label design. You can then upload the whole zipped file into one of the upload slots and give the total quantity for all of the images included in the file. If you need some serial number or barcodes generated by us, we can certainly do that. We would need a spreadsheet of the data as well as any associated art files uploaded. We would also need instructions either in a document that is uploaded or in the customer comments section.

If you have any other questions or cocnerns, we would be happy to help you. Simply call 877-277-4682 or click the “Live Chat” link at the bottom of this page.

FRONTIER LABEL

Frontier Label

Your digital printing solution

Custom Labels

Custom Stickers

Benefits of Creating Custom Sticker Designs

Suggested Uses for Custom Stickers

The Digital Printing Difference

Frontier Label is a smart choice