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Custom Label & Packaging Insights

Tips, trends, and design inspiration for a wide variety of products.

How to Design a Stunning Wine Label

Whether bottling wine from your own vineyard, giving bottles as gifts, or marketing a private label wine with your own brand, a well-designed wine label is a must. Connoisseurs, collectors, and casual drinkers alike all have one thing in common: they love a good label. When designing your custom wine label, you’ll need to follow…
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10 Best Places to Design Labels Online

Whether you’re a startup or an established brand, an eye-catching label design for your product is a must. While a professional graphic designer who understands your brand and product is key for good product label design, it does not mean that you need an in-house design team. The good news is that there are tons…
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How to Label a Tapered Container or Curved Surface

Straight lines and right angles certainly have their place in product packaging, but curved and tapered bottles, cans, and containers are a must for many product types. Designing curved or tapered labels for your products is simple if you know the process to use. In this post, we’ll share step-by-step instructions to ensure the taper…
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Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Own Product Label

Getting to the point where you’re ready to create your product’s label is an exciting place to be. It’s also a very important stage in the process of launching a product. After all, a product’s label is one of the most valuable pieces of marketing collateral you have. It’s the first thing a consumer sees…
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Stickers Vs. Labels: What’s the Difference?

If you are looking for a creative way to label your product or promote your brand, you’ve probably found yourself searching for custom labels or stickers–or both. By now you might be wondering, what’s the difference? Essentially, labels and stickers are the same thing. The printing process is identical and labels and stickers function exactly…
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10 Characteristics of a Well-Designed Product Label

With eCommerce and brick-and-mortar store shelves lined with an overabundance of choices, a well-designed product label is your first and possibly best chance to stand out from competing brands. Producing a quality product is just the beginning of building a successful business. You also need to convince shoppers to buy it. And that’s where product…
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How to Design Holographic Stickers and Labels

Holographic stickers are all the rage. They’re eye-catching and durable, and a fun and easy way to advertise or spice up your packaging. If you’ve admired holographic stickers for a while but had no need for them in your packaging repertoire, you’ll be pleased to know that you can have holographic product labels too! In…
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How to Design an FDA-Approved Supplement Label

Creating a supplement label that’s FDA-approved is perhaps the easy part of creating your product labels. Your dietary supplement labels will stay on the right side of the law if you simply follow a straightforward set of government guidelines. The real challenge comes in designing a supplement label that sets your product apart from all…
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How to Create an FDA Approved Supplement Facts Label

Dietary supplement labeling requirements are complex. Since nutritional supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, producers must comply with a set of strict governmental regulations designed to keep consumers knowledgeable about what they’re putting into their bodies.  In addition to producing more informed consumers, creating an FDA-compliant supplement label protects your business from…
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How to Create FDA Approved Hand Sanitizer Labels

The entire world is currently faced with a crisis that is COVID-19. We’ve noticed lots of customers rising to the occasion to make hand sanitizer, hand soaps, and other personal care products in response to the increased need for these items. Our quick turnaround time has allowed us to fulfill many of these orders, but…
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