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Eco-Friendly Cannabis Packaging Walkthrough: How Treehugger Nailed It

May 08, 2023

One of the best ways for designers to learn how to make great packaging is to take awesome print that is already out there, tear it down and figure out how it was made. 

It's also one of my...

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10 Tips to Improve Your Packaging Design

May 03, 2023

I love packaging! The smell of it, the texture of it…

Packaging design plays an important role in catching the attention of potential customers and can create a positive brand and product...

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How to export multiple artboards to separate print-ready PDFs in Adobe Illustrator

May 03, 2023

Let's say you're in Illustrator and you’re designing a simple print project where you have designs on multiple artboards and they’re all going to be separate print jobs. Maybe something...

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3 Recession-Proof Strategies for Graphic Designers

May 02, 2023

In times of economic uncertainty, it's essential for graphic designers to be prepared and to take steps to increase their value to clients.

Here are 3 things that we believe all...

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How Digital Can Printing is Changing the Game for Craft Brewery Design

May 02, 2023

Direct-to-can flexo printing is out of reach for most craft breweries and beverage manufacturers. I often hear about the 1 truckload, or even up to 5 truckload minimum quantities per SKU!

Not only...

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Immersive Packaging with AR Labels: 19 Crimes Wine + Snoop Dogg

May 02, 2023

Print isn’t dead, but it has definitely evolved. And I think the merger of Print and Digital is a pretty rad evolution. 

Augmented Reality (AR) isn’t new to the print game....

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4 reasons why print isn't going away anytime soon.

Oct 06, 2022

18 years ago I fell in love with Print.

I can still remember my first day walking into the printshop and hearing the sounds of presses running. Smelling ink, solvent, and paper. That day I spent 8...

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Intro to Pantone Connect - What that means for Adobe users

Aug 31, 2022

Hey Designers, Creatives, and even Printers I suppose. I’ve got some news.

If you haven't heard yet, Starting on August 31st, some of the pre-installed Pantone Formula Guide books will...

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Graphic Designer Christmas Gift Guide 2021

Dec 04, 2021

HO HO HO Designers! Hope you are starting to slay those eggnog cartons or really embracing that holiday spirit with a little bit of bourbon in your morning coffee. 

This year for the Graphic...

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The Top 5 Best Uses for Pantone Colors

Oct 26, 2021

If you have learned anything about design or even dabbled in the Adobe software, it's likely that you have come across the term Pantone. You have probably seen Pantone's books and color...

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A checklist to help you properly export your files for print.