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Gloss or Matte Custom Labels and Stickers
Custom labels and stickers – Design Tip #10
Choose your look: gloss or matte. We just ran some great custom labels for Berber Trader’s Mediterranean Skin Balm. They chose to go with a matte laminate for a natural, organic look. We’ve done the same for many organic and natural products, and the matte look is just right [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers Take a Step Back
Custom Labels and Stickers -Design Tip #9
Take a step back. Well designed custom labels and stickers look great from a distance of a few feet. Simple, clean, bold designs are visually appealing and eye catching from a distance, which is where most people will view your labels and stickers from. Put your custom stickers to [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers & Laminate
Custom Labels and Stickers – Design Tip #8
To Laminate or not to laminate… that is the question! Custom labels and stickers don’t have a right or wrong answer as far as laminate goes. A lot depends on the end use for your custom labels and stickers. If it’s going in the shower and you want [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers – Think Color
Custom Labels and Stickers Design Tip #7:
Color me… Do you want your customers to feel blissed out, fired up, powerful, or romantic? When choosing your custom sticker and label color, know that your color choices matter for the mood you’re trying to put you customer in and have them associate with your product. Trying to [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers Need a Double Check
Custom Labels and Stickers – Design Tip #6
Check, double check & re-check your spelling and grammar! I’m probably a little pickier than your average bear in this regard (once a journalism major, always a journalism major), but the last thing in the world that you want are custom labels with a big ‘ole misspelled word in [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers – Back & Forth
Custom Labels and Stickers Design Tip #5
Expect a bit of back and forth. Custom truly does mean custom when it comes to labels and stickers. In a ‘custom’ home, the counter-tops and cabinets look a lot like the neighbors granite and maple next door. Custom labels and stickers are very different, and because of their [...]
Label Printing Business Tip
Label Printing Business Tip #21
Keep it fresh! When is the last time you had someone from outside your industry take a look at how you’re running your business? Outside perspective can help you keep your business thinking fresh, and help you bring business best practices to life in your own business.
Label printing is easy to [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers Go Clear!
Custom Labels and Stickers – Design Tip #4
Think clearly. Remember that ‘clear’ is an option for your custom labels and stickers. We’ve been printing parking decals this week, and the windows around the office are covered with different design options. Lighter colors are easier to see if your sticker is going on a window, so [...]
Custom Labels and Stickers : Size Matters!
Custom Labels and Stickers design tip #3:
Size matters! If you want your promotional label or sticker to be used, bigger isn’t always better. Yes, you can see a larger label or sticker easily, but what’s the point if it gets thrown in the trash because it’s too big? People may be more apt to slap [...]
Shape Up with Custom Labels and Stickers
Custom Labels & Stickers – Design Tips #2
Be shapely! Enough of the circles and squares already! Get out of your box- literally!- and consider using a different shape for your labels and stickers. Interesting angles and curves that aren’t too crazy (remember the prior tip about simplifying) really add to your stickers curb appeal. We’ve [...]
