How is your will power holding up? For many of us, the initial drive for a healthier lifestyle is likely to be wearing thin about now. Don’t get disheartened; any changes for the better are worth taking. It’s important to find ways of making healthier choices...
Success with online sales depends not only on the products you sell, but also the service you offer. Customers expect their order to be confirmed, packaged and delivered as quickly as possible. Efficient pick, pack and despatch processes need to be in place to meet...
If you were travelling from Birmingham to Aylesbury on Sunday, you may have passed a wide load. A convoy of three trucks were transporting a large die cut machine to our factory; we hope it didn’t cause any delays to your journey. What is Die Cutting? As...
Another morning scraping ice from the car window, so many of us will be dreaming of hopping on a plane for a distant land. Tropical beaches, exotic sights and vibrant cities capture our imagination and tempt us to book flights. After the excitement and anticipation of...
Looking for a new challenge in 2017? How about designing a board game? In a world of digital technology and computer games, it might seem that there is little market for the traditional board game, but they still prove popular. Each year people from around the world submit...
Every time we go shopping we’re presented with a range of options. We typically opt for familiar brands, but can be swayed by such factors as price, promotions and packaging. In the past, the packaging that ‘shouts loudest’ may have won favour. Bold, colourful designs, emblazoned...
We all know the importance of making a good first impression. It’s one of the reasons we wear a suit and shine our shoes before an interview. Sometimes we’re keen to impress before someone has walked through the door. Kerb appeal is the phrase used to...
The James Dyson award focuses on supporting innovating ideas from design and engineering students around the world. At the end of 2016, Isis Shiffer, a graduate from the Pratt Institute of Design in New York received this year’s top prize. Her invention is the EcoHelmet; a...
Online-based fitness supplement subscription retailer Muscle Crate came to us for help bulking up their packaging after launching their new website in 2015. We helped give their boxes some clout not only when opened, but also when closed, by printing on both sides. Our ink supplier...
New year, new you. And where better to start than your packaging? One of our customers did just that. Butternut Box deliver boxes of fresh, cooked-to-order dog food throughout the UK, and having recently rebranded and relaunched with a shiny new identity, they wanted to give...