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What to Know About Writable Custom Labels

As often as we write about printing on this blog – sometimes diving into centuries of history – we rarely mention the original...


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How to Use Custom Labels During the Holidays

The holidays are a fun label design challenge. Can your brand convey the warmth and joy of the season without dipping too far...


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Meet the Press: What Is Offset Printing?

The days of Gutenberg – when printing presses were straightforward, hand-operated devices – are long behind us. In the modern...


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Why Thinking in 3D Is a Must for Custom Label Printing

Before you start planning the look of your next custom label, take a moment to think about where it will ultimately reside,...


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Custom Label Roundup: Household Product Labels

It’s not easy being a custom label on a household product.

Items such as cleansers, dish soap, laundry detergent, and air...


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Custom Label Highlight: Extended Content Labels

With some products, you may need or want to put a large amount of information on a small label. But how do you make it work...


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Time to Update Your Label? How Not to Harm Your Brand.

As the expression goes, a picture says a thousand words. If that picture is on your product label or packaging, it says ...


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So You Need a Custom Label: Now What?

Here at the Label Printers, we think about custom labels a lot – not just because labels are our business, but because we’ve seen...


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3 Takeaways from Beer Advocate’s Spotlight on Label Designers

A new generation of innovative brewers usually – and deservedly – gets the glory for expanding the palates of beer nerds and...


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Custom Label Roundup: Energy Drink Labels

When it comes down to it, most energy drinks do the same thing: deliver a caffeine-powered jolt of stamina. But the way brands...


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Product Labeling in Marketing: What Drives Buying Decisions?

What’s in a food product label? A product with any other packaging would taste just as good, right? Well, not exactly.

Taste,...


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Custom Labels and the Vintage Look

Vintage, retro, throwback, old-timey – call it what you want, but people have been looking to the past for as long as there has...


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What Custom Labels Does a Craft Brewery Need?

A memorable craft beer isn’t just about taste. With so many craft beers lining store shelves, it takes a certain visual flair to...


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10 Chicago Food and Beverage Items with Great Labels

Chicagoans have been innovating with food and drink since the day it occurred to someone to put the sauce on top of a pizza. The...


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Checklist: How to Create a Print-Ready File

There’s a feeling of satisfaction when you submit a file to a printer and receive, “That’s perfect – thanks!” as a response....


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