Articles On Artwork & Design

Choosing Colors An issue that can occur whenever large quantities of custom labels are being printed is inconsistent colors within the label and throughout the whole batch. Even if you... Read More

Finished Your Label Artwork? Check Out These Steps Before Submitting After you have designed your artwork, the next thing you should do is to submit it to us through our... Read More

Steps for Designing Optimal Custom Labels If this is your first time designing label artwork, it can be an exciting but frustrating time if you’re not familiar with graphic design... Read More

What makes a logo “good” or “bad” on custom labels? There’s a lot of advice available on what makes a logo “good” versus what makes it “bad.”  But what actually... Read More

Introduction to FDA Nutrition Facts Labels Editor’s Note: In 2016, the FDA finalized the new Nutrition Facts label.  Manufacturers will have until July 26, 2018 to comply with the final requirements,... Read More

Tips For A More Appealing Label Design Are you looking for a way to design or even refresh your product label? Unsure where to start? Developing better product labels starts with researching and... Read More

Sending Artwork Created in Publisher If you have a very simple label design, it’s possible that you’ve created your artwork using Microsoft Publisher. When you’re ready to send your artwork... Read More

Below is our art glossary of some of the commonly used terms in the label industry. Read at your leisure and if you have any questions about label artwork, please call... Read More

Why Vector Files are Preferred for Label Printing There are two main categories of image types: raster and vector. Each have their place, but vector is preferred in printing (particularly... Read More

Streamling Your Label Artwork When creating artwork for your labels, you may have tried different ideas along the way to the finished product, but you may not have removed all the... Read More

What is Overprinting? When you create label artwork with objects of different colors overlapping, usually they’ll knockout – meaning they won’t print on top of each other. If you intentionally... Read More

The Difference between Linking and Embedding Images When you add images to a label design in Illustrator, you can use either ‘place’ or ’embed.’ Embedding actually places a copy of... Read More