Packaging guides
Practical guides on rigid boxes, finishes, sizes and launching your product.
What Is a Rigid Box? Anatomy, Materials and How Rigid Boxes Are Made
What a rigid box is, how it differs from a folding carton, the parts and materials of a rigid box, and how rigid boxes are made step by step.
Rigid Box Dimensions and Sizes: How to Measure Custom Packaging
How rigid box dimensions work: internal vs external size, board thickness, insert tolerances, common rigid box sizes and what to send for a quote.
How Much Do Custom Rigid Boxes Cost? 7 Factors That Set the Price
What decides the price of a custom rigid box: size, board, paper, finishes, inserts, quantity and delivery, plus how to keep the cost per box down.
EVA Foam vs Card vs Moulded Pulp Inserts for Luxury Packaging
Compare EVA foam, card, velvet and moulded pulp inserts for rigid boxes: protection, look, sustainability and which products each one suits.
Launching a perfume with 50 to 200 boxes: a step-by-step plan
A practical plan for small perfume brands launching with 50 to 200 boxes: bottle, box style, finishes, sample, artwork, approval and reorders.
How to measure your bottle for a custom box
Exactly how to measure a perfume bottle for a custom box and insert: the three measurements, the cap, tolerances, and what to send us.
Magnetic box vs drawer box: which is right for your perfume?
Magnetic flip-top or sliding drawer? How the two most popular luxury perfume box styles compare on unboxing, protection, shelf look, sets and price.
Foil vs embossing vs spot UV: what each finish looks like
What foil stamping, embossing, debossing and spot UV look and feel like on a luxury box, what each costs relative to the others, and how to combine them.
Rigid box vs folding carton for a small perfume brand
Rigid box or folding carton? How the two compare on look, protection, cost, storage and shipping, and when a small perfume brand should choose each.
What artwork files to send for your custom box
The artwork files that give a sharp logo and no delays: vector files, image sizes, colours, Pantone, fonts, dielines and how to check before you send.
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