Top Trends Affecting the Packaging Industry in 2017
Trends affecting the packaging industry can be seen from more than one perspective. Among the different perspectives, the ones affecting the industry at the most would be taken from the packaging professionals in terms of technology advancements; and the consumers perspective in terms of modern lifestyles. However, research shows that there are certain key trends […]
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Packaging Design Blog Listing
Great news, we’ve been selected to feature in the list of top 50 packaging design blogs. The list features some of the best known sites around the world including Packaging of the World and the Dieline. Click the badge below to find out more:
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Some Essential Trends in Summer Packaging You Should Know
When it’s in vogue, it’s popular – when it’s popular, you have to take advantage of it and sell it as much as you can. This goes for all sorts of things, but most of all for clothing, for movies, for food, for everything else. Most people don’t realise it, but it goes for packaging […]
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How Effective is Environmentally-Friendly Packaging for Your Brand? Top Reasons to Get into it Today
Yes, you probably have a great product, even if you do say so yourself. You’ve already received a lot of great comments about your product’s quality, efficiency, and so on. But at the end of the day, no matter how brilliant your product is, there’s still something to be said about how it is packaged. […]
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What You Really Need to Know about Labelling and Packaging Organic Food
We all know how important the right packaging is when it comes to food products, home items, cleaning supplies, clothing, and so much more. But certain items require more deliberate and carefully-thought-out packaging than most. Organic food, for instance, needs to be labelled and packaged according to various regulations and stipulations, and if this isn’t […]
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How to create a simple valentines origami heart.
Create your own valentines gift. Origami heart shape for your loved one.
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The history of Packaging Design in Redditch, Worcestershire
I grew up in Redditch and have returned here to set up Pactivate due to the town’s unique and convenient location within the midlands. The connections here are great along with the local companies that we work closely with to ensure that our customers’ packaging meets the demands placed upon it within the supply chain. […]
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The Shape of Packaging to Come
As designers, we’re constantly looking to the future to predict the next trends and come up with that inspiration for the newest iconic packaging range. Fashion comes and goes and we see this in the use of materials and processes across certain industries. Each time a new process or application is developed such as cold […]
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Hot Drinks Chart
When we’re looking for design inspiration for the next packaging project, it’s important that we’re well fuelled with a cup of warm beverage. We’re a little fussy here, so it’s important that the brew is just right for our tastes. For this reason, we’ve put together a handy colour chart to help make sure we […]
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Kanye West Album Packaging
Kanye West’s new album is set to be the highest performing ‘download only’ album yet, though it seems it hasn’t been without difficulty, having stated that he’d never release on apple iTunes, it appeared 6 weeks later. “the Yeezus album packaging was an open casket to CDs r.i.p” – Kanye West March 8th Via Twitter I […]
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