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Oct 11, 2021

Beverage label design trend projections for 2022

Creation Reprographics shares insights on what successful beverage label design could look like in 2022 - from category-specific trends converging, to maximalist design and no-label looks.

Elisabeth Skoda

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Oct 11, 2021

Inclusive design: adding brand value with product labelling

From enhancing the in-store shopping experience to improving day-to-day usability - Rob Ellinor, programme manager, Domino Printing Sciences, explores technologies which can make product packaging and labelling more accessible and inclusive.

Elisabeth Skoda

Design

Oct 11, 2021

Amberley prints "one-of-a-kind" labels for Henderson’s Relish

Amberley Labels, part of the Coveris Group, has teamed up with Sheffield sauce brand, Henderson’s Relish and lettering artist Oli Frape to produce a limited collection of 3,000 uniquely labelled bottles using a "first-of-its-kind" print process.

Elisabeth Skoda

Materials

Oct 11, 2021

Exploring the potential of digital decoration

Velox’s marketing manager Merav Shaffer explains how digital decoration systems can help engage consumers with visual and tactile experiences.

Elisabeth Skoda

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Oct 11, 2021

“Design automation is about creating new jobs”: A conversation with CHILI publish

The robots, it would seem, are taking over. Over the past few years, countless op-eds and comment pieces have been published on the subject of automation, and the effect that this trend might have on traditionally manual occupations. Fin Slater spoke to Kevin Goeminne, CEO and co-founder of CHILI Publish, about the challenges and opportunities this shift could present for print software.

Fin Slater

Personalization

Oct 11, 2021

The challenge of colour

Amid the various functional and design considerations in print and labelling, brands have to ensure they achieve accuracy and consistency in colour. Anne Komander, technical specialist at GMG GmbH, talks here about nuances of colour management.

Victoria Hattersley

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Oct 11, 2021

What’s holding back digitally printed packaging?

When all the market research of recent years is projecting market growth of between 10 and 15 percent CAGR over the coming years, with corresponding advances in market share, it may sound unnecessarily provocative to suggest that digital print in packaging has failed to fulfill expectations. The value proposition of digital print is familiar enough: the ability to go from PDF to POS in a matter of hours doesn’t just make short runs and cool customisation campaigns economical, but enables supply chain efficiencies and leaner stock management. Digitally printing a package thus caters to a swathe of key market trends and demands: from agile marketing campaigns and proliferation of SKUs to streamlining processes for faster time to market. However, in off-the-record conversations over the last couple of years, both brand owners and digital print specialists have confided a mild disappointment that some of the more idealistic predictions of digital conquest have not yet come to pass. Tim Sykes explores the barriers that may be holding back the digital tide.

Tim Sykes

Personalization

Oct 11, 2021

Smart inks and coatings

Following the ever-excellent, annual AIPIA World Congress exploring the high-tech world of active and intelligent packaging, we take a look at the opportunities brought by smart materials.

Tim Sykes

Materials

Oct 11, 2021

New recyclability guidelines released for fibre-based packaging design

New guidelines – developed by Cepi, CITPA, ACE, and FEFCO – seek to give guidance for designers to ensure functionality goes hand in hand with recyclability.

Fin Slater

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Printing & labelling

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Beverage label design trend projections for 2022

Comment

Inclusive design: adding brand value with product labelling

Design

Amberley prints "one-of-a-kind" labels for Henderson’s Relish

Materials

Exploring the potential of digital decoration

Comment

“Design automation is about creating new jobs”: A conversation with CHILI publish

Personalization

The challenge of colour

Comment

What’s holding back digitally printed packaging?

Personalization

Smart inks and coatings

Materials

New recyclability guidelines released for fibre-based packaging design

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