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A plain kraft box, paper cups, and wooden cutlery on a beige surface

Packaging that survives the shelf and the post

Packaging is the one part of a brand people hold in their hands. It has to read from two metres away on a shelf, survive a courier, and still feel considered when it is opened at a kitchen table.

I design the surface, the label system, and, when the product needs it, the structure. For a range, the aim is one system that stretches. A ceramics studio now runs forty glazes through a single label layout, and a gift shop ships every bag flat in one box size.

From flat file to finished box

Each design is mocked up at full size on the real stock before you approve it. I prepare print-ready artwork, check the printer’s proofs against the agreed colours, and stay on call until the first run ships. You pay the printer directly, so no markup hides in the quote.

Working with what you have

Most projects keep the existing box, jar, or bottle and change what is printed on it. That keeps tooling costs down and gets the new range onto the shelf sooner. When a new structure is worth it, I say so early, with the cost beside it.

What you walk away with.

Everything is yours at the end. Source files included, with notes on how to use them.

  • Label and surface system
  • Dielines and structure notes
  • Full-size mock-ups
  • Print-ready artwork
  • Proof checks and printer hand-off

Craft involved

  • Sketching
  • Typography
  • 3D
  • Print production

How the work runs.

Agreed dates, visible progress. You see the work every few days, never only at the end.

  1. Brief and structure

    Week 1

    We look at the range, the shelf, and the shipping, and decide what changes and what stays.

  2. Surface design

    Weeks 2–4

    Label and surface layouts for the whole range, mocked up at real size.

  3. Proofing

    Weeks 5–6

    Colour proofs on the real stock, checked against an agreed standard.

  4. Production

    Week 7

    Print-ready artwork, the printer hand-off, and a check of the first run.

Asked about this service.

Short answers before you book. Anything else, ask on the first call.

01Do you handle printing?

I prepare the files, check every proof, and talk to your printer. You pay the printer directly, with no markup.

02Can you keep my current box or bottle?

Yes. Most ranges keep their structure and change what is printed on it. A new structure adds about two weeks.

03How do you make sure the colours are right?

Every colour is proofed on the real material before the run. On screen, a colour is only a guess.

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Every project starts with a short call.

Tell me what you are making and when it should launch. You get a reply within a day.

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