August 2014

Understand LPI and DPI for Better Packaging Printing

Image resolution for printing – LPI and DPI When we prepare the artwork of the custom paper boxes for printing, we come across a lot of jargon, like pixels, ppi, dpi, spi, lpi. In this post, we will have a full explanation for these terms.  Reference:  http://the-print-guide.blogspot.com/2009/04/image-resolution-for-printing-lpi-vs.html Part1: Raster Image, Pixels, Resolution, PPI, DPI, SPI What […]

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Artwork and Dieline Creating — align multiple objects relative to a key object in AI

In the Adobe Illustrator, the alignment is quite easy at the first glance, but you will be quite frustrating when you want to align one object to a specific object. Here are the steps to align relative to a key object when you are creating the paper box printing artwork: Select the objects to align

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Choosing the right print coating for your printing and packaging products

The right print coating of the printed paper box can help protect the printed piece from mositure, scratching, scuffing and finger prints. Also it can add the creative dimension to the carton box to achieve certain visual effect. The print coating usually goes with the coated paper, because the hard, nonporous surface of coated paper

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