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About My Packaging Design Services
I design shelf-ready packaging that looks premium, prints cleanly, and meets real-world constraints. From dielines and materials to compliance panels and barcodes, every detail is considered so your product is press-ready and production-safe.
What People Are Saying
“Professional, fast, and the handoff made updates easy.”
“Consistent branding across every channel—exactly what we needed.”
“Clear process and strong design decisions from start to finish.”
What I need to get started
- Goal & audience (what the design must achieve)
- Copy, dimensions, and any hard deadlines
- Brand assets (logo, colors, fonts) or a moodboard
- Print specs or platform placements (if known)
- Example references (optional)
01. What file types do I receive?
Print-ready PDFs (with bleeds/crops/CMYK) plus PNG/JPG for digital. Source files (AI/PSD/INDD as applicable) are included when the project completes.
02. Can you handle printing?
Yes—I'll prep files to your printer’s specs and can coordinate quotes and delivery if needed.
03. How fast is turnaround?
Single projects are typically 3–7 days once content is ready. Bundles are 1–2 weeks. Rush options are available for time-sensitive campaigns.
Package Design
I create packaging that tells your brand story and survives the realities of print and shipping. You’ll get smart structure, clear hierarchy, and accurate files—so what you approved on screen is what lands in your hands.
- Structure & Dielines: Custom dielines or vendor templates with glue flaps, bleeds, and tolerances.
- Material Guidance: Board weight, coatings, foils/emboss, windows, and sustainable options.
- Brand & Typography: Clear hierarchy for flavor/sku, sub-brand, and legal copy.
- Compliance Panels: UPC/GS1 barcodes, net wt/qty, ingredients, nutrition/allergens (cosmetics/food ready).
- Print Production: CMYK/spot color builds, varnish/foil layers, overprint/trapping where required.
- Mockups & 3D Proofs: Flat proofs plus photoreal mockups for stakeholder review.
- Insert/Tray Design: Protective inners, sleeves, and fit tests.
- Finish Libraries: Soft-touch, matte/gloss, spot UV, foil, emboss/deboss.
- Series Systems: Multi-flavor/sku frameworks with easy colorway swaps.
- Short-Run & Digital: Small-batch setups for pilots or limited editions.
- Vendor Coordination: Quotes, spec sheets, preflight, and press checks.
- Sustainability: FSC stocks, recycled content, soy inks, minimal waste layouts.
- Retail Readiness: Planogram notes, hang tabs, and shelf callouts.
- Regulatory Details: FDA/INCI panels, batch/date codes, recycling marks.
- Shipping Reality: Edge crush, scuff mitigation, carton labels, and ship tests.
- Localization: Multilingual panels and regulatory variations by market.
We start with goals, constraints, and the product’s realities—dimensions, materials, unit economics, and retail/ship conditions. I develop structure and hierarchy first, then design routes and finish options. Once a direction is chosen, I finalize the dieline, color builds, and all content panels with clear, legible typography.
Before production, I preflight every file (bleeds, traps, overprint, resolution), verify barcodes and compliance panels, and supply layered press-ready PDFs plus native files. You’ll receive a flat proof, 3D/mockup renders, and a vendor packet with specs and notes. I can coordinate quotes, proofs, and optional press checks to ensure the run prints exactly as approved.
Packages & Starting Rates
| What’s included |
Packaging Concept
Starting at $900
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Retail-Ready Package
Starting at $1,800
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Series / Multi-SKU System
Starting at $2,800
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| Structure & dieline | Vendor template | Custom or vendor | System for 3+ SKUs |
| Concept routes | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Revision rounds | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Compliance panels (UPC/net wt/INCI/NFP) | |||
| Print-ready files (PDF/X + bleeds, CMYK/spot) | |||
| Mockups / 3D proofs | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–6 |
| Materials & finish guidance | |||
| Vendor coordination (quotes/specs/proofs) | |||
| Series/variant framework | |||
| Localization / multilingual panels | |||
| Sustainability options (FSC/recycled) | |||
| Insert/tray design | |||
| Barcode/GS1 setup & verification | |||
| Packaging guideline sheet | |||
| Turnaround (after content) | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 weeks | 4–7 weeks |