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10 design tips for mailer boxes that actually get reshared
From inside print to colour behaviour on kraft — the design moves that turn an ordinary mailer into an unboxing people photograph.
More from the studio.
Guides on materials, design, compliance, and print — updated regularly by our packaging team.
Kraft vs. SBS: which paperboard is right for you?
A side-by-side breakdown of the two most common folding carton stocks — how each prints, what each costs, and when to pick which.
The custom box style cheat sheet
Tuck-end, mailer, sleeve, gable, pillow, rigid — what each construction is genuinely best at, and which one fits your product.
The anatomy of a luxury rigid box
How rigid boxes are actually built — from greyboard core and wrap to magnetic closures, moulded inserts, and the finishes that carry the weight.
A plain-English guide to food-safe packaging
What food-grade actually means, direct vs indirect contact, inks and coatings, grease barriers, and the documentation to ask your supplier for.
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