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How Static Cling Vinyl Holds on Glass Without Any Adhesive

How Static Cling Vinyl Holds on Glass Without Any Adhesive

Static cling vinyl holds on glass with no adhesive at all. How the film grips, when clear beats white backing, how to apply it, and where a cling fails.

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How to Choose a Sticker Printing Company Worth Reordering From

How to Choose a Sticker Printing Company Worth Reordering From

The five specs that separate a sticker printer from a reseller: face material, laminate, cut type, proof with a die line, and when turnaround starts counting.

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How to Create a Custom Nutrition Label That Prints Clean

How to Create a Custom Nutrition Label That Prints Clean

Build a Nutrition Facts panel that passes: the FDA format rules, which layout fits your package, where the panel must sit, and how to print 6 pt type sharp.

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How to Create Labels That Fit, Stick, and Print Clean

How to Create Labels That Fit, Stick, and Print Clean

How to create labels start to finish: measure the container, choose paper or vinyl, set the die line and bleed, and send a file that cuts where you expect.

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How to Make Sticker Sheets in Adobe Illustrator With Print Ready Cut Lines

How to Make Sticker Sheets in Adobe Illustrator With Print Ready Cut Lines

Build a sticker sheet in Adobe Illustrator: CMYK artboard, a CutContour spot swatch, thru cut and kiss cut paths with overprint on, then a PDF we can print.

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How to Design a Product Back Label That Scans, Sticks and Complies

How to Design a Product Back Label That Scans, Sticks and Complies

What belongs on a product back label, the minimum type size for required copy, barcode quiet zones on curved bottles, and the stock that survives a fridge.

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How to Design and Apply Car Vinyl Graphics That Last for Years

How to Design and Apply Car Vinyl Graphics That Last for Years

Letter heights that read at speed, cast versus calendered film, surface prep, the center hinge method, and how long car vinyl graphics last before they fade.

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How to Design Caution Labels That Meet ANSI Rules and Survive Outdoors

How to Design Caution Labels That Meet ANSI Rules and Survive Outdoors

How to design a caution label: the ANSI signal word and safety yellow rule, the alert triangle, the three panel layout, and the vinyl and laminate specs that last.

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Warning Label Printing That Survives an ANSI, OSHA and GHS Audit

Warning Label Printing That Survives an ANSI, OSHA and GHS Audit

Which standard your warning label falls under, the parts ANSI Z535.4 and GHS each require, the safety colors to order as spot inks, and how to prove it later.

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How to Design Warning Stickers That Meet ANSI and OSHA Rules

How to Design Warning Stickers That Meet ANSI and OSHA Rules

Design a warning sticker that holds up: ANSI Z535.4 signal words and safety colors, the three part message, and the vinyl and laminate that survive outdoors.

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How to Get a Clean Sticker Printout, From File Setup to Final Cut

How to Get a Clean Sticker Printout, From File Setup to Final Cut

A clean sticker printout needs a vector cut line, 1/8 inch bleed and 300 DPI art at final size. Set the file up right, then compare home printing to a press.

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How to Get Cheap Custom Label Printing Without Losing Quality

How to Get Cheap Custom Label Printing Without Losing Quality

Cheap labels start at $23.88 a run. The four spec levers that cut the price, the two false savings that cost a reprint, and how to still look premium.

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