Printing Guides, Page 123

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Retail Label Printing for Product, Barcode and Shelf

How retail labels split into face, information panel, barcode and shelf tag, which material each product needs, and the barcode rules that stop scan fails.

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How Shrink Sleeve Labels Wrap a Bottle and Distort Your Artwork

What a shrink sleeve label is, how the film shrinks around a container, why the art has to be pre-distorted, and when a flat bottle label is better.

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Silver Stickers Explained, From Metallic Ink to Foil and Chrome

Silver stickers come three ways, metallic ink, metallised face stock and stamped foil, and each reflects light, takes artwork and costs differently.

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Vinyl Cut Decals vs Vinyl Printed Stickers and How to Pick

A cut decal takes its color from the vinyl and a printed sticker from the ink, so compare color, detail, durability and application, then pick one.

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Vinyl Truck Lettering That Reads at Highway Speed

Size vinyl truck lettering by viewing distance, pick fonts that read at speed, meet the USDOT 50 foot legibility rule, and choose cast or calendered vinyl.

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How Sticker Sheets Work and When to Choose Them Over Singles

A sticker sheet is several stickers kiss cut onto one shared liner, so see how the cut works, the six sheet sizes, cut file rules and when singles win.

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What BOPP Label Material Is and Why It Outlasts Paper Labels

BOPP is stretched polypropylene film that shrugs off water, oil and scuffing, so see how it compares to paper and vinyl and which labels need it.

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What Makes a Sticker Look Professional Instead of Homemade

Four things make a sticker look professional, not homemade: the face material, the laminate, the cut line with its bleed and a run that matches itself.

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How to Put Your Logo on Water Bottles That Survive Ice, Sweat and Handling

Size, print and place a logo on water bottle labels: 8 by 2 in wraps, seam overlap, waterproof film stock, and the clear label trap to avoid first.

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Folding Carton Boxes, the Complete Printed Cardstock Packaging Guide

Folding carton boxes: what printed cardstock packaging is, common styles, how to choose stock and finish, how prices are set, and how to set up artwork.

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Is Child-Resistant Packaging Required for Cannabis? What the Law Says

Child-resistant packaging is required for cannabis in nearly every legal state, tested to the CPSC standard, and the closure carries that certification.

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