The truth is that many flexographic box printers have a hard time printing white ink on kraft (brown) board. Some will do it, but produce poor results with washed out whites lacking in pop, or something that ends up looking gray. Others will upcharge you, typically...
Whether you have been an avid reader of our blog since 2009, or are just finding us now, welcome to the new home for the DTC Packaging Resource Center at our renovated and improved webstore, Globe Guard Products! We have migrated our blog (formerly on Green...
We have long awaited a padded paper mailer product that we could stand behind as both effective in function (protection during shipment) as well as eco-friendly. Due to the fact that most padded paper envelopes involve some sort of poly bubble material or foam that...
About 3 months ago we wrote a blog post on unique and memorable custom-shaped die cut boxes. That post, which can be read here, we believe, was in many ways a trailblazer for countless more unique and interesting concepts in the DTC packaging world. When it comes...
Our stock online webstore Globe Guard® Products has long provided green, eco-friendly packaging options and solutions to a variety of consumers. Among our most popular offerings are the unpadded paper mailer envelopes. While green and fully recyclable, the PCW...
We’ve used the term “flexo-friendly” in a number of blog posts to describe ways of designing and rendering your artwork so that it both looks great and can be printable with print plates (instead of a digital, offset or litho label alternative printing method)....
Our rigid mailer envelopes have been a popular custom item for many years for a variety of reasons. There are many benefits to a rigid mailer when the product you are shipping requires protection and a box is too big or bulky, such as documents, photos, wedding...
One of the great joys of being in this industry, is the opportunity to work with hundreds of startup businesses and watch them learn, grow and evolve over the years. Many of our customers come to us admitting that while they are experts and very knowledgeable about...
It’s an often visited topic among our blogs—for good reason—as every year it is important that we try to encourage our customers to beat the holiday rush and order packaging well in advance of the end of the year. But it has never been more important to emphasize...
We may not have a more popular packaging product than our unpadded paper mailer envelopes. Versatile, eco-friendly, lightweight, easy to store and customizable are just some of the best features and reasons why paper mailers are so well-liked by ecommerce...