Packaging guides

Short, practical notes on the files you get from printers: what each line means, how boxes close, and how to check a print file before it goes to press.

• What is a dieline?
  Meaning, definition and the line types you will find on a printer file: cut, crease, perforation, glue, bleed.
• Folding carton box styles
  Reverse tuck end, straight tuck end, auto-lock bottom, sleeve, pillow and more: how each one closes and when to use it.
• What is CutContour?
  The spot colour that tells a print-and-cut machine where to cut, and how to set it up so the cut line never prints.
• Dieline in 3D without Illustrator
  Work on a printer dieline in other design apps and preview the box in 3D.
• Tapered label calculator (free tool)
  Get the exact arc of a conical label from the diameters and height of your jar, cup or tumbler.

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