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How 3D Printing Will Change The Packaging Design Industry

Do you like to save money? Sure, we all do! Well, when it comes to packaging design, did you know it was possible to fabricate a three-dimensional prototype of your new product using special yet cost-effective printing technology? No, you’re not dreaming! And no, we’re not on anything making us believe we’re living on the…

Design

What You Can Learn About Branding from Beavers.

We don’t typically think of university sports teams as being a brand, exactly, but that’s what they are. College football teams are hefty revenue sources for schools, and to keep those cash-cows delivering rich, nutritious, milky profits, colleges and universities have to keep their brands fresh and relevant. Considering this, Oregon State University worked with…

Design

Designing the Perfect Package – No, Not 36-24-36

Even though design company brain trusts are tearing out their dwindling tufts of hair trying to think of packaging concepts that “leap outside the box,” (ha!) there are still packaging rules which must be observed. Example: 1. Packages containing liquids must be hollow.2. Packages containing products marketed to hipsters must be ironic.3. Packages containing cats…

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4 Reasons Why Your Call-to-Action Button Sucks.

For those of you new to web design terminology, call-to-action buttons are the icons on web pages that entice users to: Subscribe! Sign Up! Download! Register! Add to Cart! View Demo! Occasionally, they’ll convince the viewers to: Subscribe Now! Download Free! Register Now! Sign Up For Free! Misguidedly, some will require users to: “Click Here,”…

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