Print and packaging design, production-ready — from concept to manufactured product.
Print is the discipline most digital agencies do badly because it requires a different mental model — manufacturing tolerances, ink behaviour, substrate testing. We treat it as a production discipline first and a design one second.
What’s included in our print and packaging design service.
Print engagements always include production specs and printer liaison. Beautiful renders that don’t print correctly are a waste of money.
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Production-ready files
Bleed, registration, ink build, varnish and special-process specs documented per piece. Files ready to send to print.
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Printer liaison
Quotes from our network of trusted printers, proof review, and on-press supervision where the cost justifies it.
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Substrate testing
For packaging — physical samples on shortlisted substrates before final spec. Saves expensive surprises at production scale.
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Dieline and structural design
For packaging — bespoke dielines or adaptation of stock structural formats with engineering for assembly.
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Colour management
Pantone, CMYK and digital-press colour matching documented. Spot vs process decisions made against budget reality.
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Print runbook
A short doc your operations team can hand to future printers so reorders match the original spec.
Why our print design approach works.
Three structural reasons print projects fail — and how we counter each one.
Production specs from day one.
Every design decision is checked against manufacturing reality before it leaves the studio. Surprises cost three times as much at production stage.
Printer relationships, not Google searches.
We work with a curated network of UK and European printers we already know the capabilities of. No “we will find someone” mid-project.
Documented for re-order.
Your fifth print run should match your first. We document specs so it does.
Our print and packaging design process explained.
Every engagement is scoped against your audit, but the rhythm below is the default.
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Audit
Read-only access to your existing analytics, search console, ad accounts and codebase. Three ranked recommendations delivered in writing inside a week.
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Plan
Scoped milestone-priced roadmap with named accountable lead, fixed total, and explicit success metrics. One week, fixed fee.
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Build
Weekly Friday demos. Staging URL from day three. Production push the moment a milestone is genuinely done.
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Operate
Optional monthly retainer for ongoing iteration and performance. Cancellable any month with one month notice.
Common questions about Print & Packaging.
We manage printer liaison end-to-end — quoting, proofing, supervision — but you contract directly with the printer. No markup on production costs.
Yes — we routinely design to printer-supplied dielines, ink specs and substrate constraints. We will work to your printer’s spec if you already have one in place.
Single SKU packaging: 4–6 weeks design + 4–8 weeks production. Multi-SKU range: 8–14 weeks design + production. The audit gives a real timeline.
Yes — FSC paper sourcing, soy/vegetable ink, low-substrate and mono-material structures are routine considerations. We will tell you what the cost / sustainability trade-off looks like in real numbers.
Want this scoped against your print & packaging?
The audit will tell you whether it’s the right next move.
Book a free audit and we’ll show you what the engagement would look like, the timeline, and the indicative cost — all before any contract.