This is right if
The structure carries the story, and the art has to be drawn across real panels, folds and board.
Artwork for a specific piece
Make the box work before it folds.
Packaging artwork is designed across a box's actual panels, folds and board, so the printed surface and the structure work together rather than a flat graphic placed over a generic mockup.
- Guide price
- from US$ 1.200
- Scope
- structure and artwork
- Turnaround
- Quoted with the project
Guide price. Every project is quoted — tell us what it is for and we come back with a number. Half of every design fee is credited against your first print order over US$ 600.
Blackland Oat Co. illustrated carton front, studio-designed concept
How it runs
Four steps, each one on paper.
- 01
Start with the real piece
Tell us what goes inside, how it ships and how it opens. We choose structure and board before artwork.
- 02
See it on the stock
A white sample or render of the actual structure with the artwork across its real panels.
- 03
Refine and resolve
One chosen direction is refined against your feedback and the limits of the selected process.
- 04
Receive the production files
Outlined vector masters, process separations and a spec sheet naming what the press needs to hold.
The handoff
What you get.
- Structure and dieline
- Artwork across every panel
- Finish separations: foil, spot UV, emboss
- Pre-production white sample on request
- Spec sheet
.ai.pdf
Is this the right service?
When you need this. When you don't.
Production standards
The details that matter here.
Panels and grain
Build against the actual panel sizes, board grain and assembly direction; the flat sheet is not the finished box.
Paper and board →
Dieline and quiet zones
Keep essential artwork clear of scores, glue flaps and cuts, with bleed built into the dieline.
Die-cut shapes →Questions before we start.
Can you work with an existing dieline?
Yes. Send the dieline from your manufacturer and we build the artwork on it, checking scores, glue flaps and bleed.
Do I get a physical sample?
A white sample of the structure can be made before production so you can check fit and opening. Quoted with the project.
Do I own the finished files?
Yes. The approved artwork and its production files are yours. Fonts licensed from others remain subject to their licence.
Updated September 2026
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