Artwork Guidelines

Must be 100% black only and not distorted left to right.

Keep all important text, logos, barcodes, and details at least 1/4" away from folds and cut lines. Anything placed too close to these areas may be trimmed off or could be folded over.

Because corrugated boxes are printed and cut on separate machines, slight shifts in alignment can occur during production. This means artwork may move a bit and could run over a fold or cut if it's placed too close to the edge. To get the best results:

No. 1 - Avoid placing critical elements near edges, folds, or cuts

No. 2 - Design with a little flexibility in mind—small shifts are normal

No. 3 - Place color transitions, patterns, or background graphics in areas where minor movement won't be noticeable

Extending colors or patterns across folds can help your finished box look intentional, polished, and professional, even with natural production variation.

Please provide all images at 300ppi (pixels per inch) at final size for best print quality. If an image is uploaded at 300ppi and then increased in size, its resolution quality is reduced

Good Quality
Original
@300dpi

Reduced Quality
Increased by 100%
Reduced to @150dpi

Bad Quality
Increased by 200%
Reduced to @75dpi

Colors and color saturation will appear differently on a white substrate than a kraft substrate and will impact the final color appearance of the ink.

Kraft material is a great option to give that natural look and feel to the design. Keep in mind that light colors, like pastels and grays, do not print accurately on kraft. Light colors require a brighter substrate to be printed accurately, while dark colors work well on kraft substrates. White ink does not print on kraft. If white is used in the design, it will show up as the kraft/brown color. Please keep this in mind when logos and images will be used that have the color white (negative space) in the design.

Printing on Kraft

Logo on Kraft

Logo on White

Printing on White

When saving out graphics in graphic editing programs, upon export or save, be sure to deselect "embed color profile" to ensure accurate CMYK color match.

When building your custom box in the studio, note the cut lines (solid black lines) and fold lines (dashed green lines) that appear. If designing around a fold, make sure artwork aligns on each panel.

Remember that each panel is going to fold and your artwork or text must orient correctly when assembled. Check the Graphics/Text Orientation download here or at the top of this page to see how to orient to panels on each box style.