by Dennis Salazar | Mar 18, 2026 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes, Culture
I was recently reminded not every box needs to be as beautiful as we can make it. Some people just need a shipping box that will protect the product during shipment and maybe not draw too much attention. That may sound strange to most e-commerce people who are all...
by Alan Wright | Feb 5, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design
The process of creating a packaging design can be like walking through a minefield. If you avoid these 10 packaging design landmines, your new package will provide excellent protection, please customers, and stay well within your budget. The 10 Biggest Packaging...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 23, 2025 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
I recently watched a movie titled The Outfit, which was set in 1930, Chicago. During a street scene I noticed the lead character’s business window showed his name and the word BESPOKE. As a fan of brevity, and a lover of old, unusual words I had to do some digging. A...
by Alan Wright | Dec 1, 2025 | Packaging Suppliers, Packaging Solutions
We’ve all been there. Hurray, your ceramic bowl has arrived! But using the shipping box’s “easy-opening” tear-off strip feels like a game of tug-of-war. The enclosed instructions for setting up the returnable shipping box are more complicated than instructions for...
by Dennis Salazar | Oct 29, 2025 | Packaging Solutions, Ecommerce Packaging
Over the course of 18 years, we have received that response often. Like, why in the world would anyone want to do that? We appreciate the question because since our company started, we have produced millions of die cut mailer style boxes for direct to consumer,...
