by Dennis Salazar | Mar 2, 2026 | Packaging Solutions, Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging, Sustainable Perspective
Those who regularly read this blog know I have always had a love/hate relationship with Amazon. As a shopper, I am impressed by their ability to deliver just about anything I could possibly want to my door tomorrow. However, as a packaging industry veteran and a...
by Dennis Salazar | Jan 21, 2026 | Culture
I recently saw a sale paper promoting a “natural wood” clothing rack. As a leader is sustainable packaging, this ad caught my attention because isn’t all wood “natural”? Is there a forest full of fake trees out there somewhere that is used to make fake or artificial...
by Michael Boik | Dec 18, 2025 | Paperboard Packaging
In recent years there have been some challenges and drawbacks to paperboard packaging that may have steered companies into seeking out alternative packaging options. In some cases the reasoning was justified, but in others it might have skewed more towards...
by Dennis Salazar | Dec 10, 2025 | Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
For years our tag line has remained Packaging That Communicates because we’ve always believed the graphic and structural design of your direct-to-consumer packaging speaks volumes. So, the question remains, what does your packaging say about you? Consumers expect and...
by Dennis Salazar | Nov 5, 2025 | Packaging Design, Ecommerce Packaging
If your current packaging design is more than a few years old, it was probably made at a time when corrugated costs were low and to be frank, the price of your shipping box was of little consequence when your business was growing in leaps and bounds. Today, with...
