FoldedColor Packaging (Corona, CA) is allowing designers, retailers and brand managers to test box sizes and styles before creating and ordering custom-printed folding cartons in a new marketing strategy. Unprinted, cut-to-spec prototypes are available for just $2 (USD) each including shipping for five samples. Users also have the option of ordering one or more custom-printed … Read more →
Creative Edge Software has announced the immediate availability of a major upgrade to IC3D, the world’s first real-time, all-in-one 3D packaging design software that lets users generate live 3D digital mock-ups on-the-fly. “In addition to our unique, easy 3D model creation, lighting, shadows, special effects, materials and in-store visualization, customers wanted a better way to … Read more →
The global packaging market’s use of software tools to enhance production of all printed packaging, taking into account all relevant software segments, exceeded $1 billion worldwide in 2015 – and that total is climbing steadily in all regions, according to InfoTrends. InfoTrends is the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the imaging, … Read more →
Over the last two years I’ve been working towards a Master’s degree at the University of Alberta. My final research project brings together my two favourite things: design and craft beer! So I’m sharing my preliminary findings from “A Case of Beer: A study to determine if the visual design elements of Ontario craft beer … Read more →