Paper, Packaging & Printing

Vaping, once regarded by some as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes or…

Since visual learners make up approximately 65 percent of our population, compelling images often play great roles in leading consumers to make purchases. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has its way, striking visuals will become the antithesis of must-have buys, as the agency is hoping to add dissuasive depictions to cigarette packaging and advertising. https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1162018596568088577?s=20…

Thanks to heteronyms, homographs, homonyms and homophones, English can prove a head-scratching language that leads to numerous typos. Who among us, for example, has typed “form” when meaning “from”? Well, it appears that Irish can be equally troublesome, especially when it comes to proofreading, as two stamps that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon…

The month of July comes with a lot of celebrations—you have July 4th and, of course, all of the additional weekend barbecues—and the shoe retailer, Zappos, is adding to the celebration by releasing a surprise for all comfortable shoe-lovers. Zappos hit its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the company released a pair of limited-edition sandals (there's only 225 pairs available) in collaboration with the popular shoe manufacturer, Birkenstock. The idea behind the sandals is original, but there are a few notable elements about the packaging to point out, too.

Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding stock of The Flesh Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Impressions Direct Inc. The closing will occur on July 15, 2019, but the transfer of ownership for the transactions contemplated by this agreement will be deemed for all…

A new study focusing on chocolate packaging has some encouraging results for promo companies looking to provide custom packaging as an upsell for clients. Researchers published a report that found that people had different reactions to the same chocolate depending on its packaging...

We're feeling irrepressibly nostalgic today thanks to Big Potato Games. That's because fellow lovers of the past and all-things cinematic can now play the Blockbuster Board Game, available at Target and at the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in Bend, Ore., with the amazing creation destined to have us rewind our brains to a different…

We all like to pride ourselves on being multi-taskers, but being a spelling extraordinaire cannot be among everyone’s skillset. In conjunction with the 92nd staging of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Google Trends has again revealed which words cause the most misery for the masses, with “beautiful” yet again emerging as the one that drives…

Customized packaging elevates a promotional product to the next level. The packaging is decorated with full wrap four-color process. With customized packaging, you’re no longer just delivering promotional products, but rather offering a gift waiting to be unwrapped. Spector & Co. offers four customized packaging solutions—two options for pens, one option for journals and one…

We already had a million reasons to be excited about summer, but after the recent news that Hershey's will be making a limited-edition alteration to its famous chocolate bars, we can add another to the list. Modifying the goods for the first time in their 119-year history, the company will include 25 emojis on the milk-chocolate marvels, giving its renowned logo a semi-vacation for the sweltering season...