Choose a practical format
Compare blister, clamshell, carded, fold-seal, tray, carton, and related options using product fit, retail presentation, material goals, volume, and budget.
Packaging planning & artwork
Plan the Package Before the Artwork Is Final
Packaging artwork is more than decoration. It has to work with the product, package format, seal area, tooling, hang hole, required copy, barcode placement, and production method. Bringing Powerpak into the conversation early helps connect those decisions before they become difficult or expensive to change.
Why artwork matters
Artwork has to function as part of the package.
A design can look finished on screen and still create problems at the sealing machine or on the retail shelf. The dieline establishes where the card is cut. The seal area needs room to bond. The hang hole affects how the finished package balances. Barcodes, warnings, instructions, and retailer requirements all need usable space.
Planning these details together helps reduce avoidable file revisions, proofing cycles, material waste, reprints, and launch delays.
Artwork decisions that affect production
- Dielines, trim edges, safe areas, and bleed.
- Seal surfaces and clearance around the product cavity.
- Hang-hole position, package balance, and retail display.
- Barcodes, warnings, instructions, and required product copy.
- Color setup, embedded images, outlined fonts, and proof approval.
Start the conversation early
Make the package, machine, and artwork decisions together.
You do not need finished artwork before contacting Powerpak. Early product information gives us a chance to guide the package direction while the important choices are still flexible.
Confirm machine and tooling fit
Review product orientation, cavity size, stock or custom tooling, operator workflow, target output, and how the selected package will be sealed.
Protect the launch plan
Work backward from the target date so dielines, artwork, proofs, samples, supplies, tooling, and equipment decisions happen in a practical order.
The best time to involve Powerpak is before a package format, dieline, or print run is locked. Send what you have—even if that is only a product sample, photo, rough sketch, or launch goal.
How Powerpak guides the project
One connected path from product idea to production.
Every project is different, but the same decisions have to line up before a repeatable package can be produced.
Product brief
Share product dimensions, weight, photos or samples, retail goals, volume, and launch timing.
Package direction
Compare formats and materials based on protection, visibility, branding, customer experience, and cost.
Tooling and dieline
Connect the product cavity, card shape, seal area, hang hole, tooling, and machine requirements.
Artwork and proof
Prepare production-ready files, review placement and copy, and approve proofs or samples before production.
Production readiness
Confirm supplies, tooling, equipment, operator needs, quantities, and timing for the intended launch.
What to share
Useful information is more important than finished files.
Send the information you already have. Powerpak can help identify what is still needed and which decisions should come next.
| Product | Dimensions, weight, sample or photos, orientation, fragile areas, and handling concerns. |
|---|---|
| Retail goals | Hanging or shelf display, visibility, security, sustainability, branding space, barcode, warnings, and retailer requirements. |
| Artwork status | Brand files, copy, rough layout, existing dieline, finished art, or simply a note that artwork has not started. |
| Production | Estimated quantities, monthly volume, launch date, package format interest, and whether equipment or tooling is needed. |
Start before the artwork is locked.
Send Powerpak your product details, current files, questions, and target date. We will help organize the next practical steps.