Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Manufacturing Pressure-sensitive labels are seamlessly integrated into our physical environment. As product labels, UPC stickers, and price labels, they can be found in an enormous variety of tapes and labels in every room of a house, every building, every manufacturing facility, every vehicle, and even outdoor environments. From bathroom and kitchen fixtures, … Continued
Medical Specimen Labeling Proper handling and labeling of medical specimens is an essential aspect of public health, and it has never been more important than in the current state of emergency brought on by the corona virus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has provided guidelines for specimen labeling during a respiratory disease outbreak … Continued
Proposition 65 Label Requirements Proposition 65 is a California law that requires businesses to provide warnings to consumers regarding their potential exposure to chemicals that may cause cancer. Also called the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act,” Prop 65 stipulates special labeling on products that pose an elevated cancer risk and are sold … Continued
Natural Wine Labels Should you buy a wine based on the label alone? If the wine in question is a natural wine, the answer is more than likely yes. Natural wines tend to stand out on wine store shelves for their distinctive label designs. From whimsical animals, cartoon characters, imagined city skylines, and creative photographic … Continued
Barcode Labels: The Signature of the Modern World The idea for barcodes (also known as Universal Product Codes or UPC) and their associated labels began, improbably enough, with a man sitting on the sand in Miami Beach. Joe Woodland, an inventor from Ohio, was on vacation. He had been searching for a way to make … Continued
Customer Spotlight: Evermine Label Evermine, the premier provider of personalized labels and other custom paper products, had its humble beginning in the kitchen of Jeanne Williamson. Jeanne, a graphic designer, enjoyed making her signature jams to give to friends and family at Christmas, and she embellished them with personalized labels that she designed herself. … Continued
Tamper Evident, Tamper Proof, and Tamper Resistant Labels: What’s the Difference? Tamper evident, tamper proof, and tamper resistant label technologies are valuable additions to the many functions that labels serve for a brand. Understanding the differences is key to making the right choice for your business. Tamper Evident Labels Tamper evident labels provide clear proof … Continued
How to Make Your Label Stick (With Your Customer) Nothing lasts forever. It’s a fact of life. And labels are no exception. Labels that peel or lift over time can damage your brand image, reducing your product’s perceived quality and making your customers wonder if what’s in the package or bottle is really worth the … Continued
Effective Ways to Use White Space in Label Design Advertisers have long known about the power of subliminal messaging – the way that a message speaks to the subconscious mind. When a graphic artist uses white space, they are leveraging that principle to boost the marketing impact of a design. Effective use of white space … Continued
The American Bumper Sticker: A Brief History Did you know that road rage is more common among drivers whose cars bear bumper stickers than among those who cars are sticker-less, regardless of the belief system expressed by those stickers? So says the author of a 2005 study on road rage, and it may be … Continued