Three orders, from brief to shipment
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A skincare brand in Germany, launching six products at once
| The brief | Six cartons in three sizes for a first retail launch, with one brand green that had to match across all of them |
| The problem | The green was a CMYK build in the artwork. On a test print it shifted between cartons printed on different sheets. |
| What we did | Replaced the build with a Pantone spot ink, ganged all six cartons on two sheets so each colour ran in one pass, and measured every 500 sheets |
| Quantity | 3,000 of each carton, 18,000 in total |
| Timeline | Sample approved in 9 days, production 14 days, sea freight to Hamburg |
Ganging the cartons also cut the unit price, because six small runs became two sheet layouts.
A coffee subscription company in the United States, paying too much for freight
| The brief | A monthly mailer for two 340 g bags, replacing a stock box from a local supplier |
| The problem | The stock box was 15 mm taller than it needed to be, which put every parcel in a higher dimensional-weight band |
| What we did | Redrew the dieline around the two bags, moved to E-flute with a tear strip, and printed the inside lid in one colour |
| Quantity | 10,000 pieces per order, reordered quarterly |
| Timeline | Plain sample in 3 days, printed sample in 6, production 13 days |
The new box dropped below the carrier's band. The buyer told us the freight saving per parcel was larger than the cost of the box.
Subscription box with tear strip
Mailer with peel-and-seal closure and a tear strip, so customers open it without a knife.
A perfume house in the United Arab Emirates, shipping gift boxes by air
| The brief | A magnetic gift box for one 100 ml bottle and two travel sprays, needed for a Ramadan campaign |
| The problem | The schedule only worked by air, and assembled rigid boxes would have filled the hold with empty space |
| What we did | Built the box as a collapsible style that ships flat, with a card insert that locks the bottle and sprays, and drop-tested the packed set |
| Quantity | 5,000 sets |
| Timeline | Sample approved in 8 days, production 17 days, air freight 6 days |
Shipping flat reduced the volume to about a fifth. The boxes were popped up at the client's warehouse as the bottles were packed.
Collapsible magnetic box
Rigid magnetic box that ships flat and folds up in seconds, cutting freight volume by about 70%.
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