With the legalization of cannabis in many states, the market for cannabis products has exploded. Whether you're selling CBD products, THC products, or both, packaging plays an important role in the success of your brand. Custom labels, bags, and pouches not only protect your products but also help to build your brand identity. Learn more about the specifics of cannabis labeling, the benefits of stand-up pouches, and the process for designing custom cannabis bags.   Specifics of Cannabis Labeling Properly labeling your cannabis or CBD product is crucial for ensuring your business adheres t ..read more

Whether you’ve come up with a delicious new hot sauce recipe or you’re selling packaged snacks, leveraging an accurate and durable nutrition label design is crucial. Represent your brand with accuracy and style, while meeting legal requirements and customer expectations by creating an excellent nutrition label for your product.  Importance of Nutrition Labels Creating nutrition labels that are easy to understand and remain legible over time is crucial for meeting legal requirements, maintaining trust from your consumers, and protecting your customers’ health.  Legal Requirements ..read more

What You Need To Know About Labels For Everyone's Favorite Drink The days of the coffee giants are in the past, and the rise of custom coffee has begun. Consumers are beginning to see the draw of small-batch coffee. This development is exciting, but it does pose a new challenge: how can custom coffee makers stand out? Custom coffee labels allow consumers to get a glimpse of your brand, mission, and style before they take the first sip of coffee. Understanding the design and creation process for coffee bag labels is the first step to launching your product to the top of the charts. Coffee Label ..read more

Estate labels are made of finely-crafted textured paper that adds an air of sophistication to any product. Originally created for fine wine bottles, Estate labels are now a popular choice for wrapped soap, candles, and a wide range of other handcrafted or artisan products. Estate labels are made of an attractive, fine-grained paper with a beautiful antique look. The subtle textured finish of these labels communicates a measure of excellence about your product that no other kind of label can match. What colors of Estate labels are available? Wizard Labels offers Estate labels in ..read more

The Secret to Eye-Catching Chrome Labels One of the fastest ways to catch your customer’s eye is to use a custom chrome label. Chrome BOPP has a shiny silver metallic finish that can be used to create attention-getting labels — if they're designed correctly. Are these metallic, shiny, reflective, mylar, or silver labels? In the label industry, there are a confusing number of terms for metallized BOPP. Some people call them metallic stickers. Some people call them silver labels. To keep things simple, we call it chrome, because it looks like the chrome trim or wheels on a car. It's made out of ..read more

BOPP (Biaxially Oriented PolyPropylene) is a specially-created labeling material made of thin white polypropylene plastic film. BOPP comes in white, clear, and what we like to call “chrome” labels (which have a shiny silver-like appearance). Not sure which kind of label you need? Try some out. Request a free label sample pack now. Here's why we recommend BOPP over semi-gloss labels: 1. BOPP labels are practically indestructible. BOPP labels are designed to last the entire lifetime of your product. By the time your customer has finished your product and is throwing out the container, paper ..read more

There are unique labeling challenges to consider when designing custom product labels for products that will be used outdoors. When designing a product for household use, you are able to make certain calculated assumptions about the environment and manner in which the product will be used. When it comes to outdoor product labels, however, there are many potential variables that can wreak havoc on a sub-par product label. So let's explore a few important things to consider when designing labels for your outdoor products. Consider the environments in which your product will be used when cho ..read more

How long will it take for me to receive my custom labels? This is a question that we get asked fairly regularly. We get it - you've spent all of this time developing a product and you're ready to get it in the hands of your customers. However, printing professional quality custom labels is a little more involved that clicking 'Print' on your desktop printer.  To help you better understand what it takes, let’s go on a quick journey through the label printing process. First, you place your order and supply us with the appropriate artwork (assuming of course that it’s not a si ..read more

Here we go again - it seems like we're constantly in an election process somewhere in the country. Election season is beginning to heat up, and potential candidates are gearing up for anything from student government elections, to local municipal positions, all the way up to the numerous campaigns for the U.S. presidential nominations. ​One question that we're often asked by customers (especially during election season) is "What is the difference between labels and stickers and which should I choose?". To the casual observer, there may not be any obvious difference between a label and a sticke ..read more

This post on product label design tips is authored by guest blogger Kimberly Head, CEO of Watergraphics, a leading branding and packaging design firm.  FILL THAT LABEL UP! [why this is a bad idea] WHITE SPACE CREATES IMPACT You have a lot of information you want your buyer to know. Your story is amazing, you want people to know what is in your product, and you want the person to use your product correctly. The more detailed the directions, the better they will understand your product…right? And the best way is to relay all of this is to add as much information as you can on your lab ..read more