The Journal
From the
editor’s desk.
Reference entries, comparisons, and field guides — written in-house from the lab desk, the print floor and the buyer’s side of the table. Read for free, bookmark for next time someone on your team asks.
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How to label a product
The complete guide — material, design, compliance, application and testing, in the order you should decide them.
The complete guide to custom stickers
Material, printing, finish, cut and durability — how to make a sticker that survives a bottle, a laptop and a summer of sun.
Best-for guides
Straight recommendations by surface and use — plastic bottles, glass, metal, outdoor. The material, chosen.
How-to
Step-by-step on the tasks that decide whether a label works — prep, application, printing, waterproofing, removal.
Mistakes to avoid
Why labels fail — peeling, sourcing, design, printing and adhesive errors — each paired with the fix.
Encyclopaedia
Reference entries on every face stock, adhesive, process and term. What it is, how it’s made, where it goes wrong.
Comparisons
Side-by-side decisions on the material pairings buyers ask about most. Specs, pick-when guides, and a verdict.
Reference tables
The hard numbers — surface energy, outdoor lifespan, adhesive and film temperature ranges, ribbon matching.
Compliance
Plain-English explainers for the standards buyers ask about — FDA, EU, BS5609, UL, ISO, GS1, REACH, Prop 65, FSC.
Glossary
Quick, plain-English definitions of the terms you meet when sourcing labels — from face stock to SVHC.
Process guides
How labels are printed, finished and converted — digital vs flexo, spot UV, hot foil, die-cut vs kiss-cut.
From the Press
Anonymised case notes from the quarter’s production runs — the material, the quantity, the city, the result.