Packaging Chic Sharon Eucce partners with startup and existing brands to sell their products through high quality packaging including folding cartons, rigid boxes and litho laminated solutions. © 2012 PackagingChic. All rights reserved. Packaging Chic and the Packaging Chic logotype are trademarks of Packaging Chic. All other trademarks and images are property of their respective owners. They appear here because I was thinking they were worth highlighting or I got to be involved in the development or production of the packages shown.Tumblr (3.0; @packagingchic)http://packagingchic.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmb1jilsU1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Now <strong>this </strong>is custom printing! This box has a textured emboss on 3 panels, a regular flat emboss and foil stamping. The foil registers so well to the print and the emboss is done on a machine that embosses to the print. Registration is <strong>not </strong>an issue on the Bobst 106 … gotta love that machine!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/17857436055http://packagingchic.com/post/17857436055Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:03:18 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzes8xfRhd1qz592eo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzes8xfRhd1qz592eo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Loving this company <a href="http://www.dressmycupcake.com/" title="Dress My Cupcake Website" target="_blank">Dress my Cupcake</a>. I met them at the Fancy Food last month. Standard designs are available but you can also do custom! Regular, Mini and even Jumbo sizes too. They even have reusable and metallics. Need to start baking cupcakes just to be able to use these.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/17630771752http://packagingchic.com/post/17630771752Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:34:09 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf6pRNUC1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf6pRNUC1qz592eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbf6pRNUC1qz592eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Art of Shaving store in the Mandalay Bay shops, Las Vegas. Paul is a “retired” designer and loved chatting about their packaging.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/17537629352http://packagingchic.com/post/17537629352Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:59:12 -0800<p>Hope you weren’t wondering why I’d have photos of the Fancy Food Show here. Lots of current and future packaging clients display here or walk the show. This is where ideas and plans begin for this industry!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/17162239473http://packagingchic.com/post/17162239473Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:57:34 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymcndgUkO1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymcndgUkO1qz592eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cheese! Olives! At the Winter Fancy Food Show 2012</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/16767284281http://packagingchic.com/post/16767284281Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:06 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymcf2dEDW1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The lovely Dimitris Kirimkiridis and his wife at 5 Olive Oil during Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. They are looking for US distribution … I’m thinking Henri Bendel or Nordstrom!</p> <p>These elegant bottles stopped me in my tracks - so reminiscent of the wine/spirits or beauty category!!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/16762710315http://packagingchic.com/post/16762710315Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:59:26 -0800<p>It’s been busy these past two weeks! San Francisco for the annual Winter Fancy Food Show and then San Luis Obispo for the Cal Poly Print Week seminars & celebration. All the while listening for market trends, industry challenges, and innovative ideas from customers, colleagues, students and competitors.</p> <p>Now it’s time to catch up with the business at hand!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/16761321699http://packagingchic.com/post/16761321699Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:15:00 -0800Cal Poly<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwjilKfsj1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wall panel with art and bar sets off the elegance of this room at the JW Marriott in SF.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/15953818895http://packagingchic.com/post/15953818895Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:35:08 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqsk0XRZE1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> painted tile<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqsk0XRZE1qz592eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> painted tile on the base of the bar<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqsk0XRZE1qz592eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> finish on an interior wall<br/><br/> <p>Last Friday at LaVilla in Little Italy, San Diego. The finishes and decor were so beautiful to me! Texture and technique. The food, by the way was also tasty! Our waitstaff must have been laughing at us because we kept reordering the mini muffins … Mel, didn’t you take some home?!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/15775808632http://packagingchic.com/post/15775808632Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:04:46 -0800<a href="http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/non-apparel-specialty/Godiva-New-York-01-5892.htm">Godiva's new flagship store</a>: <p>Reminds me of the time in San Francisco when I actually got kicked out of the Godiva store. I had seen the new rigid boxes with the swirl design at a packaging competition. All I wanted was to take a closeup photo of the foil/emboss pattern on the lid. The little worker came over so fast and told me NO photographs! My intent to buy a box after I got a photo but after the shooing away, I decided not to. Saw the same boxes in my local grocery or CVS a couple of weeks later. Do you think that dilutes their “elegance” at all? Guess they don’t think so!</p> <p>This link takes you to some beautiful photos of the new store. The design firm did a beautiful job with the details! Photos/link courtesy of DDI Project Gallery, d-ash Design and Daniel Aubry.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/15580950820http://packagingchic.com/post/15580950820Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:17:49 -0800rigid boxpackaging<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxd45mErLM1qz592eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The weirdest beauty product … <span>No offense, but this is such a weird product! But that’s how it got me - it was just so unusual that I had to try it . .. Ice Elements, 2 Minute Miracle Exfoliating Gel. Got it in a moment of weakness on HSN TV. I’m saying weird because of the process. The results were immediately noticed and they were good results!! My pores looked smaller and overall skin tone seemed better. You put this on as a gel, let it sit and then rub it in. When you rub it in, it starts to pill up as it pulls dead skin off your face. Kinda gross in a fascinating way … </span><a href="http://www.iceelements.com/index.html?view=products&CatID=2&SubID=15&sid=&cid=&tid=" target="_blank"><a href="http://ow.ly/8k02s" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/8k02s</a></a><span> for the total instructions.</span></p>http://packagingchic.com/post/15387151848http://packagingchic.com/post/15387151848Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:48:58 -0800<div> <div> <p>What a crazy busy time it’s been in the plant. Usually, our folding carton and rigid box business is somewhat cyclical: busy in fall, slower in winter and early spring, busy in summer. In 2011, UPB had a record year and stayed busy throughout the year. Lead times stretched out to 6-8 weeks for customers who had been used to 4-6 weeks. We ran 24/7 in most departments and the employees got to bank a lot of overtime. Thanks for being patient!</p> <p>If you are planning for 2012 holiday packaging now, you’re doing it right! Setting up look & feel now and putting together your schedule is a great start. Holiday orders for us print in early fall. Throughout the summer, we keep busy by running as much repeat/stock program items as possible. Sometimes it’s hard to even think about next holiday when you haven’t even celebrated the current year’s holiday but it pays off in less stress and worry!</p> </div> </div>http://packagingchic.com/post/14118893762http://packagingchic.com/post/14118893762Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:40:42 -0800<p>Have you noticed? The paperboard market has tightened significantly. This means paperboard packaging companies will be <em>waiting </em>to get board – sometimes as much as 6 weeks. You’ll see price and delivery changes in folding cartons, rigid boxes, litho lam boxes and corrugated.</p> <p>Here’s a little background and information.</p> <p>The recession has created an issue with the balance of supply and demand in the paper industry. Typical box plants ran down inventories as orders were off. At the same time, with fewer orders, mills took out capacity by shutting down machines, laying off employees, etc. Many box plants now need to bring their board inventory levels back to “normal”.</p> <p>Starting about two months ago, paper mills’ backlogs for orders jumped as box plants bought more board and price increases were announced. Box plants trying to beat the increases ordered heavy. This exacerbated the backlog. Effective this week, all box plants are on an “unofficial allocation” and it can now take up to two months to get board.</p> <p>The good news is that we at Utah Paperbox have beefed up board inventory - we saw this coming. The bad news is that if we are running a custom roll size, it will be mid July before we can get it. UPB pays their bills on time and has <em>excellent direct relationships with all the mills that service us. </em></p> <p>It’s time to really plan ahead for product rollouts and reruns!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/616665498http://packagingchic.com/post/616665498Thu, 20 May 2010 10:23:00 -0700paperboardcorrugatedfolding cartons<a href="http://miriellografico.com/mg/work/2007/10/01/everything-italian/">Previous career project - loved these Everything Italian notecards & case</a>http://packagingchic.com/post/160801947http://packagingchic.com/post/160801947Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:02:00 -0700<a href="http://ow.ly/ijez">Cosmoprof NA Thrives in 2009 | GCIMagazine.com</a>: <p>Enjoyed going to this show in Vegas at Mandalay Bay … my favorite area is the Discover Beauty area. All the excitement of new products and entrepreneurs!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/150237616http://packagingchic.com/post/150237616Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:15:19 -0700<a href="http://shelfimpact.com/archives/2009/06/touch_elevates_its_game_as_a_p.php">Good article about sense of touch and packaging</a>http://packagingchic.com/post/132329229http://packagingchic.com/post/132329229Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:37:49 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/CcHeD0SwGp0178w7PdThaZGvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Up close of UV Effects showing the contrast between high gtloss and texture. You can use this technique with tight registration because we achieve it with printing plates.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/129535891http://packagingchic.com/post/129535891Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0700<a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P236802&categoryId=C16510&shouldPaginate=true">Bare Escentuals - Siren of the Sea is now on sale!!</a>: <p>Not only is this a great value … it’s a very well done box! Thanks UPB!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/128822961http://packagingchic.com/post/128822961Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0700<p>It’s come to this: I can’t just go to a retail space and pick out what I need. Shopping has become a packaging easter egg hunt. I’m attracted to packaging, what can I say?!</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/127763181http://packagingchic.com/post/127763181Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:49:24 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/CcHeD0SwGolqjrunOhX1PlGfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is a tricky design with the foil stamp going over the score. It’s tricky to keep the foil the same thickness on all edges since the machinery tends to bounce - tolerance is arounf 1/16”. It’s better to design away from the edge but if you have to have the edge foiled or even printed, it’s better to have it “bleed” over the edge like this job.</p>http://packagingchic.com/post/122062062http://packagingchic.com/post/122062062Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:59:17 -0700