Packagefun journalhttps://packagefun.com/journal/Packaging design, materials and useful ideas.en10 packaging design tools worth a place in your workflowhttps://packagefun.com/journal/best-packaging-design-tools/https://packagefun.com/journal/best-packaging-design-tools/A practical shortlist, from production-minded 3D software to free browser tools. Esko Studio leads; CraftyWand takes second; Pacdora is third.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTThe colour you approve is the colour you print? Not quite.https://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-colour-on-real-materials/https://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-colour-on-real-materials/A screen is a useful beginning. Paper, ink and lighting decide what happens next.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTA packaging brief that saves the second meetinghttps://packagefun.com/journal/a-better-packaging-brief/https://packagefun.com/journal/a-better-packaging-brief/The most useful brief makes the physical job clear before anyone debates a typeface.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTSmall type has a big job on packaginghttps://packagefun.com/journal/small-type-big-responsibility/https://packagefun.com/journal/small-type-big-responsibility/Give the back panel the same care as the front. It is where a customer goes looking for answers.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTAn unboxing experience without all the extra stuffhttps://packagefun.com/journal/unboxing-without-extra-stuff/https://packagefun.com/journal/unboxing-without-extra-stuff/A clear opening sequence can feel more considered than another layer of tissue.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTPhotograph the package people will actually receivehttps://packagefun.com/journal/photograph-packaging-for-your-shop/https://packagefun.com/journal/photograph-packaging-for-your-shop/A useful product gallery balances atmosphere with evidence: shape, scale, details and the real finish.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTRefill packaging starts with the second usehttps://packagefun.com/journal/refill-packaging-is-a-system/https://packagefun.com/journal/refill-packaging-is-a-system/The container is only one part of a refill idea. Filling, cleaning, storage and identification belong in the design too.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTOne range, twelve variants, no visual shoutinghttps://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-range-without-clutter/https://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-range-without-clutter/Build a family resemblance that helps customers choose, rather than making every pack look interchangeable.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTBefore the beautiful render, fold a piece of paperhttps://packagefun.com/journal/paper-prototype-before-render/https://packagefun.com/journal/paper-prototype-before-render/A rough physical model can answer questions that a polished image has not yet asked.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTWhat laser marking could change about the shipping boxhttps://packagefun.com/journal/laser-marking-ecommerce-packaging/https://packagefun.com/journal/laser-marking-ecommerce-packaging/Mondi's 2026 concept puts a familiar question back on the table: when should information be added to a package?Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTThe final packaging review: five conversations, one decisionhttps://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-design-review-checklist/https://packagefun.com/journal/packaging-design-review-checklist/Bring structure, artwork, product information, operations and presentation into the same approval.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT