Production specs from day one.
Every design decision is checked against manufacturing reality before it leaves the studio. Surprises cost three times as much at production stage.
Brand & Graphic
Print and packaging, manufactured-ready.
Print is the discipline most digital agencies do badly because it requires a different mental model — manufacturing tolerances, ink behaviour, substrate testing. We treat it as a production discipline first and a design one second.
Deliverables
What you actually get.
Print engagements always include production specs and printer liaison. Beautiful renders that don't print correctly are a waste of money.
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Production-ready files
Bleed, registration, ink build, varnish and special-process specs documented per piece. Files ready to send to print.
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Printer liaison
Quotes from our network of trusted printers, proof review, and on-press supervision where the cost justifies it.
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Substrate testing
For packaging — physical samples on shortlisted substrates before final spec. Saves expensive surprises at production scale.
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Dieline and structural design
For packaging — bespoke dielines or adaptation of stock structural formats with engineering for assembly.
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Colour management
Pantone, CMYK and digital-press colour matching documented. Spot vs process decisions made against budget reality.
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Print runbook
A short doc your operations team can hand to future printers so reorders match the original spec.
Why this works
Three structural reasons.
Three structural reasons print projects fail — and how we counter each one.
Printer relationships, not Google searches.
We work with a curated network of UK and European printers we already know the capabilities of. No "we will find someone" mid-project.
Documented for re-order.
Your fifth print run should match your first. We document specs so it does.
Engagement shape
How a typical project runs.
Every engagement is scoped against your audit, but the rhythm below is the default.
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Audit
Read-only access to your existing analytics, search console, ad accounts and codebase. Three ranked recommendations delivered in writing inside a week.
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Plan
Scoped milestone-priced roadmap with named accountable lead, fixed total, and explicit success metrics. One week, fixed fee.
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Build
Weekly Friday demos. Staging URL from day three. Production push the moment a milestone is genuinely done.
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Operate
Optional monthly retainer for ongoing iteration and performance. Cancellable any month with one month notice.
FAQ
Common questions about Print & Packaging.
We manage printer liaison end-to-end — quoting, proofing, supervision — but you contract directly with the printer. No markup on production costs.
Yes — we routinely design to printer-supplied dielines, ink specs and substrate constraints. We will work to your printer's spec if you already have one in place.
Single SKU packaging: 4–6 weeks design + 4–8 weeks production. Multi-SKU range: 8–14 weeks design + production. The audit gives a real timeline.
Yes — FSC paper sourcing, soy/vegetable ink, low-substrate and mono-material structures are routine considerations. We will tell you what the cost / sustainability trade-off looks like in real numbers.
Next step
Want this scoped against your print & packaging?
Want this scoped against your print & packaging?
The audit will tell you whether it's the right next move.
Book a free audit and we'll show you what the engagement would look like, the timeline, and the indicative cost — all before any contract.