What Is SBS Paperboard? (C1S vs C2S Explained)

SBS paperboard stands for solid bleached sulfate. It’s a bright white, virgin-fiber board made through the sulfate (kraft) pulping process. That pulp gets bleached until the board is white all the way through, not just on the surface. Printers like it because it takes color sharply and consistently. Brands like it because it looks premium […]
What Is a Box Dieline and Why Does It Matter Before You Print Anything?

Every custom box starts with a dieline. Not with a design, not with a color palette, not with a brief — with a dieline. It’s the first technical document your manufacturer creates, and every single thing that comes after it is built on top of it: the structural samples, the tooling, the print plates, the […]