

5 Important Facts About Product Coding
What Merchandise Sellers Need to Know The carton of eggs in your refrigerator. The new hardcover book on your shelf. Those socks still in...
George Bouton
Jan 28, 20225 min read


A History of Thermal Inkjet Printers
Starting with Johannes Gutenberg in 1440, we have been searching for the best way to share printed information. Many people have at least...
George Bouton
Jan 21, 20223 min read


A History of the Bar Code
The warm sands of South Beach, laser beams, and an invention capable of changing the world—you’d be forgiven for mixing up the story of the
George Bouton
Jan 13, 20223 min read


Minimalist vs. Maximalist Packaging Designs
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” “To be or not to be.” “We go together like left and right.” The world is filled with
George Bouton
Jan 6, 20223 min read


How Consumer Packaging Has Influenced Medical Packaging
Historically, packaging has been all about efficiency. The only things relevant to packaging design were the ability to transport the items.
George Bouton
Dec 30, 20213 min read


Are Paper Bottles Next?
Houston, we have a problem. One million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute. Only 9% of plastic waste is properly recycled..
George Bouton
Dec 22, 20213 min read


What is Smart Packaging?
We’re always looking to be on the cutting edge. This is true for companies across every industry. Amazon uses artificial intelligence...
George Bouton
Dec 17, 20213 min read


How Packaging Can Increase Recycle Rates
Recycling is key to our sustainable future. Unfortunately, as the global supply chain struggles to keep up with demand, recycle rates...
George Bouton
Dec 9, 20213 min read


Food Packaging Trends in 2021
As we bring this calendar to a close, it is a perfect time to examine burgeoning and prolonged design trends from the past year...
George Bouton
Dec 3, 20213 min read
