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How to make professional labels?
submitted over 11 years ago by BigBeazy

I'm looking to throw my design up and create some professional looking labels. How do most of these companies do it? I'm not a fan of the return address labels ect. I want something more authentic!

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by IAmTheBADASSover 11 years ago

Thermal printer.

It is what TVC uses.

I use a dymo thermal printer for mine. $65

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by BigBeazyover 11 years ago

Ah, any programs i should know about?

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by IAmTheBADASSover 11 years ago

Mine came with a dymo label maker program that works pretty well.

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by alexxxblahover 11 years ago

Where were you able to find it for $65?

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by chuxsuxover 11 years agoFrugivore

Ability to print color at all?

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by thag_you_very_buchover 11 years ago

You could use something like the Zebra IQ Color Labels. I couldn't find a place selling them though so not sure on price.

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by crescentcitycloudsover 11 years ago

Personally i use 1x2 in address labels but i made a design that was pleasing to the eye IMO.

Here is a picture of them

Professional label makers can get pretty expensive and unless you are making giant batches the cost is a little overwhelming for a start up. Personally a good design and clear printing can go a long way.

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by scoopylooover 11 years ago

Those are much fancier than my masking tape and ballpoint pen labels ;)

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by crescentcitycloudsover 11 years ago

i got a label maker for testers and r&d flavors alot easier than printing that out for each tester haha

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by burnz1over 11 years ago

I use paper and scotch tape. Hey, it works
¯_(ツ)_/¯

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by scoopylooover 11 years ago

It does. When I'm feeling fancy I wrap scotch tape around my masking tape too. ;)

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by BigBeazyover 11 years ago

Those labels look pretty dam good. How would i go about making labels like that?

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by crescentcitycloudsover 11 years ago

i got the label template from the place i get my labels from (Online Labels) i desgined it in adobe illustrator off of my main logo

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by BigBeazyover 11 years ago

Awesome thank you!

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by Ranzerover 11 years ago

Labelsbythesheet.com has white vinyl peel and stick ink jet printer labels for .99 a sheet. Colors wont run or smear and they are very durable. I use them for all my juice

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by Ranzerover 11 years ago

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dciVsWP.jpg[/IMG]

these cost about $0.10 to do using a standard color inkjet printer

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by Xanzaover 11 years agoMixologist

Just get simply Avery 5160 address labels and make a template for Microsoft Word. It'll only cost you the price of the labels if you already have Microsoft Word and a printer with ink and it makes 30-60 at a time. (depends on what size label you get).

Here is a template that I use that I made in Photoshop: http://i.imgur.com/iKD4xwi.png

I removed the information for privacy.

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by lucky13mixerover 11 years ago

Do not consume? what is it bath salt

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by Xanzaover 11 years agoMixologist

Nicotine is no joke, and is a poison. It's bad enough that people inhale it, let alone try to drink it. I put that there to protect me.

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by Kleivonenover 11 years ago

http://i.imgur.com/9ME9zwg.jpg

I like to keep it simple with a P-Touch Label Maker by Brother connected to my computer.

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by Ryuuzaki_Lover 11 years agoMixologist

My mother mixes and makes Mineral Makeup. She uses a program called SureThing CD/DVD Labeler. Most label manufacturers have templates for the labels they sell for the program. You can also make your own if you can't find a template. It works pretty well and is pretty simple. I plan to use it when the rest of my DIY supplies arrive. Just waiting on the PG and VG from Essential Depot.

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by alexxxblahover 11 years ago

Anyone have any insight on using Kinkos? I don't have access to a thermal printer and the labels I got from avery are just alright, I'm looking for that nice glossy touch higher end vendors have.

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by lukmcdover 11 years ago

when I worked there a million years ago, they were touchy on the copy shop side about adhesive labels as the glue melts with heat. fwiw.

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by badf1ngerover 11 years ago

If you want something that is professional quality, head over to fiverr.com, hire a designer on the cheap, and have them make you a design you can have printed at a local printer in bulk for yourself. Not that expensive, in fact, usually less than new ink carts for your own printer.

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by sixoutover 11 years ago

> fiverr.com

So, one could do this, and just take the design anywhere and print it on sticky back labels? I have a photo printer, think that would work?

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by morzzover 11 years ago

a cheap printer can do pretty decent job if you are using a photo paper instead of normal paper. i think thin photo paper should do the best

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by aikanaeover 11 years ago

I've seen lab/biology labels that are resistant to fluids. They use Tyvek in the paper. Should work fine with most printers. I think laser printing would be more resistant to fluids than ink jet.

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by tubbytubbs666over 11 years agoFrugivore

Oh! labels get me excited! I work for a label company, and I know we have done some e-liquid labels. But unless you are going to be needing hundreds of them, then it probably wouldn't be worth it, since they can be very expensive.

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by BigBeazyover 11 years ago

How much do they run? I'm looking for around maybe 300?

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by tubbytubbs666over 11 years agoFrugivore

I actually have no idea, I don't deal with any of the business parts of it. Sorry!

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by BigBeazyover 11 years ago

No problem thank you!

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