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Advice about labels on bottles

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May 20, 2019
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Could you please recommend me some really good free or paid course about how to design labels on bottles ?

Thank you very much

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slam629Author

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By the way yes, client is from US

Joely10623436

Community Expert

First, do some research about Packaging Design & Labels over the years. In Books and Online.

Then, take whatever Classes/Course that show's how to pair fonts, use Spot-Colors (Pantone, hot foil stamping etc.), different printing technologies (screen printing, Letterpress etc.), different Papers/Materials.

Good luck.

meganchi

Legend

I work as a designer in the packaging industry. I can speak only to USA items where we consult the code of federal regulations guidelines from the FDA website. Labeling laws vary depending on the Industry you are designing for.

The client is ultimately responsible for vetting their labeling information to the FDA.

We use Illustrator, Photoshop, Strata CX, Artios CAD, and Art Pro for a variety of reasons. If the bottle isn't a cylinder, it will need warped to conform to the package shape.

Most packaging suppliers will provide designers with a "straightened" dieline to design upon, and then the supplier will distort or warp the artwork for them, although some charge for that.

I would first ask your client if their product has been created, yet. If so, then you can ask for them to get you the art dielines from their supplier.

KShinabery212

Community Expert

Ahh beauty bottle logos. See how I jump right into the drinky drinky labels.

Same thing... reseach various types. Then find the type of bottle you want it to go on. That changes everything from size to shape. Especially in beauty as bottle can be round, cyclinder or square-ish. Then you need to know what message the client wants to covey in their packaging. Learn their story. Then pitch them an idea as sketch first.

Also make sure you have a contract for your work!!!! Very very very important.

Let's connect on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshinabery/

KShinabery212

Community Expert

Steve Simpson hosts tutorials in Europe. Not sure where you are located... but he is brilliant.

But it really depends on the style you want to create the logo and label in. With Beer and Wine bottle labels / logos they can be really simple or complex.

So the idea first might be to decide what style of illustration or graphic you want and then pick a bottle... as each bottle has differnt size. Measure the bottle and then start adding the illustration to the bottle label.

But like I said it depends on the style you or your client likes.

Let's connect on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshinabery/

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slam629Author

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I have to say you thank you very much for letting me discover this awesome artist, his style is mesmerizing, I bloody love all those tiny beautiful details and the impact the image have overall at first glance. I didn't know him at all and I already love his style. Yes I am in Europe by the way, hope to have a chance in the future to attend one of the his workshops.

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slam629Author

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I've been honest to the client and told me to design anyway, in my case is label designs for beauty products in small bottles, and this is the link client provided me as reference for the work I need to do

https://www.google.com/search?q=beauty+bottle+labels&tbm=isch&hl=en-US&chips=q:beautiful+bottle+labels,g_1:design&prmd=i…

so now that I can be more precise I would ask again in the case answers could change : is there any course from scratch to the final touches for this kind of label ?

Mike_Gondek10189183

Community Expert

Check out this magazine

https://www.beautypackaging.com/

Problem with packaging design all too often is everyone wants to be the one to choose color, type, graphics. Rarely does anyone want to invest the time to learn the legal graphical requirements.

Cosmetics Labeling Guide | FDA

Avoid a costly FDA warning letter and reprint the job, look into hiring someone to do a legal review as this is something you cannot learn on the fly, takes years. The personal care council may be able to recommend someone for USA labeling.

https://www.personalcarecouncil.org/labeling-packaging/

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slam629Author

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Glad to be one of those few designer that concern first about technical info then the design. Thank you for the links, I think I will comeback here to ask more questions in the case after finished the course Illustrator: Package Design

started and interrupted almost at the beginning many months ago due to workload. Hence I carved in mind the utmost importance of technical info über alles. Same for your links and the other ones provided.

One thing I'm having a hard time finding it are dimensions and best practices for cylinder labels

JonathanArias

Legend

here are some good courses:

Illustrator: Package Design

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slam629Author

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Thank you very much

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SJRiegel

Legend

Hi Slam629

Providing more information would help you get useful answers.

What is your current design and software experience and skill level?

What part of the process to you have questions about: setup, layout, preparing for press?

Please help us to understand what we need so we can be of more help.

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slam629Author

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Hi SJRiegel,

thank you for your prompt reply, I have a working knowledge on PS, AI, ID and I know a thing or two with AE, until now I did graphic design for web and print, from infographics to business card and flyers, from roll up banners to newsletters, free hand illustrations and very short comics. In short I have experience with print deliveries however until now I never designed a Label and Packaging generally speaking. What I would like to know is on the process overall and in particular how to begin from scratch, how many technical informations I saw it has to insert into the lable as well as the graphic design itself, where to get these inforamations, then advices on graphic designs for this type of label and so on. In the end I feel the need to study from A to Z ie as you wrote setup, layout, preparing for press. So I would need a solid really good course on fundamentals about labels on bottles. Hope my answer helped

Monika Gause

Community Expert

The technical information on the label, and the regulations concerning how it has to be presented should be supplied from your client. That is a legal issue that they should not expect the graphic designer to research.

I do a lot of bottle labels for windshield washer fluid, cleaners, RV antifreeze and other chemicals. There is a person in our company who provides me will all of the exact text for cautions and warnings, as well as information on exactly how tall the letters have to be for each part of that text.

You have already done plenty of print design, so you should have no problem moving into this sector. When it comes to the design itself, keep in mind that the part of the label visible on the shelf is limited, so make sure that you test the design on a bottle to make sure that the pertinent parts are visible.

Please come back with specific questions as you get further into the process.

SJRiegel schrieb
The technical information on the label, and the regulations concerning how it has to be presented should be supplied from your client.

They should.

I don't do packaging design, but I know from colleagues that all too often they have to do additional research as to the legal regulations, because the client couldn't provide the information.

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