My first job was working in a print shop ... I was 10. I silk printed bottles every summer until I graduated from high school. I also walked to school everyday (uphill, both ways, I might add), barefoot, in the snow (when we got snow) and had to use a card catalog full of index cards to find books at the library. My young apprenticeship as a bottle printer taught me many things, one of which I will share with you now: analog and digital printing processes are VERY different.
Read on to learn the benefits and limitations of analog and digital printing and what you can do to ensure your packaging design is picture perfect!
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CPS BlogSubscribe now for info, news, tips and trendsWednesday, January 25, 2012Tuesday, January 24, 2012Plastic bottles help Ford vehicle shineThursday, January 19, 2012Design small bottles for an audience
Cupcakes. To some, a pastel sprinkled and delicately crafted pastry might appear as a work of art. To others it just looks like a fluffy, sissified glob of sugar. How can interpretations of the same product be so different? That’s the unanswerable question when it comes to exploring the minds of men and women. Read on to learn how simple design techniques can help products in small bottles appeal to a gender specific audience.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012Sunkist's clear container gets makeover
Protein supplements are all the craze. Sure, they’ve been around for a few years but new brands keep popping up with various ways to eat, drink or otherwise absorb protein. Read on to discover which brand is joining the protein movement and revitalizing clear container packaging along the way.
Monday, January 9, 2012Green light for plant bottles
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are epic competitors, not only in the business of sipping but even when it comes to being eco-friendly. Will green bottles be on store shelves soon? They will if either of these beverage giants have anything to do with it.
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Friday, January 6, 2012Facebook Calendar Giveaway
Hey, did you know CPS is on Facebook? Well, we are. So there. We love being in touch with 900 of our most awesomely rad customers and other online friends. Yet, no matter how much fun we have on Facebook, there will always be one thing missing, you. Don’t be shy, “like” us, join the party and enter to win a little something in return!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012CPS Film Festival 2011
Christmas came and went. While you drank hot cocoa under a tree all aglow gathered around those you love, CPS employees participated in something entirely different, The CPS Film Festival 2011. For the first time ever, CPS has decided to extend the
Christmas joy and hilarity of our annual Film Festival beyond our
company family and out into the world, via our YouTube channel. Just
think of the humiliation immortalized through these films as yet another
thank you for your business throughout the year. Wishing you a very
Happy New Year, from CPS!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012January: Capablanca
Capablanca (1942) is a romantic drama set in unoccupied Africa during World War II. Humphrey Bogart, played by Sales Rep Greg, is an American expatriate who meets a former lover, Ingrid Bergman, played by our very own Sales Assistant Angie. Their tragic and ill-fated romance is limited to their faces being photographed and Photoshopped to this calendar image.
Thursday, December 22, 2011Container CarolsNothing puts me in the holiday spirit more than Christmas music. Trees, houses decorated in multicolored lights and even a fresh sheet of white snow on the ground can’t take the place of those sweet melodic sounds. Friday, December 16, 2011Stow Christmas spices in glass spice jars
The holidays wouldn’t be the same without the aromas that depict this special time of year. I don’t walk into a candle or lotion store at Christmastime to merely peruse the shelves; I walk in with the intent to be swept up in a winter wonderland of aromas – cinnamon, peppermint, ginger, sage and so many more. Each smell contributes to the magic of the season.
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Blog ArchiveAbout the Authors![]() I’m a writer at heart, who got swept up in an intriguing industry. I learned the ropes of CPS products along with budding packagers through our customer support call center. Then I gained insight into why people love to do business with us while working with clients in Sales Support. Now, I get to encapsulate my daily packaging discoveries in writing and share them with you. Life is good. Kayla Holman CPS Blog Writer ![]() I grew up in the packaging industry working for Container & Packaging Supply. I've been a bottle printer, order picker, delivery driver, graphic artist, and warehouse manager, all before I graduated from college! Following graduation I worked as the Art Director of a radio conglomerate in a top 25 market. I came back to what I love. Keith McCauley Executive Vice President |












