Comps & Prototypes

Breathe life into your design with a meticulously crafted packaging mockup.

The only way to fully experience your design is to hold it in your hand. Our design and production specialists leverage decades of experience to create your expertly-crafted packaging mockup, prototype, or sales samples.

Packaging Comps & Mockups

Using comps of an entire product line can demonstrate the dimensional appearance and shelf impact of a design that a standard 2D proof simply cannot match. From color-corrects for advertising to beauty comps for design exploratory, and even sales samples – we do it all. In addition to high-end, hand-made packaging mockups, we tap the expertise of the color services team at Phototype, our print production arm, to create rigorously color-managed production-like comps.

Cartons
Influencer Kits
Shrink Sleeves
POP/POS Display Prototypes
Flexible Packaging
Hero & Beauty Comps
Bottles & Tubes
Sales Samples
Labels

Production & Finishing

Keep your comp under your control down to the very last detail. We leverage our experienced color team, color science expertise, and sophisticated color management process to streamline color matching in production. With our uniquely agile studio, we use multiple printing and finishing techniques to create the perfect comp – whether it’s a hero comp for an ad spot or a color-managed sales sample.

Visualize specialty spot treatments before custom tooling and die creation. Experiment with our wide range of special effects and finishes. Re-decorate existing packaging components to become more engaging or user-friendly. Our expert handcrafting and hand-finishing – coupled with our high-quality production level equipment – results in the perfect prototyping environment.

Digital Printing
Embossing & Debossing
Direct Imaging
Foil Stamping
Silkscreen
Spot Treatments
Transfer
Model Making
Airbrushing

Exploration & Testing

We love collaborating with designers to help them bring their bold, new packaging ideas to life! Whether testing colors to make packaging stand out, creating face panels to bring your design intent to life, or creating a new dieline, we’re your go-to creative production partner. We can test print on non-traditional substrates and materials, turn around projects in record time, and manage color to ensure consistently reliable results. No comp project is ever the same – which is precisely why we love what we do.

Artwork Creation
Substrate Testing
Structural Testing
Swatch Development
Structural Realization
Color Studies
Die Line Development
Panel Review

Short Run Sales Samples

Generating a limited number of sales samples is more cost effective than pulling the trigger on a large print run, especially if you’re still undecided about final minor changes. We can create short run sales samples, from a single sample to a few thousand, to help you lock in the final details before committing to a full run. We dedicate the same resources and skill to short-run sample production, so you receive all the same benefits of our expertise and technology, no matter the size and scope of your project.

Markets Supported

Every industry has its own packaging demands and customer expectations. We help you develop innovative packaging ideas and deliver the same level of brand consistency, print quality, and color accuracy across every execution.