Printing on one or two sides

What is considered as printing on 1 side or 2 sides of my packaging?

The price of your packaging is dependent on how many sides you will be printing on. For packaging such as mailer boxes, folding carton boxes, and rigid boxes, we'll ask if you want any artwork printed on the outside of the box, inside of the box, or both.

Mailer Boxes

We produce all of our mailer boxes using offset printers as it yields the highest quality print. Designs are printed directly on the substrate (paper) which is then laminated (i.e. glued) to the corrugated board. Printing on a smooth substrate as opposed to printing directly on corrugated cardboard results in higher quality results.

The small tradeoff is that because we're using an extra layer of substrate (paper), it makes the box slightly thicker and heavier. Upon your request, we can also print using flexographic printers. Please contact us for more information!

BEAMS Coffee Custom Mailer Box with Inside Printing

Mailer box - outside print only - offset printer

Your artwork is printed on a substrate (paper), then laminated to the outside of the corrugated board. The layers are:

Substrate (paper for print on the outside of the box)
Corrugated board (fluting + liner)

Offset Printer Mailer Box with Outside Print Mockup

Mailer box - outside & inside print - offset printer

Your artwork is printed on two substrates (paper), then laminated to the outside and inside of the corrugated board. The layers are:

Substrate (paper for print on the outside of the box)
Corrugated board (fluting + liner)
Substrate (paper for print on the inside of the box)

Offset Printer Mailer Box with Outside and Inside Print Mockup

Mailer box - outside print only - flexographic printer

Your artwork is printed directly on the liner of the corrugated board and there is no additional substrate layer. The quality of print won't be as high as with offset printers, but this option allows your boxes to be more lightweight.

Flexo Printer Mailer Box with Outside Print Mockup

Rigid Boxes

All artwork for rigid boxes is printed on a thin substrate (paper), which is then wrapped around the thick paperboard. Learn about how rigid boxes are made.

Lisse Two Piece Partial Cover Rigid Box Opened

Rigid box - outside print only

Your artwork is printed on a substrate (paper), then wrapped around the outside of the paperboard. The inside of the box is blank white, and the outer substrate is will be slightly visible on the inside because it's wrapped.

Substrate (paper for print on the outside of the box)
Paperboard

Rigid box - outside & inside print

Your artwork is printed on two substrates (paper). The inside artwork is wrapped around the paperboard first, then the outside artwork is wrapped last. Note that the outside substrate will cover the inside artwork slightly.

Substrate (paper for print on the outside of the box)
Paperboard
Substrate (paper for print on the inside of the box)

Rigid Box with Print Outside and Inside Mockup

Rigid Box Print Examples

White rigid box: no print on the inside of the box. The paperboard on the inside of the box is visible with no additional paper wrapping the paperboard on the inside. A box produced like this is considered as printed only on the outside and blank on the inside.
Black and pink rigid box: these boxes have print on the outside and inside of the box. Even though it's 1 solid color on the outside and inside, it would still be considered as a printed box on the outside and inside.