How to Create a Dieline

Here we explain the basics of paper box dielines and how to create one in Illustrator from a pre-existing package. For this tutorial, I used a small gum pack. A dieline template is a flattened outline of the cut and fold lines for a package; it serves as a template. Designers often receive dielines from …

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Why is Bleed so Important?

Before we discuss the importance and necessity of bleed, let’s first expain what bleed is. 1. What is bleed in printing? Below is a paiting to be printed. The blue line refers to the cut line or dieline. Everything outside the blue line will be trimmed. The bleed line is 3mm away from the cut …

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