I got in to the printing industry by chance in 2005. About 6-7 years in I started flirting with packaging. And soon after that it grew into a steady relationship. It keeps my happy wheels going, excites me and gives tremendous joy while working. Drop me a line or reach out, I’ll be happy to help you work on your packaging project.
I am an experienced packaging designer and prepress technician. My work experience was 99% in print companies for more than 17 years. I took an interest in packaging and that developed to a long term commitment.
During my carrier I have acquired a vast technical knowledge of the software and processes of print production. I started off in the digital and web space first and later made the switch to print. I have had the opportunity to work for many, if not all printing techniques. So I understand sheetfed digital and offset, large format, screen printing, gadget printing, flexo and letterpress... And what each asks for in a print ready/print production file. Bleeds, margins, color spaces and profiles, ratio...
As I write, I am well versed in all major software used in this line of work. Adobe suite (InDesing, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) is my software of choice for general work. I use specialized software and plug ins for packaging and prepress like ArtiosCad, Esko plugins for Adobe, Enfocus plugins for Acrobat. I also know my way around CorelDraw, but only use it if the job asks for it.