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Springtime at CSW usually means new product launches, and this year we rolled out our WrapIt™ counter distortion service for shrink packaging. Label printers who are new to the shrink packaging market come to CSW for help with optimizing label…

Counter-Distortion Service Optimizes Shrink Packaging Graphics for Designers, Brands, and Converters Phoenix, AZ, May 2, 2017 – – Responding to the growth in shrink packaging applications and the knowledge gap that can exist for printers entering this market, premedia company…

International Alliance of Two Innovative Premedia Companies Provides Clients with Greater Reach, Capacity and Brand Protection Ludlow, MA, April 30, 2017 – – Packaging premedia firm CSW, Inc. announces a strategic partnership with Marvaco Group, a European company with seven…

Did you make it down to the Package Design Matters Conference last week? If not, no worries, CSW was there. We brought back some great insights to share. If you’re not familiar with this conference, you should be. Sponsored by…

Are you attending LabelExpo Americas 2016 this week? Be sure to stop by Booth 6515 to see the folks at Creative Edge Software. We provided them with some sample files to use in demonstrating the capabilities of iC3D rendering software. We’ve…

CSW is featured in the December 2015 issue of packagePRINTING The article details how we were able to coordinate the transition of Nestle Waters NA flexo packaging to expanded gamut printing. You can read the whole story on the packagePRINTING website, but here…

This is the year Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland turns 150. Alice is being celebrated in print, in film, and online. Lewis Carroll’s story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole in search of adventure, along with its sequel Through…

Were you lucky enough to receive one of these promotional pieces from PCA this Halloween? If so, you’re also holding onto our handiwork, too. This corrugated converter approached us for help with raising the bar for graphic interest on their…

Spring arrived late this year, but CSW Bridge has been buzzing with design and prototyping activities all winter long. Among the hundreds of challenges we completed, we’re most proud of: Our first 3D printed prototype, used in TV and online…

On February 11-12, 2014, The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design & Graphics at Clemson University will be hosting a seminar on Brand Color Management. Attendees will learn how to define, communicate and monitor brand color consistency on consumer packaging graphics.…

Digital Publishing Solutions Magazine has just published the winners of their first Innovation of the Year Award, and CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia received third place! We’d like to say congratulations to our fellow nominees:  First place winner SIPE Steel…

Check it out! CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia was part of the product focus feature in Package Design Magazine’s December issue.

We at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia would like to express our sincere appreciation for our clients, vendors, and staff. We’re thankful for your patronage, support and hard work. We wish you the opportunity to bridge the gap between dinner…

We’ve been busy, busy here at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia, so we apologize for the radio silence. We do want to let you know that Package Design magazine gave us a shout-out in their 2013 Awards issue. Did you…

CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia recently worked with McNairn Packaging to design new graphics for their range of Artisan Bread Bags. Eight stock sizes of Natural Kraft paper bags with micro-perf side gusset vents – all decorated with something a…

May was a busy month at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia: Lots of new projects with unique packaging development and production challenges. Our combined wealth of design, pre-press and converting experience allows us to navigate these obstacles successfully, but from…

Although it may still look and feel like winter in some parts of the U.S., the sun’s rays are now much stronger, and the days are growing longer. Nature is waking up and giving us a new level of energy…

Last month I attended a seminar on process color management for flexo print at Clemson University. It was held at the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, an amazing facility that draws on resources from Clemson’s graphic communications and…

Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2013? Chances are it was one of these: lose weight, quit smoking, get organized, save money, or spend more time with family. That’s all fine and good (and we wish you luck…

CSW Bridge recently conducted a completely unscientific poll to find out how our clients typically use package prototypes. Here’s what we found out: 1)    Hero Comps:    For photo shoots and TV commercials, as well as PR opportunities, there is no substitute…

  Way back in 1035, a Persian traveler visiting the spice markets in Cairo recorded the use of paper as a packaging material. Other forms of packaging such as baskets, wooden boxes, pottery, barrels, and woven bags had already appeared…