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CSW to Participate in Clemson University Package Proofing and Visualization Seminar

Technical Director Marek Skrzynski to Speak About Visualization Tools for Packaging Development and eCommerce Ludlow, MA, March 1, 2018 – – Later this month, CSW’s technical director Marek Skrzynski and president Scott Ellison will attend the Proofing and Visualization Seminar held…
CSW is featured in Digital Output magazine, April 2017

CSW’s Package Prototypes Featured in Digital Output Magazine

CSW’s package prototyping capabilities are profiled in the April 2017 issue of Digital Output. The article features commentary by CSW Technical Director Marek Skrzynski, and uses a recently completed project as an example of how we fold digital print into…
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Here comes the sun…

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…
Award-winning package design by CSW Bridge

3rd Place Winner, Innovation of the Year Award

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…
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CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia makes complex prototypes

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

Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us at Bridge Premedia. We’re looking forward to good things in 2014, and we hope you are, too. See you there!
CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia Thanksgiving

What We’re Thankful For

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…
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CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia featured in Package Design magazine

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…
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Strawberry Season for SBS Folding Cartons

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…

Eye-tracking Studies for Packaging

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…

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Brand Packaging Pros

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…
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Top 10 Best Uses for a Packaging Prototype

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…

Tactical Blunders in the Packaging Wars

  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…