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Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

A tea box and a tin label for a fictional tea brand, delivered the way print shops ask for it: dieline with cut, crease and perforation layers, print PDF in CMYK with bleed, Illustrator file with outlined fonts and photorealistic mockups rendered from the actual print file.

Sample work (demo), not a client job. Built as a trial task with invented example data; the check figures below come from the automatic test run and are not polished.

What was built

  • Dieline with separate layers for cut, crease, perforation, bleed and safe area, colour-coded to pre-press convention; closed contour, dimensions measured
  • Print PDF in CMYK with bleed, spot colours for die-cut, crease and perforation, fonts embedded, total ink limited
  • Illustrator file (.ai) with outlined fonts, same colours and spot colours as the PDF
  • Back panel with ingredients, net weight and a scannable barcode; every text read back exactly from the print file
  • Tin label with a text-free glue overlap, plus three Blender mockups showing exactly this artwork, text verified by OCR

Screenshot from the test run: Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

Screenshot from the test run: Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

Screenshot from the test run: Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

Screenshot from the test run: Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

Screenshot from the test run: Complete packaging design: tea box with dieline, tin label and 3D mockups

Download schachtel-dieline.svg Download schachtel-dieline.pdf Download schachtel-druck.pdf Download schachtel-druck.ai Download dosen-etikett-druck.pdf

FERNHOLM is a fictional brand. The illustration comes from an AI image model; all text is set as vector. Die standard, board allowance and colour profile are set by the printer; no ICC profile is embedded and no organic seal is shown. The .ai is PDF-compatible, without Illustrator-native layers. The barcode number is an internal test number; real numbers are issued by GS1.

How it was checked

Automatic test run on 2026-11-08, taken from the log (test data invented, figures measured):

  • Dieline SVG+PDF closed, 254x260 mm, panels 14/70/50/70/50, perforation + bleed 3 mm
  • Print PDF trim/bleed 3.0 mm, spot colours 3, 0 RGB, image 459 dpi, total ink 284.3 %
  • Text 35/35 exact
  • .ai 0 fonts (outlined)
  • Tin label 246x70
  • EAN scanned
  • OCR front + 3/3 mockups
  • Counter-checks 6/6

Limits

What this sample does not cover, so nobody expects more:

  • .ai is PDF-compatible (Illustrator opens paths and spot colours as editable), no Illustrator-native layers or effects; the SVG carries the separate layers
  • The dieline is a common reverse tuck end built to size; board allowance, crease width, grain direction and ECMA/FEFCO specs are confirmed by the printer or its die template - no structural calculation
  • CMYK from a fixed formula (80 % black generation), no printer ICC profile, no PDF/X certificate - colour-accurate only with the printer's profile and a proof
  • Illustration from an image model (not hand-drawn), all text set as vector; the FERNHOLM brand is fictional, no trademark search, no organic seal (real seals only with the client's certification)
  • Mockups are Blender renders of the actual print file (studio, carton, tin) - not a photo of a print
  • Barcode number from GS1 range 200 (internal use only); a real GTIN is issued to the client by GS1
  • Flexible pouches with seal seams and film build-up are not part of this sample - the manufacturer supplies that dieline

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