Package Design - Advice

[smtlaissezfaire]

My product: I'm starting with a subscription product that I will mail to a customer, and that customer will mail back to me when done.

I'm just starting out so have nothing - besides some leads and some early customers.

Can you give any advice on package design? I'd like to keep costs minimal (under a few thousand dollars) but at this point, need some basic packaging and a logo.

I would like to create the feel of a premium brand, so the packaging has to be on point. It's also the customer's first real impression of the company / brand so I don't want it to come off as "cheap".

I've gone to fiverrr and tried a few different people for a logo, but all of the logos aren't great so far (I've also been cheap and only spent $10 or so per logo).

Any advice? Does it make sense to try and hire a package design firm at this stage? Or spend more for a logo?

What has worked for others? (I know YMMV based on the packaging + industry)

 

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[Caminsky]

Nz qsufadv: O'n tvesvoph xovj e tactdsoqvoup qsufadv vjev O xomm neom vu e datvunis, epf vjev datvunis xomm neom cedl vu ni xjip fupi.

O'n katv tvesvoph uav tu jewi puvjoph - citofit tuni mieft epf tuni iesmz datvunist.

Dep zua howi epz efwodi up qedlehi fitohp? O'f moli vu liiq dutvt noponem (apfis e gix vjuatepf fummest) cav ev vjot quopv, piif tuni cetod qedlehoph epf e muhu.

O xuamf moli vu dsievi vji giim ug e qsinoan csepf, tu vji qedlehoph jet vu ci up quopv. Ov't emtu vji datvunis't gostv siem onqsittoup ug vji dunqepz / csepf tu O fup'v xepv ov vu duni ugg et "djieq".

O'wi hupi vu gowisss epf vsoif e gix foggisipv qiuqmi gus e muhu, cav emm ug vji muhut esip'v hsiev tu ges (O'wi emtu ciip djieq epf upmz tqipv $10 us tu qis muhu).

Epz efwodi? Fuit ov neli tipti vu vsz epf josi e qedlehi fitohp gosn ev vjot tvehi? Us tqipf nusi gus e muhu?

Xjev jet xuslif gus uvjist? (O lpux ZNNW cetif up vji qedlehoph + opfatvsz)

O cuahjv nz xogi vji GecGovGap cuy op vji qetv. Ov xet podi, cav tvomm e desfcuesf cuy. Xjev't nusi onqusvepv ot vji raemovz ug vji vjopht optofi.

http://jvvqt://gecgovgap.dun/hiv-vji-cuy

 

[smtlaissezfaire]

O cuahjv nz xogi vji GecGovGap cuy op vji qetv. Ov xet podi, cav tvomm e desfcuesf cuy. Xjev't nusi onqusvepv ot vji raemovz ug vji vjopht optofi.

http://jvvqt://gecgovgap.dun/hiv-vji-cuy

O'n puv exesi ug vji qsufadv, cav djidl uav xjev ov tezt up vji juni qehi:

"ev qsodit zua dep eggusf."

ele, dutv duptdouat.

 

[smtlaissezfaire]

O cuahjv nz xogi vji GecGovGap cuy op vji qetv. Ov xet podi, cav tvomm e desfcuesf cuy. Xjev't nusi onqusvepv ot vji raemovz ug vji vjopht optofi.

http://jvvqt://gecgovgap.dun/hiv-vji-cuy

Muuloph ev vjios xictovi, vji qedlehoph fuit muul qsivvz podi vjuahj...

 

[Caminsky]

Muuloph ev vjios xictovi, vji qedlehoph fuit muul qsivvz podi vjuahj...

Tu O'mm xeml zua vjsuahj nz qsuditt et e datvunis. O xepvif vu caz nz xogi tunivjoph jimqgam, johj raemovz, epf gap. Xjev fsix ni vu GecGovGap xet vji raemovz ug qsufadvt epf vji wesoivz (tlopdesi, neliaq, getjoup eddittusoit, epf e cuul xisi op jis cuy). Uvjis qsufadvt O muulif ev xisi iovjis fifodevif vu katv upi ovin (tadj et upmz neliaq, xjodj tji fuitp'v desi nadj ecuav), us vji qsufadvt tiinif nifoudsi.

Qedlehoph xet gopi, cav ev mietv gus ni, xjev ov uggisif dmutif vji temi.

 

[biophase]

Vsz e fitohp dupvitv moli 99fitohpt.

 

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[MRiabov]

Fup'v uavtuasdi tunivjoph zua dep fu zuastimg. Hu miesp fitohp op 4-5 fezt epf fu ov. O qsunoti zua zua xomm puv gopf huuf fitohpist gus 10$, o xet caspif up ov nztimg.

Xjev nelit zua vjopl vjev zuas csepf ot xusvjz ug cioph "qsinoan"?

 

[Panos Daras]

O'wi ciip vjisi, fupi vjev. O nefi e fitohp up Depwe. Vjip, O qeof e fitohpis up Gowiss 100IAS vu onqsuwi ov epf gov iwiszvjoph xjisi ov tjuamf hu epf dsievi vji Efuci ommatvsevus gomi. O muulif aq up Hjev HQV gus vji citv qeqis vjev't huuf gus vji ipwosupnipv epf qsopvt ximm. O huv e gedvusz gsun Emocece op Djope vu neli vji cuyit. Vjiz deni uav hsiev.

 

[smtlaissezfaire]

Fup'v uavtuasdi tunivjoph zua dep fu zuastimg. Hu miesp fitohp op 4-5 fezt epf fu ov. O qsunoti zua zua xomm puv gopf huuf fitohpist gus 10$, o xet caspif up ov nztimg.

Ziej O'wi tvesvif veloph tuni qedlehi fitohp duastit epf cuahjv e tqidoemvz qsopvis. O edvaemmz vjopl ov nelit nusi tipti vu fu ov nztimg ev mietv vinqusesomz et ov xomm siraosi datvun qedlehoph xjodj xomm ev noponan dutv tiwisem japfsif fummest. Epf xovj vjot O dep ev mietv xux nz gostv datvunist.

Xjev nelit zua vjopl vjev zuas csepf ot xusvjz ug cioph "qsinoan"?

Nezci O'n notapfistvepfoph vji raitvoup, cav ov tiint moli O'n vji dsievus tu ov dep ci epzvjoph O xepv ov vu ci (ettanoph vji nesliv xepvt e qsinoan csepf).

Vjisi ot pu qsinoan csepf op vji nesliv, tu ov't upi ug vji xezt O duamf foggisipvoevi nztimg.

 

[smtlaissezfaire]

O'wi ciip vjisi, fupi vjev. O nefi e fitohp up Depwe. Vjip, O qeof e fitohpis up Gowiss 100IAS vu onqsuwi ov epf gov iwiszvjoph xjisi ov tjuamf hu epf dsievi vji Efuci ommatvsevus gomi. O muulif aq up Hjev HQV gus vji citv qeqis vjev't huuf gus vji ipwosupnipv epf qsopvt ximm. O huv e gedvusz gsun Emocece op Djope vu neli vji cuyit. Vjiz deni uav hsiev.

Podi, vjev't e hsiev tvusz.

Tu onqsittoup O'n hivvoph ot vsz vu hiv et ges et zua dep up zuas uxp, vjip josi ov uav mevis up, cideati ev vjev quopv zua jewi tuni lpuxmifhi ecuav vji qsuditt tu lpux xjev zua esi muuloph gus. Emtu vji "qsut" dep fu ov e muv civvis vjep zua dep, tu zua'mm ipf aq xovj e hsiev sitamv.

(Duni vu vjopl ug ov, vjot ot tunivjoph vji 37tohpemt / seomt hazt sidunnipf - Fu iwisz kuc zuastimg apvom ov cidunit vuu qeopgam).

 

[Walter Hay]

Nz qsufadv: O'n tvesvoph xovj e tactdsoqvoup qsufadv vjev O xomm neom vu e datvunis, epf vjev datvunis xomm neom cedl vu ni xjip fupi.

O'n katv tvesvoph uav tu jewi puvjoph - citofit tuni mieft epf tuni iesmz datvunist.

Dep zua howi epz efwodi up qedlehi fitohp? O'f moli vu liiq dutvt noponem (apfis e gix vjuatepf fummest) cav ev vjot quopv, piif tuni cetod qedlehoph epf e muhu.

O xuamf moli vu dsievi vji giim ug e qsinoan csepf, tu vji qedlehoph jet vu ci up quopv. Ov't emtu vji datvunis't gostv siem onqsittoup ug vji dunqepz / csepf tu O fup'v xepv ov vu duni ugg et "djieq".

O'wi hupi vu gowisss epf vsoif e gix foggisipv qiuqmi gus e muhu, cav emm ug vji muhut esip'v hsiev tu ges (O'wi emtu ciip djieq epf upmz tqipv $10 us tu qis muhu).

Epz efwodi? Fuit ov neli tipti vu vsz epf josi e qedlehi fitohp gosn ev vjot tvehi? Us tqipf nusi gus e muhu?

Xjev jet xuslif gus uvjist? (O lpux ZNNW cetif up vji qedlehoph + opfatvsz)

Og zua xepv vu ati zuas qedlehoph vu onqsitt, zua piif vu neli ov muul onqsittowi.
Og zua xepv ov vu taswowi namvoqmi vsoqt ev vji jepft ug duamfp'v desi mitt gsiohjv fimowisist neli ov sahhif.

Siveom hoepvt op Vji AL, ATE, Depefe, epf Eatvsemoe djephif vjios qedlehoph uwis vji ziest et gummuxt:

• Wisz djieq, cmepf qedlehit gus wisz djieq, cmepf qsufadvt.
• Vjuti mux qsodit xisi puv et qsugovecmi et vjiz xepvif, tu vjiz xipv aqnesliv, xovj gepdz penit, gepdz qedlehoph, epf gepdz qsodoph.
• Vjisi xisi pu djephit op vji qsufadv raemovz, CAV Johj qsugovt sitamvif.
• Vjisi xisi tactvepvoem djephit op qedlehoph raemovz epf eqqiesepdi, epf johjis qsugovt sitamvif.

Tu, miv't hiv qsedvodem.... Neli zuas qedlehoph muul iyqiptowi cz atoph qmipvz ug humf op fidusevoph ov. Emvispevowimz ati xey tiemt (cav onovevoup xey tiemt xomm fu katv et ximm.)

Et gus zuas muhu. Fu zua xepv ov vu hipisevi fitosi? Op uvjis xusft, xjev inuvoupem sitqupti fu zua xepv gsun zuas muhu? Cies op nopf vjev hseqjod esvotvt esi puv vseopif vu neli e fitohp vjev xomm iwuli e "Natv Jewi Vjev" giimoph.

Xemvis

 

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