Wednesday 20 November 2013

Week 9 - Why choose wood?

CYBERFAQ

(Week 9)


Wood combines versatility and strength to make it a perfect material for high quality packaging with beautiful finishes with a wonderful range of textures. 

Advantages
1. A number of finishes available
2. Ideal for luxury products
3. Different types of wood to choose from
4. Versatile substrate allowing style choices from classic to modern


Disadvantages
1. Handmade product so unit costs are often quite high
2. Limited scope for volume discounts
3. High gloss finishes can mark easily
4. Long lead times

Considerations
 There are a number of different woods to choose from, all of which have different properties. Suitable for boxes. The suitable order size is anything from 25 copies upwards.

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