Holograms are composed of photographic images which are given a 3-dimensional appearance by how the hologram sticker is constructed and by using how light behaves.  The image is not a true 3-dimensional image but is in fact two 2-dimensional images which use how light enters the label and is reflected back to give the impression [...]

How many times have you used a product in a way the manufacturer did not envisage with less than wholesome results? Hands up please because we’ve all done it! “Read the Label First” is a common phrase which is too often ignored and sometimes with less than funny results. In 2007, a s a keen [...]

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious health hazard and it strikes in places where people least expect to catch something – in hospitals and surgeries. MRSA is a serious hazard because it is resistant to antibiotics as are an increasing number of bacteria which have historically been treated with them.  The implication for us as humans [...]

Provided by Mark Trumper, MaverickLabel.com, providing label products such as Hologram Stickers A hologram is created by capturing the light reflected from an object and reconstructing it so the subject appears to move relative to the position of the viewer of the hologram.  This is what makes a hologram appear 3-dimensional but in fact it [...]

Life imitates art, but when someone produces imitation products of the genuine article we all suffer – the manufacturer, the distributor and the customer.  Beating the counterfeiters is an imperative for any business intent on maintaining its proprietary rights over a brand as well its market reputation and billions of dollars are lost every year [...]

Labels crop up in the most unlikeliest of places … at first glance that is and when they do, you slap your head in realization. There is a distinct cottage industry that has sprung up around bottling antique scents and marketing them, typically using online auction sites such as eBay.  When we say, “Antique Scent” [...]

Shipping labels and mailing labels come in all shapes and sizes and many are not made from what you may at first sight believe! It is not only how some of them are made that may give you pause for thought but sometimes, a shipping label originating from one part of the globe can give [...]

Roll labels are ideal for multiple use and when you need a stash of labels on hand which can easily be handled and applied.  Roll labels are cheap and always ready to use in bulk or for one-off jobs and they have very few limitations while being easy to design and produce at a very [...]

What kind of person buys a label maker? My wife for a start, plus my mother-in-law and plus my mother so you can guess I am not going to be arguing with any of them! Label makers are one of those hang overs from the 1970′s and 1980′s that have never faded away unlike the [...]

Before you decide which type of label you need you are going to have to take a look at your printer and establish what type that is; inkjet or laser printer. Inkjet printers squirt small, high pressure jets of ink onto the paper when printing (hence the name “inkjet”) and this must then be allowed [...]