Graphics & labelling support

Graphics & Labelling — Artwork That Actually Makes It to Shelf

Beautiful labels are great. Manufacturing-ready labels are what get you launched. We help you avoid delays with preflight checks, layout reviews, GS1 barcode readiness, and printer coordination.

Why it matters

Packaging is a Production Step — Not a Last-Minute Task

Most launch delays aren't caused by manufacturing. They're caused by artwork that looks fine on screen but fails in print, fails in compliance, or doesn't match the packaging system. MHS provides graphics support as a manufacturing enabler — so your product moves smoothly from formulation to production to dispatch.

Why graphics matter in manufacturing

  • Compliance: label elements, ingredient statements, warnings, and required info are positioned correctly
  • Efficiency: fewer production holds caused by missing files, wrong dimensions, or print issues
  • Cost control: less rework, fewer rush print jobs, and fewer "redo the whole label" scenarios
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Packages

Packages & Pricing

Choose the deliverable you need. If you're not sure, contact us and we'll identify exactly what's blocking you.

Basic Brand Kit
$750 + GST

A Basic Brand Kit establishes the visual foundation for your brand and ensures it can be applied consistently across packaging, labels, and digital channels.

The final brand kit includes a structured logo system, defined colour palette, and typography guidelines to support consistent use across product labels, packaging, and online assets. All elements are delivered within a practical brand guide with clear visual examples and simple rules for applying the brand.

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Basic Brand Kit example
Label Design
$750 + GST

Our label design service produces production-ready product labels aligned with Australian regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

Designs include placement of required product information such as ingredients lists, net contents, barcode areas, batch details, and advisory statements. Final artwork is prepared to printer specifications with correct dimensions, bleed, and colour setup.

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Advanced Packaging Design
$1,500 + GST

Advanced Packaging Design provides a tailored packaging solution for products requiring non-standard packaging formats, including custom pouches, boxes, cartons, and specialised containers.

From this foundation, packaging concepts are developed that balance brand identity, user experience, and practical manufacturing considerations. All artwork is supplied as production-ready files aligned with manufacturer templates.

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Digital Assets
$1,500 + GST

Our Digital Asset service creates high-quality product visuals for e-commerce and online sales platforms — aligned with your approved brand kit and packaging design.

This may include standalone product images for listings, lifestyle visuals, and interior scenes that support website banners or marketing content. All imagery is prepared to meet the requirements of platforms such as Shopify and Amazon.

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What we support

  • Artwork preflight: file setup checks (dimensions, bleed, safe zones, fonts, linked assets)
  • Label layout checks: placement, hierarchy, and manufacturing fit for your packaging system
  • GS1 barcode readiness: format checks and scan reliability basics
  • Label printer sourcing & coordination: match specs, finishes, adhesives, lead times and supply

What we don't do

  • Brand strategy (naming, positioning, market analysis)
  • Marketing design (ads, social campaigns, website creative)
  • Open-ended creative exploration without a defined packaging goal
If you already have a designer, we can collaborate — and step in to fix manufacturing issues fast.
Launch pathway

How graphics fits your start-up launch pathway

Great brands move fast because they remove friction early. Packaging is one of the highest-leverage places to do that.

What this prevents

  • Delays: production holds caused by missing files, wrong dielines, or printer back-and-forth
  • Rework: redesigning labels after formulation or packaging decisions change
  • Cost blowouts: rush printing, reprints, and wasted packaging inventory
Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Labels often fail late because the artwork wasn't built for the packaging system or print requirements — wrong dimensions, missing bleed, fonts not embedded, barcode issues, or critical information positioned in unsafe zones. Preflight checks and layout reviews catch these problems before they become production holds.

Preflight is a technical check of your artwork files before print: dimensions, bleed, safe zones, resolution, fonts, linked assets, and export settings. It's the fastest way to prevent printer rejects and rework.

We can guide barcode readiness and check that barcode placement and print setup is likely to scan reliably. Barcode ownership and issuance typically sits with the brand (via GS1), but we'll help you implement it properly on-pack.

Yes. We can source and coordinate label printing to match your packaging system and manufacturing needs — material, finish, adhesive type, lead times, and supply planning — so production doesn't get held up waiting on labels.

Start early. We can align packaging size, label dimensions, and print approach in parallel with formulation, then finalise print-ready artwork once the formulation and label content is locked. This prevents late-stage rework.