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
$850.00 + GST

Development or refinement of core brand graphic elements — logo design and application, colour palette, typography, and basic visual rules. Delivered as a practical brand kit for consistent application across packaging, labels, and digital assets.

Included

  • Ideation of a range of initial brand graphic directions
  • Logo design with supporting graphic icon and logotype system
  • Brand Colour palette and application rules
  • Typography sets and usage rules
  • Basic visual-language guidance
  • Brand guide document
  • Refinement rounds to finalise the design, within the included design hours
  • Final logo design files (and variants) in both vector and raster image formats

Not included

  • Extensive logo and brand application examples on digital formats such as web or social platforms
  • Design time beyond the included hours, including further revisions, billed at our hourly graphics rate
  • Full brand strategy workshop
  • Marketing campaign creative
  • Copyrighting or Trademark application

Timeframe: 2–3 weeks. Includes 10 hours of work. Beyond that, time is billed at $85.00/hr (Hourly Graphics/Package Design).

Basic Brand Kit example
Product Label
$850.00 + GST

Design of production-ready product labels developed to integrate with approved formulations, specifications, and packaging. Covers placement of all required regulatory elements — ingredient list, net contents, barcodes, batch and best-before details, advisory statements — supplied in print-ready format suitable for manufacture.

Included

  • Graphics aligned with approved brand identity
  • Coordination with and suitability for the intended product packaging container.
  • Regulatory-aligned label design with ingredient list, net contents, and advisory statements
  • Barcode placement and GS1 readiness verification
  • Product Specific icons, colours and label background image.
  • Integration with approved formulation and packaging specs
  • Print-ready artwork files
  • Liaison with the chosen print supplier and advice on paper stocks, finishes and special treatments
  • Refinement rounds to finalise the design, within the included design hours

Not included

  • Design time beyond the included hours, including further revisions, billed at our hourly graphics rate
  • Custom die-cut or wrap-around packaging (see Custom Packaging Design)
  • Multiple SKU variations (additional products/scents/flavours)
  • 3D mockups for marketing use (see Digital Asset Pack)

Timeframe: 2–3 weeks. Includes 10 hours of work. Beyond that, time is billed at $85.00/hr (Hourly Graphics/Package Design).

Product Label example
Custom Packaging Design
$1,700.00 + GST

For products requiring more than a standard adhesive label — custom pouches, boxes, cartons, and specialised containers. Full exterior graphics across all panels, production specifications, and coordination with packaging manufacturers.

Included

  • Refinement rounds to finalise the design, within the included design hours
  • Concept development and research into suitable packaging and container options
  • Tailored visual design across all surfaces
  • Coordination with packaging manufacturers
  • Production-ready specifications, artwork files and drawings
  • 3D Visualisation of Packaging Designs

Not included

  • Design time beyond the included hours, including further revisions, billed at our hourly graphics rate
  • Tooling design and costs for new packaging formats
  • Development of new packaging container types beyond standard commercially available container products

Timeframe: 4–6 weeks. Includes 10 hours of work. Beyond that, time is billed at $85.00/hr (Hourly Graphics/Package Design).

Custom Packaging Design example
Product Digital Assets
$850.00 + GST

Studio photography of real finished product built for use across e-commerce, wholesale and marketing touchpoints. Shot on clean white or aligned to brand kit surfaces.

Included

  • Studio photography of finished product
  • Base retouching and background clean-up
  • Up to six images showcasing the product from multiple angles and orientations
  • Export at e-commerce and print resolutions

Not included

  • Lifestyle / location photography
  • Videography or motion assets
  • Product styling, staging props, and supplementary objects
  • Design time beyond the included hours, including further revisions, billed at our hourly graphics rate

Timeframe: 2 weeks. Includes 10 hours of work. Beyond that, time is billed at $85.00/hr (Hourly Graphics/Package Design).

Product Digital Assets example

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.