Labelling considerations

[JamezF]

Yeah, that old chestnut

Whilst I try to come up with a workable design for a labelling jig that I can bodge in the workshop or 3d print, what are people's thoughts on labelling hexagonal jars where the label is wider than one face of the jar? Label centred on a face? Label centered on an edge? Does it depend on the label design? Or is it better to design a label that fits on a single face?

James

 

[Sutty]

Oval label centred on a face but extending over the two adjacent faces works well for me.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I think if you have the Main name of the honey company/type on the front everything else can go on the sides and back label/bottom
My labels cover three sides.

 

[Dodge]

I have been giving thought to labels recently. I have been aiming to get a label wide enough for three faces or 2 faces. The label will have a front part or main part of the label on a full face then the flank faces are fully or half covered with information about the Honey etc.

 

[Newbeeneil]

I have various designs for different clients/outlets but all are on 2 faces. It makes sticking them on easier as you can line up the edge of the label with the edge of the jar.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Oval label centred on a face but extending over the two adjacent faces works well for me.

as do the judges who awarded me 'best commercial in Show' in the Royal Welsh this year (we were also narrowly beaten for best overall)
I have two labels, both oval,
the larger 'front' label just has Brynmair, Mêl Cymreig/Welsh Honey
and the smaller one on the back with all the legislative stuff.
BBE label goes on the base.
I don't have the ridiculous obsession of putting granulation/nuts/deadly to pensioners, children, imbeciles/do not tumble dry etc. labels anywhere near.

 

[Amari]

No bother: I don't like and so don't use hex jars.

 

[enrico]

I like having the word honey in the centre of the side

 

[ericbeaumont]

the word honey

On a shelf in a row the other two words will be partially hidden from a customer with an eighth of a second to decide, and the rest of that second to register irritation.

Does it depend on the label design? Or is it better to design a label that fits on a single face?

Depends on the level of info. you wish to include, but the hex dividing lines are useful and colour and type can emphasise that division and look visually striking. Avoid at all costs wrapping words or images across more than one flat (sorry, Enrico) and use each flat separately unless there is good reason to spread over. If you must spread about you may as well use round jars and be done with it.

 

[North End Bees]

as do the judges who awarded me 'best commercial in Show' in the Royal Welsh this year (we were also narrowly beaten for best overall)

Pictures please jbm?

 

[JamezF]

Pictures please jbm?

I knew I'd seen some somewhere...

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/what-did-you-do-in-the-apiary-today.8543/post-911712

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

ta, saved me digging them out

 

[enrico]

On a shelf in a row the other two words will be partially hidden from a customer with an eighth of a second to decide, and the rest of that second to register irritation.


Depends on the level of info. you wish to include, but the hex dividing lines are useful and colour and type can emphasise that division and look visually striking. Avoid at all costs wrapping words or images across more than one flat (sorry, Enrico) and use each flat separately unless there is good reason to spread over. If you must spread about you may as well use round jars and be done with it.

The photo makes it look very two dimensional. In real life it is easy to read all three sides at once.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

Whilst I try to come up with a workable design for a labelling jig that I can bodge in the workshop or 3d print, what are people's thoughts on labelling hexagonal jars where the label is wider than one face of the jar? Label centred on a face? Label centered on an edge? Does it depend on the label design? Or is it better to design a label that fits on a single face?

James

I've just finished my supply of hex jars and the new ones are round (and smaller, so they look fuller). I've not considered that my wide (85mm) labels don't work on hex jars, but I'd admit that they are easier on the eye on round jars.

As for honey judges, they just don't rate my efforts at all. Which is fine by me! Otherwise I'd probably head back to the drawing board.

 

[Amari]

ta, saved me digging them out

Ah, that's what you look like JBM - quite different to how I imagined you

 

[Dodge]

Gee, I thought buying Avery Labels with their handy codes in this day and age would work a dream. The Avery website label designed prints just fine n dandy. The MS Word template, pfft, have to faff moving margins over as they don't match the labels on the sheet.

 

[JamezF]

Gee, I thought buying Avery Labels with their handy codes in this day and age would work a dream. The Avery website label designed prints just fine n dandy. The MS Word template, pfft, have to faff moving margins over as they don't match the labels on the sheet.

I bought some "no-name" labels and it took ages to get everything laid out correctly on all the labels on a page. Then I changed the label contents and I've not yet tried the new ones so I don't know if they're going to work yet.

Then this week I bought a cheap monochrome laser printer so there's always a chance they'll need adjusting again. On the plus side, the laser prints black as black, rather than the dark grey that our inkjet does. Looks much better.

James

 

[enrico]

I bought some "no-name" labels and it took ages to get everything laid out correctly on all the labels on a page. Then I changed the label contents and I've not yet tried the new ones so I don't know if they're going to work yet.

Then this week I bought a cheap monochrome laser printer so there's always a chance they'll need adjusting again. On the plus side, the laser prints black as black, rather than the dark grey that our inkjet does. Looks much better.

James

I use a black and white laser. Brilliant and with black lids and black and white tamper labels it looks classy. The main thing is the ink doesn't run.

 

[enrico]

Just a tip, some labels need putting in the printer the right way round. Ie, there is a slightly bigger margin on the top of the sheet to the bottom. I use the printing on the back of the sheet to make sure I always put them in the right way

 

[Dodge]

Just a tip, some labels need putting in the printer the right way round. Ie, there is a slightly bigger margin on the top of the sheet to the bottom. I use the printing on the back of the sheet to make sure I always put them in the right way

Will have a look at mine.