From ₹8,000 per SKU · dieline-accurate
Packaging design in Chennai that survives the shelf.
Your pack competes with six others at arm's length, in bad light, with nobody there to explain it. Everything I design gets tested in exactly that situation before you approve it.
Formats I work in
Priced per SKU. A range sharing one template costs far less per pack than four separate designs.
The shelf test
Before you approve anything, I print the front panels at actual size, mount them on dummy packs and stand them beside your real competitors bought from a shop nearby. Then I photograph the row from two metres and look at it as a phone thumbnail.
Concepts that looked strongest in a presentation routinely vanish in that row. Finding out at that stage costs an afternoon. Finding out after a print run costs the run.
The compliance side
Food and cosmetic packs carry mandatory declarations. Fitting them without wrecking the design is most of the craft.
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FSSAI block
Licence number, veg or non-veg mark, and the declarations set at legible size, not hidden in 4pt type.
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Net weight & MRP
Placed where legal metrology expects them, with room for the batch and date stamp your filler adds later.
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Ingredients & allergens
Set as a proper text block that stays readable as the list grows in a later revision.
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Barcode
At scannable size with quiet zones intact, on a flat area away from seals and gussets.
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Bilingual copy
Tamil and English set at matched weight, planned into the layout rather than squeezed in at the end.
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Dieline accuracy
Drawn to your converter's template so nothing important lands on a fold, a seal or the tear notch.
Packaging FAQs
How much does packaging design cost in Chennai?
₹8,000 per SKU for a pouch, ₹6,000 for a label and ₹10,000 for a folding carton. If several products share one template, additional variants are ₹4,000 each — which is why designing a range as a system is worth doing from the start.
I don't have a dieline yet. Can we still start?
Yes. Tell me the pack size, material and filling method and I will work to a standard template, then adapt to the converter's dieline once you have one. Getting the dieline early is better, but it should not hold up the design.
Do you handle the FSSAI and legal declarations?
I lay them out correctly and at legible size, and I will tell you if something looks missing. The content itself has to be confirmed by you or your consultant — I set the type, I do not certify the claims.
Can you speak to my printer or converter directly?
Yes, and it usually saves a week. I send files in the format they ask for and answer technical queries myself rather than passing messages through you.
What about a Tamil version on the pack?
Bilingual packs are standard for food products sold locally. Tamil and English are planned into the layout at matched weight from the first concept — retrofitting a second language into a finished design never looks right.
How many concepts do I see?
Three, shown on dummy packs at actual size rather than as flat artwork on screen. Two revision rounds are included after you pick one.
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Got a dieline from your converter?
Send it across. If you don't have one yet, the pack size and material are enough to start.