Free Print Production Project Template
A print production project covers the packaging checks, artwork steps, bilingual compliance, revisions, prepress, and proofing needed to hand over print-ready files.
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Packaging has to print cleanly, match the dieline, and carry every required Arabic/English panel, but the risk sits in the gaps: colour drift, soft type, a cut line that doesn’t fit the box, or an ingredient line that gets spotted too late. This print production project gives the work an order you can trust, so nothing critical hides in somebody’s inbox while the printer waits.
The board moves through Brief and audit, Artwork setup, Language and compliance, Revisions and approval, Prepress and preflight, and Proofs, press check and handover, so the technical checks land before final sign-off and before files go anywhere near a press run. The layout uses workwear green and fired-clay rust with Space Grotesk headings over Inter body text, which keeps the steps readable even when the cards are full of dielines, barcodes, and copy notes.
- Brief and audit Cards cover the client brief, printer specs, competitor audit, and the legal or regulatory checks that have to be true before artwork starts.
- Artwork setup Cards handle dieline testing or rebuilding, barcode and SKU panel build, and the first packaging concept layout.
- Language and compliance Cards place Arabic and English panels, ingredients and regulatory copy, then route mockups for review and feedback.
- Prepress and preflight Cards apply colour profiles and trapping, export PDF/X, and run preflight so the printer doesn’t send the file back.
- Proofs, press check and handover Cards track proofs and corrections through approval, then deliver final print-ready files and mockups to the client.
Once the template is in your workspace, you run it as a project with 21 cards, then assign the work to the right people and add your own dates since the columns track the order, not a calendar. Each card already names the check or deliverable, so the handover stays “print-ready” instead of “almost there”.
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What is on this board
6 columns carrying 21 cards. Adding it builds the whole thing as a project in your workspace, with every column and card in place.
| Column | What is in it |
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Brief and audit | Covers the intake work: brief, printer specs, a shelf competitor audit, and confirming the legal and regulatory needs that affect the label copy.
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Artwork setup | Covers dieline checks or rebuilding, barcode and SKU panel creation, and laying out the first packaging concept artwork.
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Language and compliance | Covers Arabic/English panels, ingredient and regulatory copy placement, mockups for retailer pitch, and the first client review loop.
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Revisions and approval | Covers applying feedback, checking typography, diacritics, and image resolution, then capturing final client sign-off on the artwork.
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Prepress and preflight | Covers printer colour profiles and trapping, PDF/X export, and a full preflight pass with fixes before anything goes to print.
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Proofs, press check and handover | Covers proof method confirmation, proof review and corrections, press-run approval, and handing over final print-ready files and mockups.
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What happens when you install it
- A project is created with its board, 6 columns and 21 cards already there.
- Nothing carries a due date, because a board holds the order the work runs in rather than a calendar. The dates go on once you know when the job starts.
- Every card opens as a task with its own description, assignee, dates, subtasks and files, and columns are renamed, reordered or deleted like any other.
Who it is for
Packaging design studios, print & editorial designers, and presentation design teams managing bilingual packs through prepress, proofs, and final file handover.
Questions about this project template
Can a project board handle print production without turning into a calendar?
A print production board works best when the columns show the order of checks and handoffs, not dates. Dates still get added by you, but the workflow stays the same even when schedules change.
What’s included for dielines and structural checks?
The board includes cards to check and test a supplied dieline, or create a new dieline if required. Those steps sit early, before concept artwork and before prepress.
How do bilingual Arabic and English checks fit into the workflow?
The workflow puts Arabic and English panels, ingredient lines, and regulatory copy into a dedicated stage before revisions and final approval. The same stage includes a client review and feedback loop so missing copy gets caught before prepress.
Does this cover prepress and preflight tasks, or only design?
The board includes colour profiles and trapping, print-ready PDF/X export, and a full preflight with corrections. Those cards are positioned after sign-off and before proofs and press approval.
How many rounds of revisions does the workflow assume?
The workflow includes a revision and approval stage with cards for applying feedback and re-checking typography, diacritics, and resolution. The template doesn’t state a fixed number of revision rounds.
How many tasks are in the template project?
The template includes 21 cards across six columns. You assign those cards to the people doing the work and add your own dates based on the job’s schedule.
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