Packaging & Production Graphics
Corrugated packaging, production artwork, adaptations, revisions, prepress preparation, quality control, approvals, and final production-ready files.
- Corrugated graphics
- Artwork adaptations
- Prepress & final files
Outsourced production graphics
Your graphics department shouldn’t be the bottleneck.
EXTN Graphics adds experienced packaging, production-artwork, and design capacity to your team—backed by a clear process from request to final delivery.
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Built for production teams
Experienced capacity,
right when you need it.
EXTN works with packaging companies, printers, manufacturers, and overloaded graphics departments that need dependable help without adding another full-time position.
One difficult project, recurring production artwork, or reliable overflow support—we fit into the workflow and help keep work moving.
01Corrugated packaging02Packaging converters03Production artwork04Commercial print05Manufacturing06Apparel & promotional
20+
years across graphics, prepress, and digital production
Designed for what happens next
Good artwork still has to work in production.
Dielines, substrates, print limitations, color, file construction, revisions, approvals, and final handoffs are considered from the beginning—not discovered after the artwork reaches production.
Corrugated packagingPrepressDigital printIllustrator production
What EXTN handles
From production artwork
to the work around it.
Focused where production experience matters most. Flexible enough to support the broader creative work around it.
Creative & Brand Support
Brand identities, logos, apparel graphics, print collateral, and the supporting creative work your business needs to stay consistent.
- Branding & logos
- Apparel graphics
- Print collateral
Ongoing Graphics Capacity
Flexible project support, dependable overflow help, or recurring production work—without the overhead and delay of adding another full-time employee.
- Overflow support
- Recurring production
- Embedded capacity
Clear scope: EXTN provides graphic design, production artwork, prepress preparation, and workflow support. Structural design, printing, platemaking, and physical manufacturing are not currently provided.
A clear path from request to delivery
The work moves forward.
The details stay connected.
Every project follows a documented workflow, so requests, artwork, feedback, approvals, and final files don’t disappear across scattered emails and disconnected folders.
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Submit the request
Share the project, specifications, reference files, and timing in one organized place.
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Review and scope
Questions are resolved and the path forward is confirmed before production begins.
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Produce the artwork
Work is created or revised with its intended process and final use in mind.
- 04
Quality control
Artwork passes through an internal check before it reaches you for review.
- 05
Review and approve
View the proof, request changes, or approve through a documented process.
- 06
Prepare and deliver
Approved artwork is finalized, organized, and delivered for production use.
The system behind the service
Organized isn’t an extra feature. It’s how the work gets done.
EXTN projects are supported by GraphicsFlow, a purpose-built workflow connecting the first request to artwork, quality control, approval, delivery, and completion.
The platform stays behind the scenes. The clarity shows up in every project.
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- Centralized requests and communication
- Clear project status
- Organized artwork and reference files
- Controlled revisions and approval history
- Dependable final-file delivery
- Preserved records for future work
When EXTN fits
Your team doesn’t have to stay stuck at capacity.
Experienced capacity changes more than the size of the queue. It gives production teams a dependable way forward.
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Your graphics department has more work than it can reliably absorb.
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You lost internal production experience and are not ready to add a full-time position.
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Revisions, approvals, and final files are becoming difficult to track.
- 04
Production spends too much time correcting incoming artwork.
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You need someone who understands packaging and print—not only visual design.
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Recurring artwork pulls your core team away from higher-priority work.
Work built for real use
Creative work with
production on the other side.
A selection of packaging graphics, brand identity, and apparel work created with production requirements in mind. These projects span Richie’s independent work and earlier roles.
Why EXTN exists
Built from the inside of a real graphics department.
EXTN Graphics was founded by Richie Gray, a Senior Graphic Designer and Digital Pre-Production Artist with more than 20 years of experience across corrugated packaging, prepress, digital printing, branding, apparel, and print design.
After approximately 12 years supporting packaging production inside a corrugated packaging manufacturer, his position was eliminated as the work moved to outsourcing. EXTN was built around what companies actually need from an outside graphics partner: production knowledge, responsive communication, direct accountability, and a process they can trust.
“This isn’t outsourcing designed around distance or volume. It’s experienced graphics support designed to work as an extension of your team.”
Industry recommendations
Recommended by people who know the work.
Perspectives from packaging professionals who know Richie’s work firsthand and understand the value of creative thinking backed by production experience.
“I have partnered with Richie for graphics going on 11 years now, and I couldn’t be happier with the quality of his work. His knowledge of packaging graphics is second to none, which makes getting production-ready art fast and easy. I would recommend Richie and EXTN Graphics to anyone needing a helping hand keeping their business or art department flowing while looking great in the process.”
“I highly recommend Richie Gray for his exceptional creativity, strong artistic vision, and ability to bring fresh, innovative ideas that are production-ready to the table. His creative instincts and thinking outside the box are a real asset to any project.”
“When a client needs my help getting their products selling in the market, I always lean on my secret weapon to success, Richie Gray! Richie is a very talented graphics artist, but his real talent is how he genuinely cares and takes great pride in providing you the best graphics that set you apart. His ideas and attention to detail do most of the selling for me, and I feel confident his work will help you sell your products as well!”
Extend your team
Tell us where graphics work is getting stuck.
One project, recurring support, or something still taking shape—it starts with a straightforward conversation.
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