{"id":1565,"date":"2025-02-27T08:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sticky.newwebsite.cloud\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2025-03-10T05:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T05:33:59","slug":"label-fails-and-how-to-avoid-them-warning-offensive-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/label-fails-and-how-to-avoid-them-warning-offensive-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Label Fails and How To Avoid Them (Warning: Offensive Images!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1565\" class=\"elementor elementor-1565\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf760d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cf760d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce7d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce7d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve provided\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/\">printed labels<\/a>\u00a0for over 40 years and in doing so we have seen pretty much every \u201cfail\u201d you could imagine \u2013 though gladly not due to our efforts! It\u2019s not just short runs of stickers either, it can be huge companies who are responsible for having large volumes of labels or even documents printed that have glaring errors \u2013 and you have to wonder: how it was ever approved in the first place?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659f8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4659f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80120e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80120e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Branding fail.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90fda4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e90fda4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e399ca8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e399ca8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe9716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfe9716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-name.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-name.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-name-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-name-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa58bbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa58bbe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1d40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a1d40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every now and then a label fail will go viral and social media will be alight with hilarious images to celebrate the monumental mistake. At Sticky Labels, we are sometimes a little suspicious that the mistakes are not in fact, very clever marketing to get free publicity for a make or brand. But if not, there are a few little rules to stick to that will help save the embarrassment of going viral for the wrong reason or simply getting the wrong message across. It could also save you a costly mistake<\/p><p>*Please note, there may be some offensive images which we are not responsible for creating!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8efd2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8efd2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54fa2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check, Check, Then Check Again<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923b429 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"923b429\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfc57f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbfc57f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2dcec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c2dcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We cannot stress the importance of ensuring you have the correct information on your labels and stickers. This is a basic sense can be the spelling or grammar on the labels, a simple misspelling could mean you need to reprint the entire run which can be costly, time consuming and embarrassing.<\/p><p>Simply take the time to check before you order. If you want a second opinion then ask a friend or colleague and even though we do double check for errors at Sticky Labels we can\u2019t be held accountable\u2026 Or if you are printing at home then remember that haste = waste.<\/p><p>It may not just be spelling or grammar, it could be a wrong image, a poorly aligned spacing or any combination of issues that mean your labels will go wrong and you will have to start again. So please, always check, check and check again that all information is correct!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cb391 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95cb391\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65e3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b65e3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sweetcorn-labels-fail-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sweetcorn-labels-fail-1.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sweetcorn-labels-fail-1-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68ce84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a68ce84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42653e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42653e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Be Clear In Your Message<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e662e24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e662e24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c057488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c057488\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d6521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28d6521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unclear-warning-lbel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unclear-warning-lbel.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unclear-warning-lbel-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eabf2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eabf2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d9094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d9094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instructions unclear\u2026<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s vital with stickers that you keep your message concise and relevant. You\u2019ll have a limited amount of space on a label and on the place, you\u2019ll be applying it to so you need to keep the message you want to get across to the point and impactful.<\/p><p>Obviously, some labels need to carry a great deal of information in a very small space, for example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/e-liquid-labels\/\">e liquid bottle stickers<\/a>. In these cases, you have to consider you might need to compromise on things like the logo size when you have legal information, warnings or disclaimers which are necessary to display your labels.<\/p><p>Alternatively, it is a common mistake to try and include more information than strictly necessary and lose visual impact of the design. Always consider what really needs to be on the label and if the message can be conveyed more successfully with fewer words so you could have more space for perhaps branding or company logos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf22f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cf22f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7828d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b7828d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attention To Detail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fce62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13fce62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06fd1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f06fd1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdb899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fdb899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope your aunt has a sense of humour!<br \/><br \/>Things like fonts, letter sizes and colours can really affect the overall look of a label. It\u2019s always worth getting a second opinion on not only the grammatical correctness of the label but the overall aesthetics and the minute details.<\/p><p>Your company logo may be perfectly fine until you add text or make minute changes and then it could take on a different form. Consider that subtle changes can completely obscure your message and some fonts will look better than others or even make one word look like\u2026 Something else entirely!<\/p><p>Just because it looks ok to you does not mean the minor details are lost on someone else!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861502b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"861502b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a16fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a16fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bad-font-card-aunt.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7cc7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef7cc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9413c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9413c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avoid Anything That Could Be Deemed Offensive\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa3145 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1aa3145\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50a84d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d50a84d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d497b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d497b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stickylabels.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/twin-turbo-sticker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1582\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde3ce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dde3ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac40e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac40e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twin Turbos, obviously.<br \/><br \/>Almost everything these days could be potentially offensive to someone. Within reason, bear in mind that what may seem okay or potentially funny to you might offend someone else.<\/p><p>Not everyone will share your humour so when you are creating promotional material, assess whether it correctly conveys your message without being potentially offensive.<\/p><p>Think about avoiding anything that may have religious, sexual or racial connotations when creating stickers or labels and you should be fine. Although people can be easily offended these days, it\u2019s worth noting there is usually no smoke without fire and you can often avoid these people by checking that promotional material is not going to upset anyone by getting a second opinion or considering other people\u2019s perspectives of your labels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dffb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86dffb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0f7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e0f7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apply The Label Correctly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da14112 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da14112\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4057ccb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4057ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f24559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f24559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This seems obvious but you can create the labels correctly and be let down by a poorly-considered application! We all know that we tend to make mistakes when we rush and this might be especially true when applying labels to products. 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Just Ask?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7316c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7316c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a wealth of experiences and an eye for detail at Sticky Labels and we\u2019re happy to share that knowledge if you require assistance.<\/p><p>So don\u2019t sit there designing a label and struggling, just use our live chat, call us or email and we will ensure you don\u2019t make costly mistakes. 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