Artwork built for the method it will be made with.

Screen print, DTG, embroidery, sublimation, laser engraving and vinyl each need a different file. A four-colour gradient that looks great on a mockup becomes six screens and a quote you did not expect — or an embroidery digitiser quietly redrawing your logo. We design to the production method from the start.

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Branded t-shirts, tote bags and mugs for a corporate merchandise range
What we design for

Products and methods

  • T-shirts, hoodies and polos — screen print or DTG
  • Caps and beanies — embroidery, digitised
  • Tote bags and drawstring bags
  • Mugs and bottles — sublimation or wrap
  • Notebooks, pens and desk items
  • Stickers, patches and enamel pins
  • Lanyards, badges and event passes
  • Corporate gift sets and welcome kits
  • Uniform and workwear branding
  • Laser-engraved wood, metal and acrylic
How it’s done

The five stages, and what happens in each

  1. Method & constraints — day 1

    Which products, which supplier, which production method, how many colours are allowed and what quantity. Screen print charges per colour; embroidery has a minimum stitchable detail; sublimation cannot print white. These decide the design, so they come first.

  2. Concept & placement — days 2–5

    Two or three artwork directions, each shown at correct print size and position on the actual garment or item — chest, sleeve, back, left-breast. Placement changes how a design reads more than most people expect.

  3. Method adaptation — days 6–8

    The chosen artwork is rebuilt per method: colour-separated and trapped for screen print, simplified and thickened for embroidery, vectorised at full scale for large format, converted to a single-path outline for engraving.

  4. Proofing — days 9–10

    Realistic mockups on light and dark garments, plus a technical sheet for your supplier: exact print dimensions, placement measured from the collar, Pantone references and thread colours.

  5. Handover — day 11

    Vector source, separated files per method, PNGs with transparency for DTG, and the spec sheet. We will review your supplier's sample photo against the approved artwork before you commit to the full run.

Packages

Pick the level you need

Single Design

One artwork, one product.

$120 per design
  • 2 concepts
  • 3 revision rounds
  • 1 production method
  • Mockup on light + dark
  • 5–7 working days
Choose Single Design

Merch Drop

A coherent small range.

$480 up to 5 items
  • 3 concepts
  • 5 products, method-adapted each
  • Colourway variants
  • Supplier spec sheets
  • Mockup set for your store listing
  • Sample review before full run
  • 10–14 working days
Choose Merch Drop

Corporate Kit

Onboarding and gifting at scale.

$980 up to 12 items
  • Everything in Merch Drop
  • 12 items across gift + uniform
  • Packaging insert and gift box design
  • Reusable placement template
  • Merch usage guideline sheet
  • 3–4 weeks
Choose Corporate Kit

Design only — production is billed by your supplier. We can recommend one, or work with yours.

Colour-count aware

We design to your screen budget. Fewer colours, lower unit cost, same impact — on purpose, not by accident.

Embroidery-safe

Thin strokes and tiny type do not survive a needle. We thicken and simplify before the digitiser has to guess.

Measured placement

Spec sheets give exact print size and distance from the collar, so every unit in the run is identical.

Questions

Before you brief us

No, we design the artwork. That keeps us honest about colour counts and methods rather than upselling you a production run. We are happy to recommend suppliers or work to yours.
On DTG or sublimation, yes. On screen print a gradient becomes a halftone and costs extra screens; on embroidery it is not possible at all. We will build you a simplified one- or two-colour version that still reads as your brand.
We will redraw it in vector first. That is usually $40–$80 depending on complexity, and it is worth doing once — you will need the vector for every future print job anyway.
Depends on the method, and that is exactly what the spec sheet solves. Typically: vector AI/EPS with outlined type for screen print and engraving, a 300 dpi transparent PNG at full print size for DTG, and a DST or the vector for embroidery digitising.
Yes, and please let us. Send a clear photo of the supplier's sample and we will compare placement, size and colour against the approved artwork — free, and it has saved clients whole print runs.

Ready to put your brand on something?

Tell us the products, method and quantity — fixed price and delivery date within one business day.

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