The t-shirt design for your upcoming event looks great in the file — sharp colours, strong contrast. After the first screen-printing run, one shade simply didn't come out, and the pattern doesn't line up across the seam.
A product print design that leaves the printer looking exactly like it did on screen
Product Print Design
The t-shirt design for your upcoming event looks great in the file — sharp colours, strong contrast. After the first screen-printing run, one shade simply didn't come out, and the pattern doesn't line up across the seam.
There are three days left until the event, and fixes have to happen in a rush, because nobody checked at the design stage how the pattern would behave in the actual print technique. Graphics designed purely on screen, without knowledge of screen printing's or sublimation's limits, almost always need correcting after the first attempt — the only question is whether that's before or after your deadline.
We design product print patterns for the specific technique they'll be produced with — screen printing, sublimation or digital print — rather than as a generic graphic the printer then has to adapt. That way, what you see in the design is exactly what you get on the product.
We know the limits of print techniques and design within them: with screen printing, every extra colour means a separate screen, so we watch the colour count to avoid pushing up cost unnecessarily; with sublimation, we work in a full palette, but on light-coloured material. We test every design on a mock-up of the real product, to see how the pattern behaves on a curve or across a seam. We don't hand over a file without checking the pattern's repeat across the surface where the project calls for it — a visible seam on fabric can't be fixed after printing.
What you get
- A pattern that's identical on screen and on the productNo surprises after the first print run, because the design accounts for the print technique's limits from the start.
- A file ready for your chosen print techniqueYour printer doesn't need to prepare it further, which saves time and prepress cost.
- One system scalable across different itemsA t-shirt, a mug, a bag — without designing each one from zero.
We don't publish numbered case studies at this stage — at the meeting we show print samples on different materials, so you can see how a given technique renders colour before you choose yours.
Scope and pricing
The package covers a graphic concept matched to the chosen print technique, a colour-separated file for screen printing, a mock-up on the chosen product for approval, and the final production file ready for your printer or promotional-item manufacturer.
- You send us information about the product, the planned print technique, and the approximate run size.
- We prepare pattern concepts.
- We develop the chosen direction and apply revisions, in the number of rounds agreed in the contract.
- We prepare a mock-up on the product for approval.
- We deliver the final production file with colour separation.
You learn the price after sending product and technique information, and it stays fixed for the rest of the project. A pattern designed without knowledge of the technique comes back for correction only after the first test on material — and those fixes then happen in a rush, often right before an event; designing for the specific technique from the start removes that cost.
Our guarantees
Production-file accuracy guarantee. We test every pattern on a mock-up of the real product, and check the colour-separated file against the specific technique's requirements.
Source files and full rights are yours. The pattern design and production file are your property from the moment of handover.
The package price is fixed. The amount agreed after the product brief doesn't change while the agreed scope is delivered.
Availability
We deliver print pattern projects on an agreed timeline — if you're planning a print run for an event or a seasonal collection, get in touch early, because printers have limited production capacity at that time.
Order your product print design
Send us information about the product, the planned print technique and the approximate run size. We'll come back with a pattern concept, a timeline and a firm quote.
What waiting costs you
The later you commission a print pattern before an event or launch deadline, the less time is left for corrections after the first print test — and it's that test that most often reveals what wasn't visible on screen.
In short
A pattern designed from the outset for the chosen print technique · a mock-up on the real product before finalising · a five-step process from brief to colour-separated file · one system scalable across different items · a fixed package price sized to the number of colours and products.
Frequently asked questions
Will the pattern work on both a t-shirt and a mug?
Yes, we design a graphic system that we then adapt to the shape and curve of each item individually.
How many colours can I use in screen printing without increasing the cost of extra screens?
That depends on your production budget — at the concept stage we show how the design looks with different colour counts.
Will I get a colour-separated file ready for my printer?
Yes, we prepare the final file to match the requirements of the chosen technique and the specific printer you work with.
Can the pattern repeat seamlessly across the whole surface of the fabric?
Yes, if the project calls for it, we test the pattern's repeat across the full surface so the seam isn't visible.
What if I change the print technique after the pattern is already designed?
We adapt the file to the new technique — the scope of that adjustment is agreed individually, depending on the difference between the techniques.
Can the pattern also be used on product packaging?
Yes, a graphic system designed for one technique can be adapted to further formats, including packaging.