Garment Branding Options and Artwork Requirements
Below are the branding options we have available. Getting your head around the various options can be more than a little daunting and we invite you to let us know if you need any help.
TYPES OF GARMENT BRANDING:
EMBROIDERY
- Ideal for small to large volume runs
- Low cost – ideal for smaller sized prints
- Ideal for heavier weighted garments jackets, hoodies, caps & beanies
- Excellent image quality achieved
- Flexible artwork reproduction
- Excellent durability
- Set up cost for artwork
SCREEN PRINTING
- Ideal for small to large volume runs
- Ideal for cotton garments
- Low cost – ideal for larger sized prints
- Ideal for designs with less than 4-5 colours
- Great image quality achieved
- Excellent durability
- Set up cost for artwork and print screens
SCREEN PRINTED TRANSFERS
- Ideal for hard to print items caps, hats and some bags
- Ideal for detailed logo or designs with fine text and graphics
- Low cost – ideal for larger sized prints
- Alternative to Screen Printing – ideal for larger quantities
- Excellent resistance to wear and abrasion
DIGITALLY PRINTED TRANSFERS
- Ideal for very small volume runs
- Fast production turn-around
- Good resistance to wear and abrasion, can fade from wash process
- Great option for fine detail prints
- Low set-up costs as no films or screens are required
VINYL CUT TRANSFER
- Good option for 1 colour individual names or sports numbers
- Low Cost – ideal for small volume runs
- Basic range of colours
- Low set-up costs as no films or screens are required
- Good resistance to wear and abrasion, not as durable as embroidery & screen printing
- Fast production turn-around
SUBLIMATION
- Great option for uniquely branded teamwear
- Only available on polyester garments
- Production times can be 4 – 6 weeks
PROOFING
The final responsibility for proofing is yours. A proof will be sent to you by e-mail. The proof is submitted to you to ensure the accuracy of your printed project. You, the customer, are responsible for ensuring the complete accuracy of the proof. After signing the Proof Approval Form, you are responsible for any errors or omissions.
ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
To prepare your artwork (logo or design) the image you send us must be able to be converted to a colour separation film. This process requires a vector file to ensure each colour separation is clear and easy to produce to film and screen.
Vector graphics allow us to edit and scale images to any size without losing any resolution or quality.
Acceptable Vector files are:
EPS (from Coral Draw)
EPS (from Illustrator)
AI (from Illustrator)
PDF (from Illustrator of any other Vector based output)
J-PEG (Hi resolution file – 300dpi MAY be used for 1 colour prints)
DETAILS ON THE BRANDING OPTIONS
EMBROIDERY
Embroidery pricing is based on stitch count, therefore the larger the embroidery the higher
the cost. There is also a set up charge to transfer your artwork for embroidery.
Click here to view the list of thread colours available. You can choose up to 12 colours for
your artwork. If the exact colour is not available we will suggest a ‘best match’.
SCREEN PRINTING
We offer traditional screen printing using a transfer method of application. We can offer up to 4 -5 colour prints.
Screen printing is the best branding method for large runs.
The normal screen size is 450mm x 550mm. For special jobs the size can be extended to
700mm x 500mm. There is an extra cost for the larger size.
SCREEN PRINTED TRANSFERS & DIGITALLY PRINTED TRANSFERS
This transfer utilizes a hi-resolution image in multiple colours and produces a print which can have shading, fine detail and many different colours.
COMPUTER CUT TEXT & IMAGES
One colour digitally cut vinyl ensures sharp image reproduction.
Uses include numbers and names on the back of sports tees and singlets, one colour images
on small runs of garments. There are a limited number of colours available.
BRANDING PLACEMENT GUIDELINES
Below are our guidelines for garment branding placement, this may vary depending on the
garment style and the size of the garments (the smallest size garment dictates how big the artwork can be). We can work with you on meeting your particular branding needs.
CHEST Left: 80mm wide CHEST Right: 80mm wide CHEST Centre: 260mm wide |
BACK Centre: 280mm wide BACK Lower: 280mm wide BACK Custom Name Bottom: 50mm high |
ARM Upper: 80mm wide ARM Lower: 60mm high x 400mm wide |
HOOD Side: 60mm high x 150mm wide |