Uploading artwork for custom printing

To create a design in the online configurator, simply upload a logo or image in PNG or JPEG/JPG format. You can then place the image on the product, adjust its size and create the desired print layout.

You do not need professionally prepared print-ready artwork to use the configurator. If you have higher-quality artwork files, you can upload them after adding the configured product to the Cart. In the Cart, you can attach source artwork files in SVG, PDF, AI or EPS format to your order. Uploading these files is optional. If you do not have them, simply continue with the order using the design created in the configurator from a PNG or JPG file.

Below you will first find straightforward information for general users, followed by technical information for graphic designers, advertising agencies and companies that have professional artwork files available.

No experience with graphics? Start here

What should I upload to the configurator if I want to print a logo, image or other artwork?

To create a design, upload your logo or image in the following format:

PNG or JPEG/JPG

The uploaded artwork is used to create your print design and position it on the product.

If you can choose between PNG and JPG, PNG is often more suitable for a logo, especially if it has a transparent background.

I only have a PNG or JPG. Is that enough?

Yes. A PNG or JPG is sufficient to create a design in the configurator.

Whenever possible, upload the original file in the highest quality available. The better the source image, the easier it is to assess its appearance and positioning on the product.

If you do not have professional artwork files, you do not need to prepare them in order to place an order. You can create the design from a PNG or JPG and continue with your order.

What should I avoid when uploading a logo?

If you have the original logo file in PNG or JPG format, use that file.

Whenever possible, avoid using:

a screenshot of a logo from a website, email or document,
a small logo copied from a website,
a photograph of a logo from a business card, catalogue, packaging or other printed material,
a small JPG or PNG that has simply been artificially enlarged.

Enlarging a small image does not improve its actual quality.

If you have nothing else available, you can use the available PNG or JPG to create your design. If you also have higher-quality source artwork, you can upload it later in the Cart.

Do I need to remove the background from the logo?

It depends on the desired appearance.

If the colour or surface of the product should remain visible around the logo, use a PNG with a transparent background whenever possible.

JPG does not support transparent backgrounds. If a JPG has a white or other coloured background, that area may be part of the uploaded image.

I have a professional logo in PDF, SVG, AI or EPS format. How do I use it?

Do samotného konfigurátoru se pro vytvoření vizuálního návrhu nahrává PNG or JPEG/JPG.

If you have professional source artwork in SVG, PDF, AI or EPS format, you do not need to discard it or replace it with a raster file for production. Use a PNG or JPG version of the logo to create the design and complete the configuration.

After adding the configured product to the Cart, you can also upload the original SVG, PDF, AI or EPS file there as source artwork for the order.

Uploading these files is optional. If you do not have them, continue with the order without them.

I only want text. Do I need to upload an image?

No. Custom text can be created directly in the configurator using the Add text function.

This allows you to create, for example, a company name, website address, telephone number, email address, name or other text message.

Do you have professional artwork files?

If you have an original logo or print-ready artwork prepared by a graphic designer or advertising agency, keep the original file so that you can attach it to the order later.

Proceed as follows:

Create your design in the configurator using a PNG or JPG.
Complete the design and add the configured product to the Cart.
In the Cart, you can upload the original source artwork in SVG, PDF, AI or EPS format with your order.

Uploading professional source artwork is optional. If you do not have it, you can complete the order without it.

Vector artwork

Vector artwork is generally suitable for company logos, logotypes, pictograms and other graphics consisting of precise shapes.

Vector graphics are defined by curves and shapes and can therefore be resized to the required dimensions without losing sharpness.

Formats that may contain vector graphics include:

SVG,
AI,
EPS,
PDF.

The file extension alone does not guarantee that the artwork actually contains vectors. For example, a JPG placed inside a PDF remains a raster image.

Fonts and text in professional artwork

If text is included in the supplied vector file, it is advisable to convert the fonts to outlines.

This preserves their exact appearance and means the same fonts do not need to be available during subsequent processing.

This recommendation applies to professionally prepared artwork files. Text created directly in the configurator does not need to be converted to outlines by the customer.

Raster artwork – PNG and JPG

If you use a PNG or JPG as the source artwork, its suitability depends primarily on the number of pixels and the actual size of the finished print.

The same image may be sufficiently high quality for a small logo but inadequate for a larger print area.

Enlarging a small raster image, repeatedly saving a JPG or converting it to PDF does not add the missing image data.

Corporate colours, Pantone and the finished print

The preview in the configurator is primarily intended for checking the position, size and overall appearance of the design on the product. Colours displayed on a monitor are not an exact reference for the final printed colour.

If you are working with a corporate identity that uses precisely defined colours, provide their Pantone (PMS) references. A typical example is a three-colour company logo for which specific Pantone shades are defined in the brand guidelines.

For orders of 100 pieces or more, pad printing with spot colours is available for selected products. The printing inks are prepared according to the specified Pantone shades, allowing defined corporate colours to be reproduced more accurately than with standard digital printing.

When preparing your order:

create the design in the configurator,
for orders of 100 pieces or more, select pad printing if it is available for the product,
provide the required Pantone references for the individual colours,
if you have professional print-ready artwork, upload it afterwards in the Cart.

The final appearance of the colour can also be affected by the material and base colour of the product being printed. More detailed information about print colours, Pantone shades and the options for reproducing them in print can be found in a separate article.

So how should you proceed?

For a standard order, simply:

Upload a PNG or JPG to the configurator.
Use the image to create and position the print design on the product.
Complete the design and add the configured product to the Cart.
If you have an SVG, PDF, AI or EPS file, you can upload it in the Cart.
This allows you to attach higher-quality source artwork to the order.
If you do not have professional source artwork, you do not need to upload anything else.
Simply continue with the standard checkout process.

Not sure which file to use?

If you do not know which file to upload or are unsure about the quality of your artwork, contact us at [email protected] nebo telefonicky at +420 606 766 253.

If you are an advertising agency, distributor, promotional products supplier or other business partner interested in regular or wholesale orders, you can find further information on our page dedicated to wholesale cooperation.