Branded merchandise
A logo does not simply go onto a thing. A badge is curved, a tote is woven, a fan is die-cut and a canvas wraps around a frame — and each of those takes a different file, a different colour build and a different amount of time.
EZ Print produces branded corporate gifts in Singapore, and has done since 2017. The regular items are die-cut hand fans on 350–400 gsm board, button badges from 44 mm to 75 mm, cotton and non-woven tote bags by silkscreen or heat transfer, stretched canvas prints, coasters in pulpboard, MDF or cork, dye-sublimated mouse pads, kraft and corrugated cup sleeves, and fridge magnets. Each has its own decoration method and its own constraint: a badge loses about 5 mm of artwork around the curve, a tote printed by silkscreen needs one screen per colour, and a stretched canvas loses 20 to 40 mm to the wrap. Artwork is supplied as vector wherever the decoration is a screen or a die, and at 300 dpi where it is printed. Standard turnaround is 7–14 working days for every item, first order or repeat. Express is quoted per job. EZ Print quotes from the specification and does not publish prices.
Specifications, formats and enquiry details for each product quoted on this service.
An image printed on canvas and stretched over a timber frame, ready to hang.
Also ordered as: Stretched Canvas, Artist Canvas, Canvas Wall Art, Framed Canvas, Gallery Wrap
A printed card band that wraps a takeaway cup and carries the cafe’s brand.
Also ordered as: Coffee Sleeve, Cup Jacket, Coffee Cup Sleeve, Kraft Sleeve
A die-cut card or plastic fan on a handle, printed both faces, for outdoor events and rallies.
Also ordered as: Paper Fan, PP Fan, Round Hand Fan, Promotional Fan, Plastic Hand Fan
A round printed badge under a clear cover, with a pin, magnet or clip back.
Also ordered as: Pin Badge, Button Pin, Badge Pin, Magnet Badge
A cotton canvas carry bag decorated by screen or transfer print, for events and retail.
Also ordered as: Tote Bag, Cotton Tote, Canvas Bag, Calico Bag
A lightweight fabric-like carry bag for goodie bags and exhibitions, printed one or more colours.
Also ordered as: Non Woven Bag, PP Non-Woven Bag, Reusable Bag, Goodie Bag
A printed mat under a glass, in absorbent board for bars or rigid cork-backed board to keep.
Also ordered as: Drink Coaster, Beer Mat, Pulpboard Coaster, MDF Coaster, Cork Coaster, Giant Coaster
A rubber-backed fabric pad printed edge to edge, rectangular, round or cut to a shape.
Also ordered as: Mousepad, Mouse Mat, Custom Shape Mouse Pad, Desk Mat
A printed face on flexible magnetic sheet, cut to shape, that keeps a phone number in sight.
Also ordered as: Custom Magnet, Magnetic Name Card, Magnetic Postcard, Car Magnet, Calendar Magnet
A full deck with custom faces or backs, round-cornered and boxed, for gifts and games.
Also ordered as: Custom Playing Cards, Poker Cards, Card Deck, Game Cards, Flash Cards
A ceramic mug printed with a logo or photograph, for staff gifts and giveaways.
Also ordered as: Custom Mug, Printed Mug, Photo Mug, Ceramic Mug, Coffee Mug
A small printed charm on a key ring, in acrylic, metal or a badge-style insert.
Also ordered as: Keyring, Key Tag, Acrylic Keychain, Round Keychain, Photo Keychain
These are four different products sharing one page because they share one buying decision. The specification below states what each one is, and the artwork section states what each one wants from a file. The badge face is drawn at true physical size.
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Visible face
5mm
What a 58 mm button badge loses around its curve. The visible face is smaller than the badge, and artwork drawn to the edge is artwork wrapped out of sight.
What to ask for
500 button badges, 58 mm diameter Pin back, full-colour printed face Artwork supplied at 68 mm diameter to allow for the wrap 300 dpi at final size, CMYK One design Needed by — your date
The material
Two of these gifts are printed on board the caliper table holds, and two are printed onto materials it does not. Both halves are described here, and no figure is invented for the half that has not been measured.
Also sold as matt coated board, C2S matt. Held at 310, 350 and 400 gsm.
The hand fan board. Stiff enough to move air rather than bend, and it takes a die cleanly.
Also sold as gloss coated board, C2S gloss. Held at 260, 310 and 350 gsm.
A reflective fan face for photographic artwork, and the usual board behind a laminated badge face.
Also sold as calico bag, canvas tote, cotton shopper.
A woven cotton bag with stitched handles. The weave is coarse enough that it takes ink as a texture rather than as a flat surface.
Also sold as PP bag, non-woven shopper, spunbond bag.
A bonded polypropylene fabric rather than a weave. Smoother than cotton, lighter, and cheaper at volume.
Also sold as pin badge, tin badge, button pin.
A printed paper face, a clear protective film and a metal shell pressed together over a pin, a magnet or a clip.
Also sold as canvas print, gallery wrap, stretched print.
A printed cotton-polyester canvas stretched over a timber frame and stapled at the back, so the image continues around the sides.
Also sold as drink coaster, beer mat, MDF coaster, cork-backed coaster.
Three different objects under one word. A pulpboard coaster is thick absorbent board printed and die-cut, used once and thrown away. An MDF coaster is a rigid panel with a printed face and usually a cork back, kept. A cork coaster is the cork itself, printed directly.
Also sold as mousepad, mouse mat, desk mat, gaming mat.
A rubber base with a fabric top surface bonded to it, printed by dye sublimation and cut to shape — rectangle, round, or a die-cut outline.
Also sold as coffee sleeve, cup jacket, java jacket, kraft sleeve.
A die-cut and glued band of corrugated or kraft board that slides over a hot cup. It is a packaging piece, so it is specified by the cup it has to fit before anything else.
Also sold as magnets, magnetic sticker, promotional magnet, save-the-date magnet.
A printed face laminated to a flexible magnetic sheet and die-cut to shape. The thickness of the magnetic layer, not the print, is what decides whether it actually holds anything up.
Every item here is a different manufacturing process wearing the same logo. Say which items are wanted with the enquiry and each is specified separately rather than as one job — they are different manufacturing routes running inside the same standard window.The materials library
A silkscreen screen is tooling in exactly the way a foil block is: made once, kept on file, and skipped on the reorder. It is worth asking for the screens to be kept even if a repeat is not planned.
On merchandise the decoration method is the specification. A silkscreen needs a screen per colour and the screens are kept; a heat transfer needs no tooling but has a different colour behaviour; a die-cut fan needs a die. Those three facts explain nearly everything on this page — including which second order is a different job from the first.
| Finish | Tooling | What the reorder pays for |
|---|---|---|
| Round-corneringStandard radii, on a die held as stock tooling | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
| Matt or gloss laminationSingle pass, both sides | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
| Die-cuttingA forme is cut once, then kept for the reorder | Made once | Kept on file with your approved artwork. The reorder runs from it. |
| Silkscreen printingOne screen per colour, made once and kept. Ink sinks into a weave | Made once | Kept on file with your approved artwork. The reorder runs from it. |
| Heat transferA printed film bonded to the cloth. No screens, full colour, sits on the surface | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
| Badge assemblyFace, film and shell pressed over a pin, magnet or clip | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
| Fan handle fittingRiveted or slotted into the die-cut board | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
| Canvas stretchingOver a timber frame and stapled at the back. 20–40 mm of image wraps | None | Nothing to make, so nothing to remake. |
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Every operation here is quoted inside the standard window. What changes between a first order and a second is the tooling: a die, a block or a screen is made once and then kept on file with your approved artwork, which is why the reorder of a job carrying one is a different job from the first.
Every complaint about branded merchandise is the same complaint: the logo was drawn for a rectangle and the object was not one.
Each of these is standardised because standardisation is what makes merchandise economical. The sizes below are the ones that run without special tooling.
The recurring failure on merchandise is a single logo file sent for four different objects. Each item below wants something different at its edge, and the edge is where the artwork is lost.
Say which items are wanted before the logo is prepared, and each gets the file it needs — an outlined vector for the screens, a wrapped-out version for the badges, an extended image for the canvas.
Turnaround
Standard turnaround is 7–14 working days.
Standard orders. The schedule for specialist finishing is confirmed in your quotation.
Same-day printing available.
Subject to artwork, stock and production capacity confirmation. Timing is agreed for each job.
Screens and dies are kept on file with the approved artwork, so a repeat of the same merchandise has no tooling left to make. The assembly passes — pressing badges, fitting handles, stretching canvas — are the same either way, because they are done piece by piece.
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Because a badge is curved. About 5 mm around the outside of the printed face wraps over the shell and is no longer visible from the front. Draw the artwork 10 mm larger than the badge diameter and keep anything important at least 8 mm inside the edge.
Silkscreen pushes ink through a mesh, one screen and one pass per colour, and the ink sinks into the weave so it survives washing. Heat transfer bonds a printed film to the surface, needs no screens, and handles full-colour and photographic artwork. Screen is better for flat brand colours; transfer is better for images.
Yes. A silkscreen screen is tooling in the same way a foil block is: made once from your outlined artwork and kept on file. The first order carries the screen-making time; a repeat does not.
Between 20 and 40 mm on every side, depending on the frame depth. Extend the image 40 mm beyond the finished size and keep any text well inside it, or the wrap takes part of the picture.
44 mm, 58 mm and 75 mm. 58 mm is the standard and has room for a mark and a short line of text. 44 mm realistically holds a logo alone once the 5 mm wrap is taken off.
Yes, and they usually should be. A fan is turned constantly in use, so the reverse gets almost as much attention as the front — it is the natural place for a sponsor, a programme or a phone number.
Fifty for fans and badges, twenty-five for totes, and one for a canvas print. Below those the tooling and setup dominate the job, and it is usually worth asking whether a different item with existing tooling would serve.
Every job is quoted from its specification — stock, quantity, sides, finish, size and deadline.
Artwork is welcome but not required to start. Email sales@ezprint.com.sg if you would rather attach files.
