Design Preparation
Avoiding copyrighted artwork and unlicensed brand elements
Check each image, font, logo and brand element in a POD production file. Confirm merchandise rights and hold uncertain artwork.
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Design Preparation
Design Preparation
Checking colour and contrast on different product colours
Check POD artwork on each offered product colour, adjust weak contrast, verify variant files and qualify screen-to-print colour expectations.
Design Preparation
Checking design assets before commercial POD use
Check the source and terms for each asset in a POD design against the product, sale and supplier workflow you intend to use.
Design Preparation
Choosing a focused POD product range
Build a small POD launch range by checking buyer purpose, variants, file requirements, delivery and the work each product adds.
Design Preparation
Collecting custom text without transcription errors
Set up clear personalisation fields and check that names and messages reach the print file as the customer entered them.
Design Preparation
Keeping a record of font and graphic licences
Keep font and graphic permissions tied to the artwork versions, products and production workflows that use them.
Design Preparation
Organising designs around a clear audience interest
Define a POD collection's shared interest, give each design a distinct role and make the grouping clear to buyers.
Design Preparation
POD design preparation
Prepare POD artwork for the exact product. Check file rules, colour variants, design rights and the final upload before listing.
Design Preparation
Preparing artwork for posters and wall art in multiple sizes
Prepare poster artwork for each intended size and verify safe zones, resolution, output and delivery format.
Design Preparation
Preparing artwork for the required print dimensions
Find the exact POD print area, calculate resolution at final size, use safe areas and bleed correctly, and inspect the uploaded file.
Design Preparation
Removing designs that create support problems
Trace recurring complaints to the exact POD offer, choose a fix or pause, and check open orders before removing a design.
Design Preparation
Testing print placement on different apparel sizes
A design that looks centred on one mockup may feel too large or too low on another size.