Branding Options & Print Data

Color print technique

Highlight your logo in vivid color on bags, pens, drinkware, technology items and accessories with this decorating which includes methods such as silkscreen, transfer, and pad print. Available in single or multi-color, it’s an economical way to gain high visibility. PCNA will choose the most appropriate method to obtain high visibility for your artwork.
• Color print silkscreen
• Color print pad
• Color print offset
• Apparel transfer

Digital print technique

Looking to make a bold impact with a photo or 4-color process artwork? Our methods allow fine halftones and an expanded color range to capture the sharpness of the design and then transfer it to the product. PMS matches cannot be done with 4-Color Process methods. Learn more about the specifics of digital printing here.
• Digital print inkjet
• Digital print transfer

Laser engraving

Laser engraving gives your logo a clean, distinguished appearance by precisely etching the artwork into the material’s surface. Learn even more about laser engraving printing methods here.
• Laser: Standard laser engraving on metal and ceramic surfaces, including items such as pens and flash drives
• Apparel laser: Unavailable on white-colored apparel
• Please Note: Laser engraving is not available in different colors. The engraving will be the color of the product

Deboss technique

Deboss allows you to leave an impression of your logo in a material’s surface. Deboss utilizes a die that is heat-pressed into the material. For a full breakdown of debossing and embossing printing, read more here.
• Deboss
• Apparel deboss

Embroidery technique

This traditional method of decorating material with needle and thread is a popular favorite year after year. Learn more about what it means for a products have embroidery here. It’s an excellent way to add value to your next promotion. All reorders up to 10,000 stitches are eligible for SureShip®. We will digitize artwork if needed but if a digitized file is provided, the setup fee is 50% off standard setup.
• Embroidery
• Apparel embroidery
• Apparel 3D embroidery

3D raised technique

Add dimension and shine to your one-, multi- or 4-color logo by placing it under a clear, high-gloss polyurethane dome with black bezel. Logos are maximized for the best possible display and then placed on a white background unless otherwise specified. Add texture, dimension or a metallic finish to your logo with our HXD decoration. This bold method brings your logo to life with modern style and 3D texture, giving your artwork a high-impact look that turns heads.
• Epoxy dome
• Apparel HXD

Sublimation technique

Sublimation lets you decorate select hardgoods items from seam to seam with full, vibrant color. And since heat is used to infuse the ink into the fabric – rather than just sitting on top – it’s less prone to fading
• Sublimation – inFusion
• Sublimation

To meet our quality standards, only high-resolution vector graphics are used in our printing processes. A vector graphic is made up of lines, curves and surfaces, which are described mathematically precisely with so-called vectors. The opposite of vector graphics is raster graphics. Vector graphics have the following advantages over raster graphics:

• They can be continuously enlarged, reduced, compressed and distorted without loss of quality.
• The file size is smaller.
• The properties of individual lines, curves or areas are preserved and can be changed later.

Examples of vector graphic formats: Encapsulated Postscript (EPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Non-vectorized files are e.g. jpg, png, tiff, gif

Our vector graphics service for $25 net.

Please provide us with your graphics in the mentioned formats to ensure that the requested products can be produced in high quality as usual. If you are unable to provide a vector graphic, allbranded will be happy to do so for $25 net. If you have any further questions, please contact our service team.

In order to get the best print result, you have to adhere to a few specifications when creating your print file or artwork print. The specifications that apply to your print file depend on the promotional item you have selected. In many cases we only need your logo. For product-specific information, please contact our customer service. Find out now what you need to know to create a print file.

Embedding the fonts used is extremely important for printing data that is true to the original. Embedding means that all information about the font is included in the file. This is necessary in order to reproduce the font on another output device on which the font may not be installed and visualize and create it correctly in the final print. Read all about embedding fonts here.

If you encounter problems when embedding the fonts, you should convert the fonts to paths, as this can lead to errors when saving and displaying them.

In order to ensure uniform color management across different electronic devices, the International Color Consortium (ICC) has developed a universal, international standard format for color profiles.

The print quality of a poster, photo or other print product depends largely on the resolution of the print data. The print resolution is specified in the unit of measurement DPI (dots per inch).

In the final creation of print data, the choice of the right colors is particularly important. In image processing, a distinction is made between two color spaces: CMYK and RGB.