Must-Read Design Guide

Written by
Baiba Blain

The purpose of this guide is to help you succeed in making the best print-on-demand products for your eCommerce store. Please closely review and follow these suggestions. In doing so, you and your customers will be much more likely to discover, create, and enjoy the high-quality products that make print on demand so enticing.

The following layout details how to minimize (or even eliminate) issues. Once again, following this guide is a surefire way to guarantee optimal quality.

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Table of content · 8 chapters

1. Five Tips for Creating the Perfect Custom Design

Five precautionary steps to take to get the best possible results for your custom design. From bleed areas to fabric, image quality, and more.

2. Print File Sizing

File sizes, pixel density, zipper areas, and other important aspects you should take into account when creating, uploading, or saving your design.

3. Print Colors

Will the colors you see on your screen match the final product? Learn how print colors work for each decorating method and what affects them.

4. Transparency and Gradients

Using gradients for print-on-demand products? Read our guidelines to learn how gradients work for different printing methods.

5. DTG Specifics

The how's and what's of DTG printing. Follow our product and design recommendations to create top-selling DTG prints.

6. DTF Specifics

Find out about how DTF printing works and when to choose it over the other printing methods.

7. Sublimation Specifics

All sublimation printing processes and specifics explained. Find out when to choose this printing method and what are its limitations.

8. Export and File Formats

All file formats and export settings for Printify Mockup Generator described to help you create the best print-on-demand designs.