Promotional products, promotional merchandise, corporate gifts, business gifts and promotional products to promote your business. We have thousands of promotional products from pens to keyrings, T-Shirts to Umbrellas,USB Flashdrives to gift sets to Mugs and much much more at the Promotions Machine.
 
             
Design and Artwork
            
           
         
   
We can undertake the artwork on your behalf either for free for simple jobs or at a very fair and competitive rate for more complicated designs.

Before anything can go to print we must have an approval of artwork form signed and sent back. This will clarify exactly what is to be included in the design, the location of the design to the product, design sizes, print colours and any additional information relevant to the job.

Sending through Artwork - Please email. Send us your logos, text, contact details etc. (All the design components that is required on the finished article.)

See Artwork Format below. You can find all information regarding the product print area and sizes under the PRODUCTS section of this site.

We will place the component parts onto product templates; where appropriate giving several options, our recommendations and comments, before sending back for sign off by yourselves.

Artwork format - Please send through artwork suitable for PC's in any of the following formats:

  • Adobe Illustrator CS (and files compatible with)
  • Vectorised AI, EPS - High resolution 300dpi JPG, TIF (200% size for smaller products)
  • Always remember to: Convert all fonts to outlines/paths or specify fonts required
  • Include all the correct copy you require
  • Avoid large areas of print
  • All lines to a minimum thickness of 0.5pt
  • Specify colours or any other information you would like to appear on your product(s)
  • Don't forget to check the print area of the product
If you do not have these formats available please send along what you have and in any case we can advise the best possible solution.

Different Methods of Personalisation

Screen Printing: Applying ink through a stencil screen

Hot Foil Blocking: As die stamping but putting colour foil between the die and the product leaving a colour filled impression - used for rulers, frisbees and venus flyers.

Embroidery: The embroidery of up to six colours stiched using coloured thread directly in to the material of the product - used for clothing and apparel.

Liability: We ask you to check the artwork very carefully and read the comments made, artwork may be altered or amended to improve printing quality. Once signed off either by the distributor or the end user client The promotions Machine Ltd can take no responsibility for inaccurate printing.