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05 · PHYSICAL & PRINT
Merchandise · C
The brand,
worn and carried.
Five categories — sticker to tote. The things people choose to keep, where the mark earns its place by being wanted. Tap any card to open its spec.
STICKER
DRINKWARE
APPAREL
HEADWEAR
TOTE
50%
MERCH COVERAGE
2 shipped
1 in progress
2 planned
05C01 Sticker DONE
The sticker is the brand’s most viral object — free, kept, and stuck on a laptop for years. It earns that life by being a clean die-cut mark, never a shrunk-down logo on a square.
SHAPESDie-cut · kiss-cut FINISHMatte · holo · clear MIN25 mm SETSheet of 4
C01.1 · DIE-CUT SHAPES
Cut around the mark.
Stickers follow the silhouette of the mark or a tight rounded square — never a default rectangle with white space. The die line sits 3 mm off the artwork.
CUTMark silhouette
ALTRounded square
OFFSET3 mm die line
CORNERS3 mm radius
C01.2 · FINISHES
Matte first.
Default is matte vinyl — premium and fingerprint-proof. A holographic version is reserved for special drops; clear is for application on dark laptops.
DEFAULTMatte vinyl
SPECIALHolographic
CLEARFor dark surfaces
LIFE3 yr outdoor
C01.3 · SHEET LAYOUT
A set of four.
Stickers ship as a kiss-cut sheet of four — mark, wordmark, monochrome and accent — so one hand-out gives variety without diluting the core mark.
SHEETKiss-cut · 4-up
MIXMark · word · mono
BACKINGEasy-peel
SIZEA6 sheet
C01.4 · MINIMUM & CLEAR-SPACE
Never too small.
The mark holds down to 25 mm; below that the exponent fills in. Clear-space of 1u keeps it crisp even crowded among other stickers.
MIN25 mm
CLEAR1u all sides
EXPONENTHolds at size
TESTOn a laptop lid
DON'T
×
Don't use a white square — Die-cut to the mark.
×
Don't gloss-laminate — Matte reads premium.
×
Don't go below 25 mm — The exponent breaks up.
×
Don't crowd the sheet — Four clean cuts, not twelve tiny ones.
“A sticker is the only ad people choose to display for years.”
05C02 Drinkware DONE
A mug and a bottle are used daily for years — quiet, repeated brand contact. They earn it with a single-colour mark, the right process for each surface, and a finish that survives the dishwasher.
MUGWrap print BOTTLELaser etch COLOURSingle CAREDishwasher-safe
C02.1 · MUG
Wrap, not slap.
The mug carries the mark on one side and a small wordmark opposite, printed as a wrap that respects the handle. Ink-coloured ceramic with a paper mark, or the reverse.
PRINTFull wrap
SIDESMark + wordmark
BODYCeramic · matte
HANDLEArt clears it
C02.2 · BOTTLE
Etched, not stuck.
Stainless bottles take a laser etch — the mark in the metal itself, permanent and tonal. Where colour is needed, a single-colour pad print in vermilion.
METHODLaser etch
COLOURPad print · 1c
BODYStainless
MARKTonal in metal
C02.3 · SINGLE-COLOUR RULE
One ink, full stop.
Drinkware is single-colour: the mark in paper, ink or vermilion, chosen for contrast with the body. No two-tone splits — curved surfaces and dishwashers punish registration.
INKS1 colour
CHOICEContrast with body
SPLITNone
REASONCurve + wash
C02.4 · DURABILITY
Survives the sink.
Print and etch are specified dishwasher-safe and tested for 500 cycles. If a finish can’t survive daily use, it doesn’t ship — a peeling mark is worse than none.
TEST500 cycles
WASHDishwasher-safe
ABRASIONRated
RULENo peel, ever
DON'T
×
Don't two-tone a curve — Single colour on round surfaces.
×
Don't ignore the handle — Wrap art must clear it.
×
Don't skip wash testing — A peeling mark is worse than none.
×
Don't sticker a bottle — Etch or pad-print — permanent only.
“The best-loved merch is the stuff people use without thinking.”
05C03 Apparel WIP
Apparel only works if people actually want to wear it. That means a restrained mark, the right technique for each garment, and placement that looks designed — not branded. Tee to hoodie.
TEEEmbroidery HOODIEScreen print PLACEMENTChest · sleeve COLOURInk · paper
C03.1 · TEE
Stitched, small.
The tee carries a small embroidered mark left-chest — tonal, tasteful, the kind people forget is branded. A large back print is the exception, used only for events.
MARKLeft-chest · 60 mm
METHODEmbroidery
TONETonal thread
BACKEvent-only
C03.2 · HOODIE
Printed, soft.
Hoodies take a soft-hand screen print so the mark feels part of the fabric, not stuck on top. Centre-chest or left-chest; sleeve hits for a sportier cut.
METHODSoft-hand screen
PLACECentre / left chest
SLEEVEOptional hit
FEELPart of fabric
C03.3 · PLACEMENT & SIZE
Where, and how big.
A placement chart fixes position and size per garment so a team photo looks consistent. The mark never spans more than a third of the chest.
CHARTPer garment
CHEST≤ ⅓ width
HEIGHT60–90 mm
CONSISTENTTeam photo test
C03.4 · GARMENT COLOURS
Ink, paper, and one accent.
Garments come in ink and paper (charcoal and natural) with the mark reversed accordingly. A vermilion piece exists but is rationed — accent, not uniform.
CORECharcoal · natural
MARKReversed to suit
ACCENTVermilion · rare
AVOIDOff-brand colours
DON'T
×
Don't oversize the chest mark — A third of the chest, maximum.
×
Don't hard-hand print tees — Embroider or soft-hand — no plastic feel.
×
Don't make everything vermilion — Accent garments are rationed.
×
Don't freestyle placement — Follow the per-garment chart.
“The goal isn’t branded staff — it’s clothes people choose to wear out.”
05C04 Headwear PLANNED
A cap puts the mark at eye level on a moving person. It has to be small, perfectly centred, and built into the garment — embroidered or woven, never printed on a curve.
CAPEmbroidered BEANIEWoven label MARKFront-centre COLOURSCore only
C04.1 · CAP
Embroidered, front-centre.
The cap carries the mark embroidered front-centre at 45 mm, in tonal or vermilion thread. A flat 3D-puff version is reserved for the structured sportier cut.
METHODEmbroidery
PLACEFront-centre
SIZE45 mm
THREADTonal / vermilion
C04.2 · BEANIE
A woven label.
Beanies get a folded woven label at the cuff rather than a stitched mark on the knit — cleaner, and it survives stretch. The label uses the wordmark.
MARKWoven label
PLACECuff fold
ARTWordmark
REASONSurvives stretch
C04.3 · PLACEMENT
Dead centre.
On a cap the mark must be optically centred above the brim seam — off-centre reads as a defect on a face. A registration guide ships with the spec.
ALIGNOptical centre
REFAbove brim seam
GUIDERegistration sheet
TOLERANCE±1 mm
C04.4 · COLOURWAYS
Core only.
Caps and beanies come in ink and stone with the mark to suit; vermilion is a limited drop. No novelty colours — headwear sits closest to the face and must stay on-brand.
COREInk · stone
ACCENTVermilion · limited
MARKContrast-matched
AVOIDNovelty colours
DON'T
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Don't print on the curve — Embroider or weave — never screen.
×
Don't miss centre — Off-centre reads as a defect.
×
Don't oversize — 45 mm — it sits at eye level.
×
Don't use novelty colours — Core palette closest to the face.
“At the brow, a millimetre off-centre is the whole story.”
05C05 Tote & bag PLANNED
A good tote outlives the event by years, carrying the mark through a city. It earns that with honest canvas, a comfortable handle, and one confident mark on one side.
TOTEScreen print MATERIALCanvas · 12 oz HANDLE70 cm MARKOne side
C05.1 · SCREEN PRINT
One mark, one side.
The tote carries a single screen-printed mark on the front, sized to read across a street. The back stays blank — restraint is what keeps it in use.
METHODScreen print
SIDEFront only
SIZE200 mm
BACKBlank
C05.2 · MATERIAL
Heavy canvas.
12 oz natural cotton canvas — stiff enough to stand, heavy enough to last. Organic where available; never thin poly that creases and pills.
FABRIC12 oz canvas
COTTONOrganic pref.
COLOURNatural · ink
AVOIDThin poly
C05.3 · HANDLE
Made to sit on a shoulder.
Handles are 70 cm so the bag clears a shoulder, in matching webbing, box-stitched at the join for load. Comfort is part of the brand experience.
LENGTH70 cm
WEBMatching canvas
STITCHBox-stitch join
LOADRated · daily
C05.4 · MARK PLACEMENT
Centred, upper third.
The mark sits centred in the upper third so it reads when the bag hangs full. Ink on natural, or paper on ink — always one colour for screen durability.
PLACEUpper third
ALIGNCentred
INK1 colour
READSWhen bag is full
DON'T
×
Don't use thin poly — Heavy canvas, or don't make it.
×
Don't print both sides — One mark, one side.
×
Don't shorten the handle — 70 cm clears a shoulder.
×
Don't multi-colour the print — One ink survives the wash.
“The measure of a tote is whether it’s still in use a year later.”
Half shipped
Wearables next.
Sticker and drinkware are production-ready. Apparel is in sampling; headwear and bags are scoped and queued — the keep-worthy tier of the brand.
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