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Printful’s Recipe for The Best Merch & Swag

Project Partner Printful
Published Mar. 11, 2025 3 Min. Read

Create a Wearable Brand with One-Click

Custom merch shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why we teamed up with Printful—leaders in high-quality, no-fuss fulfillment for swag. With premium materials, easy printing, and no minimum order requirements, Printful makes creating custom merch simple. This is their recipe for building a complete, wearable brand with the most popular merch to get started. To help you get started, we’ve built a merch & swag project using Printful’s expert recommendations. It’s your shortcut to designing, printing, and launching branded gear with a Design Pickle Project.

🥒 Ingredients:

Here’s everything Printful recommends for a perfect batch of brand swag:

Request Type in The Jar

Custom Sizes to Include or Select in Your Request in The Jar

Formats for Delivery to Select in The Jar

What This Request Is For

Stickers

3″ × 3″

PNG or JPEG

Kiss-Cut Stickers

Other Merchandise

9.5″ × 9.5″

PNG or JPEG

Eco Tote Bag | Econscious EC8000

Shirt Graphics

12″ × 16″

PNG or JPEG

Unisex Staple T-Shirt | Bella + Canvas 3001 – Front & Back Print

Other Merchandise

5.5″ × 2″

PNG or JPEG

Classic Dad Hat | Yupoong 6245CM – Front Print

Mug Graphics

9″ × 3.5″

PNG or JPEG

White Glossy Mug – 11 oz

Other Merchandise

19″ × 7″

PNG or JPEG

All-Over Print Fanny Pack – Front, Back, Top Panel

Posters

5″ × 7″ – 24″ × 36″

PNG or JPEG

Enhanced Matte Paper Poster (in)

Other Merchandise

2.93″ × 6.1″

PNG or JPEG

Clear Case for iPhone®

Other Merchandise

5″ × 1.75″

Vector File in PDF or PNG

Cuffed Beanie | Yupoong 1501KC

Shirt Graphics

3″ × 12″

PNG or JPEG

Unisex Heavy Blend Hoodie | Gildan 18500 – Sleeve Print

We also recommend indicating that the color mode should be in sRGB and not CMYK in the creative brief of your requests.

Managing a request

🍴 Instructions:

  1. Prepare your ingredients: In your Design Pickle account, get started by hitting the purple “Create” button and select “Projects”. Scroll and select Printful’s Project. This will populate all of your asset request types. 
  2. Start with the base: Think about your favorite swag items (t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs), and prep your creative briefs with all the details. Use the specs above to build each request. The more specific you get, the better. This is the foundation of your merch masterpiece, so mix it just right. 
  3. Submit your requests: Don’t rush the process! Send each asset to your designer when your briefs are complete and ready. 
  4. Start cooking: Your Design Pickle team will take it from here, handling one request at a time.
  5. Simmer & Season: You’ll receive your requests back in your Design Pickle account. Track your project’s progress in the folders at the top! Don’t forget to give feedback or let your team know those assets are approved.
  6. Download your assets: Once your assets are complete, download them.
  7. Serve it hot: Upload your designs to Printful and start selling or distributing your custom brand merch!
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*Total turnaround time for projects may vary depending on each request, revisions, and account specifics.

🍽️ Your Merch Plated to Perfection

Whether you’re outfitting your team, sending swag to customers or launching a full-blown merch store, our collab with Printful is here to make sure you get a quality print from concept to completion.

Get ready to press, print and promote like a pro!

Design Pickle + Printful = Easy Merch Making

Upload your designs from this project in Printful’s bestsellers to create on-brand merch & swag. Visit the Printful Shop.

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