Vector art for promotional products, drawn by hand.
Send the logo the supplier rejected — a website JPG, a full-color PNG, a blurry PDF. A designer redraws it as imprint-ready vector art in the colors the order calls for, with fonts outlined and detail checked against the imprint size.
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Promotional product suppliers ask for vector art in one or two spot colors, with fonts converted to outlines, that still reads at the imprint size of a pen, a mug or a USB stick. VectorWiz redraws the client's logo by hand into that file: a flat master, one-color and reverse versions on request, and detail checked against the imprint. Every order ships as AI, EPS, SVG and PDF, priced per job from $19 by complexity, with a 24-hour standard turnaround.
Art that still reads at a half-inch imprint.
A supplier's art department asks for vector art in one or two spot colors, fonts outlined, sized for the imprint area. Most client logos arrive as a full-color JPG from a website. The designer redraws it into the file the supplier asked for.
- Source check
- A designer reads the logo at the imprint size you give — a pen barrel, a USB stick, a lanyard, a tumbler — and flags the detail that will fill in or vanish before anything is drawn.
- Redraw
- Every shape rebuilt by hand as closed vector paths, and every line of type redrawn or converted to outlines, so the supplier's system can't swap in a different font.
- Color versions
- Each color is one flat spot fill, named with the PMS references you give us. Need a one-color or two-color version of a full-color logo? Name it in the order notes and the designer confirms the tier before starting.
- Reverse version
- A knockout or reverse version for dark products, where a light ink prints the shapes and the counters in letters stay open instead of closing up.
- File formats
.ai,.eps,.svgand.pdfwith every order — the vector formats supplier art specs usually list. Send the spec sheet with the order and the file is drawn to it.- Revisions
- Unlimited until the file is right. If the supplier's art department sends notes back, post them in the order thread and the same designer picks them up.
Priced by what the logo asks of the designer.
Four complexity tiers. Upload the file and the estimator shows the tier and price before checkout; a designer confirms the tier.
Tier 1 · Simple
One- or two-color marks, wordmarks and simple icons — the typical pen or USB imprint from a readable file.
5 credits · $19Tier 2 · Medium
Flat multi-color logos, badges and seals with standard type — company marks, school crests and event logos.
15 credits · $57Tier 3 · High
Detailed emblems with fine type, metallic or shaded logos that need a flat version, mascots, six or more colors.
30 credits · $114Tier 4 · Complex
Full illustrations and multi-element artwork, or a logo rebuilt from a photo of an old printed product.
50 credits · $190Rush (12 hours) adds 50%; Flex (3 business days) takes 10% off. Distributors on a monthly plan pay in credits instead of per job.
What the imprint shows that the logo hid.
A logo that looks fine on a website meets a one-inch pad, two inks and a curved surface. These are the reasons a supplier rejects it or charges to fix it.
Not vector at all
A JPG or PNG pasted into a PDF is still pixels. Suppliers that ask for vector art usually return it, or quote an art fee to redraw it, before a virtual proof is made.
Detail lost at imprint size
Taglines, thin outlines and tiny gaps that read on a screen fill in or disappear on a pen barrel or a USB stick. Someone has to decide what stays, simplify it, or move it to a larger product.
Too many colors
Pad printing and hard-goods screen printing are usually quoted per color. Gradients and soft shading in a full-color logo need a flat one- or two-color version before the price makes sense.
Live fonts
When the supplier's computer doesn't have the client's font, the text reflows into a substitute. Type redrawn or outlined in the file looks the same on every machine.
No version for dark products
A black tumbler or a navy lanyard needs a reverse version, not the light-background logo with a box around it. Without one, the proof comes back wrong.
When the supplier's art team can do it
Many suppliers redraw art in-house, often for an art fee and with extra time before the proof. If that works for the order, use it. A clean file of your own is reusable on the next order with any supplier.
Redrawn as flat vector art.
Promo product artwork, answered.
What artwork do promotional product suppliers need?
Most supplier art specs ask for vector art — AI, EPS or a vector PDF — with fonts converted to outlines and each color named as a PMS spot color. Many also want the art at or near the imprint size, in the number of colors you're paying for. Check the supplier's spec sheet for its minimum line weight and imprint area; send it with the order and the file is drawn to it.
Why did my supplier reject the client's logo?
Usually one of five reasons: the file is pixels rather than vector, it has more colors than the order, the detail is too fine for the imprint size, the fonts are live and won't open on the supplier's system, or there's no version for a dark product. A hand redraw fixes all five in one file, so the virtual proof comes back right the first time more often.
Can you make a one-color version of a full-color logo?
Yes. The designer decides which shapes carry the logo in one ink, flattens gradients and shading into solid areas, and keeps the counters in the letters open. A reverse version for dark products can be drawn the same way. Name the versions you need in the order notes and the designer confirms the tier before starting.
Will the logo still read on a pen or a USB stick?
Often, but not always as it is. A tagline, a thin outline or a small badge can't survive every half-inch imprint. The designer flags what will fill in and suggests what to simplify or drop, and you decide. The supplier or decorator sets the final limits for their method, so their art spec wins where it differs.
Do you prepare art for laser engraving, debossing or embroidery on caps?
Yes — the artwork. Each method wants a slightly different file: laser engraving is one tone with no color (see the engraving page), debossing and embossing need bold single-level shapes, and cap embroidery needs clean vectors your digitizer turns into a stitch file (see the embroidery page). We don't make dies, digitize stitch files or decorate the products.
Can't the supplier's art department redraw it?
Often they can, and sometimes that's the right call. Many suppliers redraw art in-house, usually for an art fee and with extra time before the proof, and the file stays with them. A vector you own works with any supplier on the next order, for every product in the catalog.
How much does it cost?
Per job, by complexity, across four tiers — $19 / $57 / $114 / $190. A one- or two-color mark for a pen imprint starts at $19; a detailed emblem that needs a flat one-color version sits in the upper tiers. Upload the file and the price shows before checkout.
How fast will I get the file?
Standard is 24 hours. Rush is 12 hours for 50% more, and Flex is 3 business days for 10% less. Revisions are unlimited until the file is right, including notes from the supplier's art department.
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