Pre-Production Tips

Hello Valued Member,

In this video we’ll discuss 5 essential pre-production tips to ensure your shopping
experience with Branded Apparel Club goes as smooth and pleasant as possible.

Pre-production, in its most simplified explanation, is any task necessary to prepare your
order for production. This includes communication, garment selection, artwork editing
and all trade techniques employed by our production team to ensure your order is
produced to the highest quality possible. All of which we’ll cover in this video.

No need to waste time.. Let’s go right ahead and get started…

Tip #1 – Know Your End Goal

Having a clear vision or a general idea of your desired look will be critical to your overall
shopping experience.

Do you have an existing design or will you need our design team to create one for you?
What is the color scheme of design? Will this design be decorated onto a polo or
hoodie? Will price or quality be theAre you seeking print or embroidery services?
deciding factor in your purchasing decision? These are just a few questions that you’ll
need to be prepared to answer during the pre-production stage.

Tip #2 – Browse The Shop

All orders inside the Branded Apparel Club shop start with a garment selection.
Premium apparel brands are readily available to choose from for all your branded
apparel needs. Browsing through the various garments inside the shop may spark
inspiration and ideas for those who may be undecided on the direction of their
upcoming order. Utilize the shop’s search filter to narrow your search by brand, style,
color, sizes, quality and so on.

Tip #3 – Print Ready Artwork

Now that you’ve selected your garment, the next step is ensuring your artwork is
prepped for print or embroidery. A print ready design is just that, a design uploaded in
the exact condition of your desired look. Essentially this means no edits will be needed
by our design team to bring your design to a print ready state.

For example, if you do not wish to have a colored background or “box” around your
design, you’ll want to upload a transparent version of your design. While our DIY design
tool features a background removal option, results may vary based on the complexity of
your design.

It is always good practice to maintain a copy of your original design source file from the
graphic designer who created it should additional edits need to be made to your design
that may not be possible with an image file.

Source files are typically created in Adobe Photoshop, also known as a PSD file or in
Adobe Illustrator commonly referred to as an AI file.

SVG or EPS vector files are also acceptable file formats that allow for editing if
necessary.

If a source or vector file of your design is not available, a transparent high resolution
untagged jpeg or png image file of your design will suffice but presents editing
limitations.

It’s important to note a $50 artwork fee per design may be applied to your order if edits
are necessary by our design team to ensure your design is in print ready condition. This
includes but is not limited to color, text, shape and background edits. A $50 digitizing
fee will be applied to all embroidery orders.

Proofs of any edits made will be found in the order management section of your
account. A proof approval will be required before production begins. Please respond to
these requests as soon as possible to avoid pre-production delays.

Tip #4 – Be Responsive

As touched on in tip 3, be responsive to all forms of communication from our staff to
avoid delays. This includes but is not limited to returning phone calls, texts, emails and
messages inside the order management area of your account regarding proofs, quotes
and invoices. Timely responses will help us turnaround your order as quickly as
possible.

Tip #5 – Ask Questions

Please do not hesitate to reach out to our staff for assistance with placing your order.
This can be done by emailing your questions or scheduling a consultation with your
assigned account manager who can offer guidance and direction regarding your
upcoming order. A direct link to your account managers online scheduler can be found
in the resources section of this video.

Also, be sure to tap into the many other support resources available to you as a
member. Webchat, FAQ’s and support center .

Lastly, our member support & resources section offers downloadable guides, tutorials
and how to videos, many of which can also be found on the Branded Apparel Club
youtube page. Last but surely not least, submit a support ticket from the Branded
Apparel Club support center should you need immediate assistance.