The Sticker Mule array of custom products just got a new addition: custom temporary tattoos!
These newcomers are exactly what the name suggests: tattoos that you get to sport for a couple of days but that, just like an ephemeral Sunday afternoon, will eventually vanish without a trace.
The thing about temporary tattoos: they're a fantastic way to express yourself, with no limits to your creativity — and no commitment to wearing them the rest of your life.
As most millennials will remember, temporary tattoos were big with kids in the '90s, and lately they've found a new burst in popularity — largely driven by social media and influencer trends.
It was time to bring that trend back, as temporary tattoos have plenty of fun applications (no pun intended!). You can use them to:
But really, the uses you can have for temporary tattoos from photos are limited only to your imagination and to how much fun you're prepared to indulge in.
One thing to keep in mind as you plan your awesome new temporary tattoos: your output is only as good as your input. (Or, as they say, "garbage in, garbage out".)
Here, this means you want to look for high-quality, sharp photos that will print well and look great as a tattoo. If your image has a low resolution or is pixelated, it won't translate well into a printed design — it may look blurry or simply not print clearly enough.
If you found the perfect photo, but don't have it in a decently-sized file, remember you can leverage our free Upscale service to increase the resolution of pictures with AI.
Keep a few elements in mind when designing your custom temporary tattoos — these will help you get optimal results for your design.
There is no shortage of options for designing your custom temporary tattoo. If Photoshop is your thing, you can of course craft your design there.
However, in case you're looking for an easier-to-use option, you'll find Studio by Sticker Mule is a handy tool that should more than meet your requirements.
Studio is:
Depending on the picture in question, it can be easy enough to make it into a design ready for your skin. But regardless of difficulty, the following steps should see you through to your desired goal:
With your image looking just the way you want it, it's time to prepare it for printing. This is a simple enough process:
Additionally, you may want to try doing a test print on paper with your home printer before you approve the proof and we start the production process. If, as usual, your home printer isn't working, just chuck it out the window and proceed with your order. You should be fine!
While Studio may be super easy to use for creating tattoos from photos, sometimes it may be hard to get the creative juices flowing if you are designing a brand new design from scratch. In that case, a little-known trick to spudding potential custom tattoo designs is that you can hire professional digital artists to design custom tattoos for you for as little as $5.
Even if you don’t like the final result, the whole process can still be rewarding by helping you fine-tune your idea so you can eventually get an amazing result from what was just a little seed of an idea!
Now I hear you say, "This is just a temporary tattoo — no brainer!" Well, yes, but keep a couple things in mind to avoid smudging your design, ensure your tattoo keeps looking great on your skin for a little longer, and ensure safety.
When your temporary tattoo has served its term and it's time to take it off, any of the below methods works fine (and better than soap and water, which we don't recommend):
There is no lack of creative ideas for your temp tattoos. Try these personal ideas:
And that's not all. Temporary tattoos also have quite a few professional applications, not least of which is their use as branding for business, in giveaways, as part of promotional events or commemorations, and, of course, as merchandise.
Just as with any of our other main products, custom temporary tattoos are above all about having fun. Whether as a conversation starter or a way to have a few laughs with friends, temporary tattoos are the perfect way to exercise your creative side a little.
Now is the time to tap into your creativity and explore new avenues for your style. Try our custom temporary tattoos — the quality is on us, and the fun is on you!
Do pin-back buttons win campaigns? Well, if you're looking to gain an edge for your campaign, they just might be the answer!
Campaign buttons are a quirky way to grab people's attention and they boost voter turnout. And if you get your messaging right, you might just end up creating an iconic piece of American history.
Their appeal is easy to understand. Pinback buttons are an easy, but subtle way to convey support for your politician of choice. Often, a person who would rather not flaunt their political allegiances in yard signs or car decals will still be open to the discrete, but firm political messaging that campaign buttons offer.
This, by the way, is key. If you're planning to add pinback buttons to your campaign swag items, it goes without saying you want to focus on your messaging. A campaign button may be a simple enough object, but if done well it is an amalgamation of your entire strategic planning. Let's find out how.
Your messaging is only as effective as the issues underlying it. This means to craft a powerful and compelling narrative, you will need a wide grasp of your voters' preferences: what they're happy and unhappy about, what they fear most, what impacts their day-to-day lives and well-being the most.
This, of course, is politics 101. But it's still worth emphasizing.
This is also where you'll want to harness the power of polling. Polling is one of the most impactful political institutions brought to us by the last century. It's your best systematic tool for gauging preferences on a large scale and avoiding deadly biases, and should not be disregarded no matter whether you're running for state attorney, councilman, or even a seat in Congress.
Want to see an example of proper political messaging? Look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign.
Take the issue in everyone's mind — the economy, as the US was in the midst of a recession. Polling amply confirmed that 82% of US voters found the economy to be either fairly or very bad. Then take the need to deliver a pithy, convincing message, and remember brevity is the soul of wit.
Mix all these ingredients and we get the famous slogan: "It's the economy, stupid."
That's the sort of message you aim for. Short, yes. But very, very well-planned.
Let's go over a few more historical instances, shall we?
So campaign buttons are essential to political messaging. Why? A few reasons.
Plus, they're a great little thing to hand out in canvassing, in campaign committee meetings, or to friends and acquaintances.
Most importantly, they are a neat little mobile packaging of your political campaign: name, logo, voting date, slogan, and party colors. All of these can be combined to make the perfect campaign button.
Here's one thing to keep in mind when designing your campaign buttons: people like them because they're durable. Definitely more durable than your average election swag.
I mean, who keeps old election yard signs lying around? Not too many people I know of. Dirty, beaten down, worn off decals don't have that much of a life expectancy either. But a campaign button?
That, my friend, is a collectible. The best ones will pin themselves onto the fabric of American history, and be handed down for generations to come. Some will even make it into famous museum collections.
Campaign buttons can be a great device for your canvassing — and canvassing, as you know, plays a key role in election campaigns. Face-to-face interaction with voters will help you gain insights into their thinking, but it also makes you a more concrete person to them, increasing trust and familiarity.
In fact, canvassing is crucial not only for gaining and understanding voters, but as a core component of your get-out-the-vote strategy — that is, convincing your electors to do the irrational act of getting up and going to the ballot box for you.
This is why it's fundamental to train your canvassers on:
You and your team can benefit from courses such as this master class on canvassing, on top of understanding basic voting psychology, voters' biases, and how to talk to voters.
Campaign buttons play well into canvassing, not only as a way for canvassers to identify themselves but also as a small gift to voters.
A few strategies go a long way to making your canvassing more effective. Make sure you provide proper training to new canvassers — above all, they should be familiar with good conversation practices.
Keep in mind that canvassing is a campaign all of its own, so it should have a clear objective — whether that is to acquaint yourself with new voters or to simply get them out to vote (GOTV).
You should also have a set script for canvassing conversations, including the line of argument to follow and answers to common voter questions. It's also a good idea to have your volunteers train among themselves, simulating conversations with voters and answering frequent points.
A practiced canvasser will also find ways to go beyond the script to drive home his or her point.
One way to do that is by sharing a personal story that ties in to the reason why it's important to vote, for example. Another, as mentioned above, is to leave a campaign button that both serves as a physical reminder of the visit — and a call to action, — and draws on the positivity that comes from receiving a gift.
To ace your canvassing game, you'll need a good plan for the several aspects you'll be tackling, such as:
For these and more, it can be a good idea to leverage the power of technology. There are plenty of software CRM targeting specifically this type of political activity, such as E-Canvasser or Mobilize.
A centralized platform will help keep track of the many different aspects a canvassing operation entails, allowing you to adjust your strategies based on the collected feedback and data insights.
In its turn, this feedback can be leveraged towards adapting or reformulating your campaign messaging, as well as refining the messages in your buttons and other campaign swag.
There is another way buttons support your campaign, and that is by building social proof for your campaign. Social proof — the phenomenon whereby people tend to mimic the behaviors of other members of their social sphere — can be leveraged through visibility and a sense of sharedness, and that's where buttons make their mark.
The simple act of wearing a badge, button, logoed t-shirt, or any symbol of some sort, can make a person feel more connected to the cause or institution associated with it. This, in turn, strengthens the perceived value of their membership and the actions associated with it. Which, in this case, is going out to vote.
With this in mind, you can distribute your campaign buttons at meetings or public events and have your canvassers wear them and carry some to give out to other contacts. As seen above, buttons carry a perception of value (a collectible, a nifty little token) that makes them an excellent giveaway for your campaign supporters.
Finally, don't forget the power of the Internet. Make sure your button-distributing campaign is well-represented on your main social media: sharing pictures of the buttons and people wearing them will make them seem more desirable and bring further visibility to your campaign.
Want to take the power of your button campaign even further? Consider targeting specific voter demographics and customizing your buttons accordingly.
How this could work is simple: - Once you have a large enough database on your electorate, you begin by segmenting according to relevant demographics — age bracket, minority groups, commitment to social or environmental causes, gender, and so on. That's something that should be par for the course in any campaign. - Next, brainstorm with your team and come up with different button designs that appeal to different demographics. Ideally, you'll be able to bring to button form the different causes your campaign is committed to, whether that's individual rights or environmentalism. - Finally, remember to style your buttons according to the groups they're targeted for. Millennials might appreciate a more minimalistic design whereas a baby boomer would like a more classic style. (Never mind Generation X, they're all online.)
To distribute these targeted buttons, leverage the power of your databases (hopefully you are building a good one with the right platform) to determine where to distribute which — whether that's in train station gatherings, town hall meetings, or good old door-to-door knocking.
It's hard to get things right the first time, so be sure to give yourself space to experiment with different ideas and adjust as the feedback comes in.
Remember to be organized with your A/B testing — that is, testing how two or more sets of parallel ideas work with different groups, and drawing actionable conclusions from the results. This can be used for your general campaign messaging, but also for specificities such as your campaign swag: distribute different batches of buttons and other campaign swag to different canvasser teams, keeping a record on how these are received. This will help you orient going forward.
As with anything else, the secret to success is observing and adapting, even if that means never getting out of a constant improvement loop.
Your campaign buttons are all the better if they tie in with the rest of your campaign strategy. This means you should:
For this last point, think social media themes, popular moments in the campaign, and even memes that arise during the campaign — all of these provide good opportunities to up your campaign badge game.
Recent case in point: two pins for the 2024 election (see below). One is pro-Trump, one is pro-Biden. Both reflect a good dose of self-aware humor, with one playing on Trump's famous social media presence and the other rolling with the "Dark Brandon" meme that was even embraced by the President himself.
These are just a couple of examples, but the potential for integrating your pin-back buttons with the social media environment is virtually (no pun intended) limitless. You can simply go online, find what light your campaign is being portrayed in, the memes about it, etc., and take your ideas from there.
Before you know it, you'll have a campaign button worth speaking of!
Once the campaign is over, it's time to reflect and summarize what you learned from it. That's regardless of the result. Whether a bitter defeat or a resounding victory, this campaign is unlikely to be the last. And in today's fast-shifting environment, drawing the right conclusions can give you the edge you need for the next time around.
There is no lack of tools here, either. You'll want to compare survey data to actual results, gather insights from advisers and campaign collaborators, and — very importantly — keep in touch with your voters and maintain a tight database of the contacts made along the way.
Ultimately, the success of political campaigns hinges on a wide variety of factors. Current societal trends, how effective your team is, how effective the opposition is, the value of your campaign promises. And so on.
Some of these things may be outside of your control. But key ones aren't. You can always improve your strategy, up the vigor of your campaign, and boost the enthusiasm of your followers. These things are malleable and, to no small extent, willpower-driven.
So be proactive. Think of all the ways you could be improving the way you move your campaign marketing forward. And don't forget to leverage the historically-proven power of campaign buttons to drive your point home, pin it, and make it something to remember.
When you are looking to print a graphic — perhaps as a sticker or custom t-shirt — one of the first things to do will be to resize it to the proper dimensions. But you'll also need to make sure it retains good resolution. Without proper resolution, it's just not possible to get a quality-looking product. No bueno.
Resizing a large image into a small one is a fairly simple process that most image editors will cover, including Photoshop and many different online-based image apps. But what to do if you're stuck with a low-quality file that you want to enhance? If you can't find a higher-resolution version of it, one way out would be to upscale it. Below, we'll look at how you can do a basic resizing in the first case, and how, if your file is undersized or low quality, Upscale by Sticker Mule helps you get it ready for printing.
Here perhaps we should recap just what image resolution is. In a few words, it represents how much detail your image has, and hence how much it can be expanded. For digital files, that is usually represented in pixels (short for "picture elements"). The higher your picture's PPI (pixel per inch) ratio, the more you'll be able to expand it.
For printing, a different measurement is commonly used: DPI, or dots per inch — the amount of dots and spaces a printer produces within each inch of printed material. Higher DPIs mean a higher quality look on your printouts. Typical print sizes are 300 DPI for content such as leaflets, stickers, and labels, and 150 DPI for larger printouts such as posters and wall graphics, where the viewer will stand farther away from the print.
If all you need to do is resize your picture because it's too large to fit your editing canvas or the file is too heavy to upload, you'll find it an easy enough procedure:
What if you want to resize your picture while retaining the original one, with the original resolution? That's easy, too — just use the export function:
If you don't have a Photoshop account or your laptop starts sounding like a malfunctioning rocket when you try to run it (we've all been there, trust me), you can try using one of a myriad of free online tools. Here are a couple of them.
Image Resizer is a nifty and easy to use tool. Just open their homepage, upload the image you want to resize and enter the new dimensions. Once again, you can do it either in percentage terms or by entering the new size directly in pixels — just make sure you keep the original width/height ratio intact.
Once that is done, click Resize image and, after a few seconds, you'll be presented with a ready-to-download, resized version of your file. You'll also be able to re-edit it, convert it to PDF, or compress it to a .ZIP file.
You don't need to have Photoshop to benefit from an Adobe resizing service — that's just what their online resizing service is for. To use the free Adobe image resizer:
As resizing is a fairly simple operation, any of the above options should be enough for your needs. Both Image Resizer and the Adobe solution are free and don't require creating an account. However, we found that the Image Resizer is best for slower-working devices.
Finally, remember the solution to your resizing needs may be literally in the palm of your hands. Most modern Android and iOS smartphones come with image editing software that works great for simpler operations such as resizing, so you can likely generate your new image file on the go, no problem.
What if you need to resize an image upwards — that is, your file is too small for your printing needs? Run it through any of the above options, and you'll find yourself looking at a larger, but pixelated and low-resolution image. In fact, the Adobe tool will sometimes tell you straight off that your image is too small for the selected size.
So yes, for enhancing your image size you'll need something a little more advanced than any old picture resizer. Allow us to present our very own solution: Upscale, by Sticker Mule.
Upscale leverages the power of AI algorithms to increase the number of pixels in your image. As it expands your image, it also fills in the missing pixels, avoiding the granulated look you would get otherwise.
Upscale is completely free to use. It also boasts a pretty simple and intuitive interface. Try it out yourself:
As a caveat, remember even the best apps have their limitations, and Upscale is no exception. If the original file is minuscule and barely has a fistful of pixels to show, you should adjust your expectations for the result accordingly.
Overall, though, we are convinced you'll be more than happy with Upscale's image-enhancing magic.
Resizing and redimensioning are key steps if you want to ensure the best possible results for your custom printed products. And happily, as you can see from the above examples, it's also a pretty straightforward process. So give the above browser-based options a go and see what works best for your use case — you'll soon have a properly sized version of your graphic, ready to print.
Whether you are a professional designer or happen to dabble in image editing from time to time, you've probably needed to edit a logo at some point or another.
Maybe you needed to repurpose a graphic, or maybe the job was simply to fine-tune a logo. Whatever the specifics, you've also likely had to remove a logo background at some point — and that isn't always an easy task. Depending on the complexities of the logo, detaching it from the graphic background can range from a bit of a headache to a well-nigh impossible and time-consuming undertaking.
Trace is here to help ease that task — remove the logo background, remove your headache, clear that furrow on your brow, and leave you with a neat and happy logo file that you can use anywhere.
It's all free and very intuitive, so let's show you how to make the most of Trace.
Trace is a browser-based image background remover. That means you can use it without installing any software, whether on your laptop, phone, or tablet.
To remove the background from your image, Trace leverages AI technology that recognizes the central object or theme in your picture and instantly detaches it from the rest.
You can use Trace to remove the background from a photograph (and convert it into a custom sticker) or with your logos and other professional graphics. The main thing is that Trace, while carefully developed and highly effective, is also a fundamentally accessible and easy-to-use tool.
Plus, it's 100% free, whether you use it for 1 or 100 files.
There are quite a few scenarios where you might want to cleanly detach your logo from its background. A few instances might be:
And, of course, there's no end of possibilities to use your logo as branding. Take packaging, for instance. You can add your logo to everyday and seemingly unimportant items such as packaging tape. There are few better ways to increase brand awareness and client retention at such a low cost.
Another example? Social media. A 2022 Renderforest Survey shows that 75% of consumers think a brand's logo is its most identifiable symbol. If you want social media recognition, featuring your logo front and center across your media stack is a must.
There's no such thing as overexposing your logo, so it's a good idea to make sure you have a readily available logo file (with no pixelated background parts attached!)
If you've decided to give Trace a go for your logo project, that was the main step you needed to learn about. The rest is super straightforward:
Here's an example of a quick Trace conversion. As you can see, the graphic was neatly separated from its background:
What can you do to ensure Trace outputs the best possible version of your logo? There are a couple of things to have in mind:
Let's recap once more some of the many brand-recognition uses for your transparent background logo:
Logos are the essence of branding — they are and should be everywhere. If you agree with us, it's time to generate your own background-free logo file. Do that and you'll be well on your way to giving your customers the coveted branded experience.
If you work with images, you know how much quality matters. Our digital world relies on pictures every step of the way. As internet communication becomes increasingly image-based, our high-definition device screens demand more and more high-resolution content to match.
This brings us to a big new change in the world of image editing: the use of AI. From prompt generators giving wings to your fantasy (and creating some pretty nightmare-inducing hands) to new editors helping you clear out other pesky tourists from your vacation memories, machine-learning algorithms are changing how we work with pictures. But AI is also helping us fine-tune, filter, and improve the resolution of our photos — which is just where Upscale comes in.
You've got just the picture you need, but… it's tiny. Try to print it and you get a result more pixelated than a 90's arcade game. What can you do?
Well, this is the type of situation Upscale is here to help you with. With a few clicks, and little to no waiting time, Upscale will render your resolution image into an improved, high-quality one.
The best part you already know: it's free.
It's simple. Or is it? Upscale uses machine-learning algorithms to increase and complement the number of pixels in your image, generating a sharper, higher-resolution version of your original upload.
Think of it not as zooming in, but as an automatic filling in of the missing pixels. You know, basic AI magic.
But if you're worrying about complicated software, don't. Upscale is the definition of user-friendly: no downloads, installations, or technical knowledge required. Just upload your file, click a button, wait a sec, and download your newly-minted, upgraded image.
Upscale comes in handy for just about any instance where you want to turn a low-quality image into a high-resolution one.
Need a printout with your business logo, but the graphic is too small? Upscale it and order your prints straight from our website.
Have the perfect sticker design, but the pixels are showing? Tip the Upscale in your favor!
Dog photo too small for your custom t-shirt? You know what to do.
Go to the Upscale page and login. (If you don't have an account, it only takes a couple clicks to create one with your Google account or email.)
Click 'Upload an image' and choose the file you want to enhance. If you have several files you want to improve, don't sweat it — you can add them all at once.
For each image, select the number of times you want to enhance it — 2x, 4x, or 8x. You'll then see the original dimensions of your pictures, as well as the projected dimensions after the upscale.
Click 'Start processing' and hold tight. This will usually take just a few seconds, but depending on the amount of files and the size of the redimensioning, it could require a few minutes. If so, check the box 'Email me once upscaling is complete' and leave the Upscale tab open — you'll get your files soon enough.
Your upscale is ready! Download your file(s) or select one of our custom products to send your upgraded image directly to print.
Upscaling is a simple process, but you'll get the best results if you keep a couple of things in mind.
First of all, well, don't expect miracles. Your image will be improved either way, but if the original is too far gone down the pixelation black hole, there's only so much AI can do for you. Beep bop, sorry.
With that in mind, make sure you get started with the best version of your graphic available. You know — better input, better output.
Finally, as Dirty Harry would say, a man's got to know his limitations, and for Upscale that means your maximum upload size is 5MB per file, with a maximum pic size of 4032 x 4032 pixels. Which is likely several times more than you need, so no worries.
Take this small photo of a room filled with cute animals. It's only 300x300px large but it's being expanded to fill your screen.
Pretty bad, eh?
Now here's the same image, run through Upscale, that has a new 1200x1200 resolution. Doesn't that look better and less pixely?
Just a few years ago, upgrading your image resolution would usually mean no end of trouble, time, and frustration tinkering around with a variety of software.
Now, a few clicks will do it. No software downloads. And, with Upscale, it's free. Not something everyone can say.
Progress? Technology? Call it what you like — I call it beautiful.
At Sticker Mule, we're constantly developing new and exciting products to help you customize your business as well as your day-to-day life. Now, meet the latest addition to our custom packaging product line: custom stand up pouches!
E-commerce sales have been on a steep ride for the past several years, bringing big changes in the way both businesses and consumers approach packaging.
Now it's all about custom packaging.
You know how it is — they say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. And when your buyer's first physical impression of your product is picking it up in the mail (as opposed to handling it in a brick-and-mortar store), it pays to go that extra mile and deliver the goods in style.
It's simple, really: quality custom packaging equals a better customer experience and helps drive brand recognition and client retention — studies have shown that as many as 72% of consumers are influenced by the product's packaging.
Would you miss a perfect opportunity to feature your logo, brand colors, or company slogan as you ship and deliver your products?
One look at some of the world's most renowned brands is enough to drive home the point. From the iconic iPhone packaging to the colorful McDonald's Happy Meal box and the memorably spartan Amazon logoed wrappings, the value of a branded experience is not lost on companies playing the big game.
Sticker Mule's custom-printed stand-up pouches are the perfect way to deliver food products—anything from nut mixes to tea leaves, coffee beans, or what have you.
Also, yes, they're FDA-approved — and customer-approved! After all, who doesn't love the practicality of a reusable, resealable, zip-lock pouch?
But foodstuff is just one of their many applications. Stand up pouches are incredibly versatile, and are quickly becoming indispensable for a slew of different industries: they're used for personal care and cosmetic items, small electronic accessories, and pharmaceuticals, to mention just a few use cases.
Our custom stand up pouches are a simple, reliable, and user-friendly way to package your products.
Made of sturdy polyethylene material, they are easily heat-sealed and provide perfect impermeability, keeping out moisture and any foreign substances. Once opened, they keep their contents fresh thanks to the resealable zip closure.
On top of being a great way to store foodstuff or other items (thanks to the bottom gusset keeping them upright), our standup pouches can be easily customized with any design you choose, on both sides. Like our other products, they can be printed in full color and with full bleed — it's all up to your creative choices.
Custom stand up pouches are practical — lightweight, easy to fit anywhere, and perfect for repeated use. They can even be more environmentally friendly, as making them generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions and spends less water than comparable traditional packaging alternatives such as cans or jars.
They increase your brand recognition and improve your customers' unboxing experience with their modern, trendy look. Yes, they stand up and stand out.
In short, stand up pouches hit that sweet spot where convenience and style meet, all while delivering your brand name, along with your products, to your customer's shelves and tables.
It's no wonder, then, that the global stand-up pouch market is projected to reach a massive $20-billion-dollar value by 2026, nearly double its 2018 worth.
Designing your own branded stand up pouches has never been easier, and can be done on our free Studio tool in a few steps:
If you don't have a custom design ready, head over to our stand up pouch templates page and pick one for a starting point.
Customize the template with your text colors, logos, and any other graphics of your choice — the drag-n-drop interface makes it easy to add and tinker with all the elements in your design.
Once you're happy with the results, you can download your design or click on 'Order prints', on the top right corner, to start your order.
Select your desired size. We recommend our smaller 5" x 6" if you're ordering a sample — it's slightly more consumer-friendly than our larger, 7.75" x 10" pouch, and can fit a wide variety of use cases. Here you can also opt to include a punch hole to the stand up pouch.
Click 'Add to cart' and then check out. In 4 hours or less, you'll hear back from us with a proof showing exactly what your stand up pouch will look like once printed. If there's something you'd like to change, you can ask for revisions to the proof for free — we're happy to do them for you and resubmit your proof.
Otherwise, confirm your order and your brand new stand up pouches will soon be on their way to you.
Ready to seal the deal?
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ custom t-shirt? Since this simple garment rose to become the most popular piece of clothing in modern civilization, we've never stopped looking for ways to make it stand out — far-fetched designs, bright colors, and unique graphics. The main thing is the pursuit of individuality, of a custom look.
Our love of uniqueness is so great, in fact, that it seems to extend to our very canine companions.
Remember the opening scene in The 101 Dalmatians where a bored Pongo watches as women stroll up and down the street — each with a dog very similar to herself? Well, it turns out there is some scientific truth to this humorous observation. People do actually pick dogs that resemble them. Subconsciously, we project something of our own unique features onto our dog friends.
Yes, go ahead and look at your pet, look at yourself in the mirror. Now once you accept the unquestionable, uncanny similarity, what's next?
The answer is obvious: Join your enthusiasm for custom tees with your appreciation for your loyal companion! Add your dog's mugshot to your next t-shirt and proudly flaunt it for the world to see.
That should go without saying, but it's still worth emphasizing — it's the most important step. So take your time and go through the hundreds of pet pictures we know you have on your camera roll, and make sure you really get the pick of the litter.
For a great, natural shot, you want a photograph that checks all these boxes:
If it's one of those hilarious, one-in-a-thousand moments, then all the better!
Trace is one of the most popular tools in the Sticker Mule editing toolbox and for good reason. You upload your picture, click a satisfyingly orange button and, before your dog can bark twice, you've got yourself an outline of the main subject of your picture.
Another click and your picture is downloaded and ready for printing.
If you want to make sure you get the best quality for your picture before printing, then Redraw is here for you. It'll convert your file into a real HD-like vector picture to be printed at absolutely any size you choose.
Again, it's all a simple extra step:
Now all that's left is to go to our custom t-shirts page, select the size and quantity for your order, the t-shirt color, and upload your new dog picture. You can also add any specific instructions you may have for the printing.
After you check out, we'll get back to you with a free online proof showing exactly what your dog t-shirt is going to look like. At this point, you can either request changes or just go right ahead and confirm the order.
Once you approve your designs, your t-shirt will start production, but you'll also now have a chance to share your brand new dog t-shirt design on your public profile page!
To share your design on your Sticker Mule profile, just follow these steps;
1) Click on the "Share a design" link on your order confirmation page (see below)
2) This will take you to your, reorder page. From here, hover over any past order and then click on "Share"
3) This is where you can select if you want to share your design with a secret link or publically on your profile page
This neat feature allows you to share your awesome new dog t-shirt with the whole Sticker Mule community or privately with whomever you want to share a link with!
Need to share your dog with even more people!? Well then, it's time for a new social media post — preferably one on Stimulus, the Happy Social Network! Just don't forget to tag us @stickermule so we can go check the results of your handiwork and give you a good ol' thumbs-up!
Signage has an important place in business, in events, in stores, galleries, and offices. Its main function is to provide indications and to advertise, but more and more it's also being used as part of companies' branding efforts — orienting, while at the same time promoting your brand's visual style. It's at that intersection of utility and design where custom acrylic signs really shine.
Today, we'll show you how and why you might want to upgrade your signage with custom acrylic signs from Sticker Mule.
"We need to replace this acrylic sign — it's too old," said no one ever. Acrylic signs are famously durable — but that's just one of their many qualities. Modern look? Check. Professional aesthetic? You got it. Practical installation? Acrylic's your friend.
Acrylic never looks cheap, like plastic. It's sturdier than most glass options, and certainly has a more business-like appeal when contrasted to metal or wood alternatives.
As an added bonus, an acrylic sign makes for a great melee weapon if you ever need to Jason-Bourne your way out of your office. We've all been there, haven't we?
Sticker Mule's acrylic signs make it easy to display your custom designs on a clear and quality acrylic canvas. Ordering is as easy as entering your desired sizing, uploading your design, and confirming your order.
Alternatively, you can also choose from a range of standard sizes (6″ × 6″, 12″ × 12″, 18″ × 24″, 24″ × 24″, and 36″ × 48″), as well as benefit from our stack of design tools and our seamless proofing process.
Quality products and first-rate pricing deals are only part of the reason for Sticker Mule's popularity.
Central to our culture is a devotion to our customers, and that includes super fast and reliable support. We address your questions and provide quick resolutions to any issues that might come up. Our service includes providing an unlimited number of free online proofs before you order and working with you to make sure you get the best version of your product.
Add to that other factors that set us apart from the competition — free worldwide shipping, progressive bulk discounts that can see you save up to 67% on your order, and low-quantity orders starting from just 1 acrylic sign, and you begin to see why people love buying at Sticker Mule.
Shaping a consistent and recognizable brand identity is no easy task, but it is an essential one for business owners and event planners to get ahead in a crowded, competitive, and dynamic market.
Key in forming your brand identity is the use of custom merchandise and supplies — and that's where signage can play an important role. Well-placed acrylic signs carrying your brand name, logo, and color themes can go a long way toward familiarizing the public with your brand —and familiarity, as you well know, is half of marketing.
And if we're talking about events — especially more upscale ones, from wedding welcome signs to the schedule for a big product launch day, — there's nothing that conveys confident professionalism and competence quite as much as a well-designed acrylic sign.
We've said it before: Ordering at Sticker Mule is a breeze. But just in case you don't believe us, here are the steps you can follow to soon be the proud owner of your own custom acrylic sign:
1. Go to our acrylic signs page. Pick quantity and size (either predetermined or your custom specs), then press "Continue".
2. Upload your artwork with a couple clicks (or using the drag-n-drop function).
3. Sit tight. Soon you'll be emailed a proof showing you exactly what your acrylic sign will look like once it's ready.
4. Either request changes to your proof or approve and check out.
And that's it! With production in a few days and free, fast shipping, it won't be long before you're caressing your own acrylic sign and whispering, "My own… my precious!"
Acrylic signs are naturally versatile and lend themselves to a variety of business uses. Typical acrylic signs include:
There's no lack of ways you can customize your acrylic signs. With Sticker Mule, you'll find it easy to play with an infinite number of colors, fonts, sizing, and graphic combinations.
And don't forget: You can make the most of our free acrylic sign templates to easily and speedily create your very own designs.
Whether for the office, for your storefront, for your art gallery, beauty salon, or any other establishment you run, you'll find that our custom acrylic signs are a sure way to refine and improve your signage game. So why not try them today?
There are few things as fun as literally wearing your own creation. This is perhaps why custom t-shirts have become so popular over the past few years — they're a way to showcase your creativity, have fun with new designs, and easily dress in a unique way.
It's perhaps no surprise, in fact, that the global market for custom-made clothes has been on a meteoric rise — worth $51.8 billion in 2021, it's projected to reach no less than $131.6 billion by 2030. It's no secret: people want to dress custom.
There are plenty of ways to design your own t-shirts, but few, if any, are better than Studio.
Essentially, it's a canvas for your creativity — a browser-based, user-friendly platform for devising your own designs and creating your own custom-made products.
Unlike other, more complicated apps, Studio removes all the hurdles from your creative process, at the same time providing an ample library of templates as a starting point for your creative endeavors.
To work with Studio, all you need is a browser and an internet connection. In fact, you can even create from your smartphone. Let's take a look at how that process works.
Studio comes with a vast library of free t-shirt templates. Whether you are designing a t-shirt for a sports team, for your company, or just for good old fun, you'll likely find a Studio template that's just the right starting point for your needs.
And don't worry about spending time thumbing through templates either; just select the category you have in mind and browse the top templates for that particular subject.
Even if your template is nothing more than a blank canvas, editing is as easy as adding new text or drawing elements, dragging them into place, adding color… it's all done in a few clicks (or taps, if you're on your phone). While you're at it, keep in mind a few key points to ensure your design looks well put together and appealing, including:
The right combination of colors. It's not about how many colors you work into your design, but the extent to which they match. You can do some research on how different colors complement each other, for starters, and play with several combinations as you go.
Text is often the first thing that gets noticed in a design, so use fonts that match the vibe you're going for. We wrote a bit on the subject of fonts before, but it is a topic worth exploring in depth, as it can make or break your visual style.
Placement. How harmonious the different elements in your overall design look — that's also key to your success. You can find out a little more about the rules of design composition and layout here.
Once you're happy with your design, you can download it or send it straight to print with Sticker Mule. All you have to do is choose your t-shirt size, quantity, and order. Before your t-shirt is produced, you'll get a free sample proof showing you what it'll look like with your design — if need be, you can request further changes before giving the green light for the printing process.
Once you complete your order, your t-shirts will be coming to you in just a few days!
Did you know you can print your own custom t-shirt at home and at little cost to yourself? That's one of the options we'll explore below.
If you're a fan of doing things yourself, why not try DIY t-shirt printing? It's easy, doesn't take long, and yields fairly good results for more casual use cases.
Take a look at this tutorial and you'll see you don't even have to invest in complicated equipment to print your own t-shirts (although you can get professional results if you're willing to fork out around $1300 as an initial investment for a shirt-printing machine!)
To print your own custom design onto a t-shirt at home, all you need are a regular printer, an iron and ironing board, a blank t-shirt, and some transfer paper.
The steps are simple, too:
That's the gist of it, anyway.
DIY printing is a fun way to personalize your tees at a low cost, but it may not be for everyone. For starters, the quality of the design will inevitably turn out to be inferior to the design on a professionally printed t-shirt — the shapes will be less crisp and nitid, and the design is likely to wear off faster.
On top of that, it's a time-consuming process. If you want your design stamped on a large number of t-shirts, you'll find yourself spending hours ironing stuff back and forth. Maybe not the best investment for your time.
With that in mind, there's a simpler alternative: get your custom t-shirts printed out for you by a professional printing service like yours truly, Sticker Mule.
It'll save you headaches and the potential disappointment of making a mess of your design — and ruining a t-shirt. And that inevitably happens on a long enough timeline of printing your own stuff.
In fact, if you intend to print your design on a large number of t-shirts, you may find ordering your tees from an online service can be a lot more cost-effective. Just check out the mouth-watering bulk discounts we offer on custom t-shirts — order enough and you can find yourself paying less than $10 for professionally printed, high-quality, 100% cotton t-shirts.
Order now and enjoy holding your crisp, nice new tees a few days from now!
As you can see, designing your very own t-shirt with Studio is a no-brainer. All it takes is a browser, an internet connection, and a little bit of inspiration — and remember our 2000+ templates are all there to help you with that! Plus, once you have your design ready, sporting it in quality-printed t-shirts is only a matter of a few clicks and a few days' wait. Your Sticker Mule-made t-shirts will stick around for years.
Tired of struggling with complicated software or spending hours manually removing backgrounds from your images and photos? Well, the answer to your prayers is here, and it's called Trace by Sticker Mule.
Trace is a free, user-friendly app that makes removing backgrounds from images a breeze. It utilizes advanced A.I. technology to accurately and quickly remove backgrounds, leaving you with a clean cutout of your desired subject.
It's pretty straightforward. Simply upload your image and Trace will do the rest, saving you time and energy!
The best thing about Trace, is that it's always getting better. Unlike some other background remover tools, we keep updating our AI algorithm to make sure it's the best it can be. This means that when you use Trace, you're using some of the newest and coolest technology out there. We think that's pretty cool in itself!
Besides removing backgrounds, Trace also has the ability to easily make transparent PNGs, perfect for use on websites, social media, and even print materials. Use them however you like, including as:
Social media graphics: Transparent PNGs can be used as overlay graphics on social media posts, giving your content a polished and professional look.
Custom product packaging: Trace can remove the background from your images and photos, allowing you to create custom packaging for your business.
Website graphics: Your transparent PNGs can also go into logos, icons, or other graphics on your website.
Custom face stickers: Trace can remove the background from a photo of your face, allowing you to create a custom sticker of yourself or a loved one. These can be used on laptops, water bottles, phone cases, and more.
Print materials: Trace can remove backgrounds from images for use in print materials such as brochures, flyers, and business cards.
With Trace, creating transparent PNGs has never been easier. The tool's advanced technology allows for accurate and efficient background removal, leaving you with a perfect cutout of your desired subject. So, whether you're looking to create custom face stickers or elevate your brand's social media presence, Trace has got you covered.
But don't just take our word for it — give Trace a try for yourself! You'll be amazed at how easy and efficient background removal can be. Say goodbye to frustrating background removal apps and hello to perfect cutouts with Trace by Sticker Mule.
Try it now at: https://www.stickermule.com/trace and see how Trace can help you save time and energy on your image editing needs.