Boost your brand visibility with promotional merchandise.

High-quality, custom-branded items at competitive prices.

Elevate your brand with high-quality, beautifully printed promotional merchandise from DL Design.

With countless options available, finding the perfect promotional products can be overwhelming. That’s why we offer personalised assistance to help you choose items that effectively reflect your brand and meet your marketing goals.

Why choose promotional merchandise?

Promotional merchandise is a powerful tool for boosting your brand’s visibility and connecting with your target audience. Here’s why you should consider incorporating these items into your marketing strategy:

• Boost brand awareness: Custom-branded merchandise keeps your business top of mind for clients and prospects.

• Generate leads: Giveaways and branded items can attract more leads and increase trade show traffic.

• Cost-effective marketing: Promotional products offer a budget-friendly way to reinforce your existing marketing efforts.

• Long-lasting impact: People tend to keep and use promotional items, providing ongoing exposure for your brand.

• Incentives and rewards: Use promotional merchandise as incentives, customer appreciation gifts, or employee recognition awards.

Popular promotional merchandise options.

Demand for branded clothing has surged, making it a popular choice for businesses looking to boost brand visibility. From T-shirts, hoodies, and jackets to trousers and workwear, now is a great time to invest in custom-branded apparel.

Full-colour T-shirts printed with your logo.

Full-colour printed T-shirts have a huge print area, giving you the perfect canvas to showcase your design and the freedom to place artwork anywhere within this area. 

Choose from a range of high-quality, ethically sourced, vegan-friendly T-shirts available screen printed, digital inkjet, or direct-to-garment.

Here is a summary of the print techniques available.

• Screen printing is ideal for large quantities of simple designs.

• Digital inkjet or direct-to-garment (DTG) is perfect for photos and complex designs made up of multiple colours, and it suits quantities of 50 and under.

Custom drinkware is another popular option, valued for its practicality and eco-friendly benefits. Items like reusable mugs, water bottles, and travel cups not only promote your brand but also align with sustainable practices.

Custom-printed mugs branded with your message.

Custom-printed mugs are ideal for brightening up any tea or coffee break and are a great way to put your brand in front of your customers. Since they tend to sit on a desk all day, every day, they’re a great promotional tool that’ll be used time after time.

Printed using a dye sublimation technique and offering a generous printable area of 210 x 80mm, you can give your clients a practical gift they'll use time after time. A great size to drink from, these 330ml (11oz) mugs are dishwasher- and microwave-safe and delivered in boxes of 36, all ready for delivery to you.

Let’s see who custom-printed mugs are suitable for:

• Employees – Offering branded mugs to your employees can improve the work environment and strengthen your office's integrity and team spirit.

• Organising a party – Would it be a great party without giving the guests a gift to remember? Say it with a fun photo or just a memorable message that your guests will want to keep.

• Giveaways – Custom-printed mugs are the ideal giveaway at trade shows, exhibitions, and events. They are the best way to put your message in your customers’ hands.

• Corporate gifts – Show a token of appreciation to customers and clients with a branded gift – a a simple yet effective gift for anyone who enjoys a good cuppa.

What are my options with personalised mug printing?

Depending on what you want printed on the mug and the quantity, you generally have four personalised mug printing options. Let’s have a look at each one in a little more detail.

Direct printing.

An image, usually up to four line colours, is printed within a given area known as the ‘print area’ directly onto the rotating body of the mug. This method is used when the design is simple, i.e. there are no complex halftones (images that are made up of a series of dots), the registration is not too tight, and the design is not going to be larger than the print area. 

Direct printing is cost-effective when ordering both large and small quantities, as several thousand items can be printed in a day.

Transfer printing.

This process is useful when the mug has a very curved profile. The design is silk-screen or litho printed onto special wax-coated paper, which is then cover-coated (a clear gelatinous layer that covers the whole print). The resulting print is treated as a water slide transfer and applied by hand to the ware. It’s slower and more labour-intensive than direct screen printing, but more flexible, as colours can be built up with precision and control. When the ware is placed in the kiln for firing, the cover coat evaporates.

Transfer printing allows the print area to be maximised, and provides the option to print on the base, handle, or inside the rim.

Digital printing.

An image is printed directly onto a specially coated paper in process colours and then printed out on a laser printer. This is then cover coated, becoming a water slide transfer that is applied to the ware (it is normal to see a fine key line on the cover coat when looking closely at the finished item). Reds and pinks have limitations, but pastels and citrus shades look fantastic, and digital print also lends itself to smaller quantities.

Because the inks are a natural product, perfect colour matching isn't possible on repeat orders, and it is not possible to match the primary colour chart. However, this technique is ideal for photographic reproduction.

Dye sublimation.

This process lets you create bright, eye-catching full-colour designs on mugs while maintaining vibrant colours. A four-colour, high-quality photo finish is also possible, with crystal-clear results and bright, impactful colours.

The technique uses organic colour dyes, giving you a wider colour spectrum and an outstanding gloss finish. It is also environmentally friendly, avoiding substances such as lead and cadmium.

Eco-friendly pens to help you go green.

Choosing one of our eco-friendly pens will enhance your green credentials while also helping you stay environmentally conscious.

We use a combination of materials including recycled plastic bottles, recycled cardboard and bamboo. Our selection of eco-friendly pens also features an impressive print area of 50mm x 6mm, allowing you to get creative with your branding.

Take a look at the options available to you.

• Cardboard pens – made from recycled materials and weighing just 6 grams, these pens are very lightweight.  Available in 3 different coloured tips: black, dark blue and green. Our recycled cardboard printed pens are produced using a high-resolution pad printing method, where a silicone pad transfers the image onto the pen, and can be printed in up to 2 spot colours.

• Recycled plastic pens – an eco-friendly pen made from recycled plastic bottles. Choose between transparent blue or transparent white and print up to 2 spot colours. This eco-friendly pen has a push-click mechanism and writes in black ink. You can choose between transparent blue or transparent white as the base for your design. We can pad print up to 2 spot colours on the pen barrel.

• Bamboo pens – a stylish, eco-friendly pen is the perfect combination of budget and quality. Bamboo offers an everyday promotion solution for an everyday budget. 

• Wooden pens – a luxurious wooden pen made from bamboo. It comes complete with a push-click top and metallic embellishments, making it the perfect high-end executive printed pen. This smooth writer has black ink and a printable barrel of 50 x 6mm. You can print up to two spot colours on this pen.

Printed bags customised with your design.

Printed bags are the perfect giveaway, especially when they feature eye-catching designs that stand out everywhere.

In a day when the bag charge can irritate even the most loyal shopper, Tote bag printing is a great advertising tool, but also one that you can guarantee will be used time and again.

Lightweight material is used to create this functional tote bag, perfectly sized to fit all your items, and it is a perfect alternative to paper or plastic bags, which are good for your brand and the planet.

Get started with DL Design.

Not sure where to start? Our online catalogue offers a comprehensive selection of promotional merchandise, but if you prefer personalised assistance, we’re here to help. Our designer can provide ideas, estimates, and free visuals to ensure you select the right products that resonate with your audience.

Key questions answered.

• Minimum order quantity: We offer flexible order quantities to suit businesses of all sizes.

• Set-up and origination: We’ll guide you through the process, explaining everything from set-up fees to origination costs.

DL Design makes it easy to find the perfect promotional products to enhance your brand. Contact us today to explore our full range of options and discover how promotional merchandise can drive your marketing success.