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 to enhance your brand’s visibility and connect 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.

The demand for branded clothing has surged, making it a popular choice for businesses looking to enhance brand visibility. From T-shirts, hoodies, and jackets to trousers and workwear, there’s never been a better 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 and ethically sourced, vegan-friendly T-shirts which are 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 to represent photos and complex designs made up of multiple colours and suited to 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 a great opportunity to get your brand in front of your customer. As they tend to be sat on the 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 giving a generous printable area of 210 x 80mm you can provide your clients with a practical gift that will be used time after time. A great size to drink from, this 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 have a positive effect on the working climate and strengthen the integrity of your office and co-workers.

• 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 simple yet effective gift for anyone who enjoys a good cuppa.

What are my options with personalised mug printing?

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

Direct printing.

An image, which will usually be 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 to cover the whole of the 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 is 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, as well as providing 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 which 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.) There are limitations on the strengths of reds and pinks, but pastels and citrus shades look fantastic and digital print also lends itself to smaller quantities.

As the inks are a natural product, perfect colour matching cannot be achieved 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 enables you to have bright eye-catching full-colour designs on mugs while maintaining bright colours. A four-colour high-quality photo finish is also possible with crystal clear results and bright impact colours.

The technique uses organic colour dyes, giving you a more diverse colour spectrum with an outstanding gloss appearance. It is also environmentally friendly, avoiding the use of 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 whilst also allowing you to be 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 the image is transferred onto the pen by a silicone pad 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 onto the barrel of the pen up to 2 spot colours.

• 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 any two spot colours on this pen.

Printed bags customised with your design.

Printed bags are the perfect giveaway especially if they contain eye-catching designs which can be noticed everywhere.

In a day where 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 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.