CREATIVE Merch Designs
Be in the scene with creative custom merchandise and apparel designs
Benefits of Merch Design
Be seen! From the coffee shop to the club. A custom merch program can build brand visibility, strengthen brand loyalty, and turn your customers into local influencers.
Boost Visibility
Creative merch designs bring your brand into your customers daily lives, increasing awareness, recognition and shareability
brand Loyalty
Quality merch designs foster customer connection and build loyalty through shared experiences and captured memories
Increased Sales
A strong merch program brings your brand into homes and hearts to build a marketing channel with strong profit potential
Merch Design Testimonials
From design to production, we have experience helping brands grow with meaningful messages & beautiful merch designs
“Hype has had a great impact on my business. Offering great quality product, design, and customer service, they have helped me spread the word of my business literally across the world.”
Ben
Winnebago Bicycles
“I’ve worked with Hype Visual multiple times for designing band merch. They’ve always been super helpful & accommodating. Overall, a top-notch company!”
Dean
Musician
“We’ve used Hype for graphic design projects for years and couldn’t be happier. Professional and responsive, it’s always a great experience overall and the final product is better than could be asked for.”
Sean
The Pie Hole
Merch Design Process
We create merch plans, custom designs and quality finished goods
Discover
We understand your merch goals and create custom merch plans aligned with your brand
DEFINE
Your merch plan will guide the budget and the balance between marketing and sales
DEVELOP
We iterate and create merch designs to hype your brand in the spaces your people go
DESIGN
Designs are curated to maximize the message and medium for quality merch
Merch Design Planning
Create a merch design plan that’s customized to your marketing and sales goals
Trends
Discover the latest trends in merch design so you’re offering merch goods that make people feel good and look good
marketing
Learn unconventional ways to effectively use merch design to boost your brand visibility and make your marketing profitable
EXPERIENCE
With intimate merch design & production experience, we have exceptional knowledge and connections with loads of quality vendors
Frequently Asked Questions
Got Merch Questions? We’ve got answers. Check out our FAQ section for the most common inquiries about our merch design services.
We design a huge variety of merch from custom apparel to drinkware, pet products, games or custom products. We have tons of options, including some socially-conscious, eco-friendly and American-made merch options. Connect with us and let’s create a merch plan for your brand.
Pricing varies based on how expansive your project is. We create for brands that are big and small. Having owned and managed a merch print shop for more than a decade, we understand ways to save money in merch production without losing quality or increasing creative costs. We know the nuances of creating for the medium, the advantages and challenges with each production method and the ability to blend merch design with the product design. Please reach out for a customized quote.
On average custom merch design projects take about 3-6+ from start to finish. Merch production will vary based on the individual product, production method(s) and product availability. For design and production, 2-3 months is suggested, but depending on the project and the medium we might be able to crank it out much quicker.
Yes we can. New as of 2024 we can now handle direct production of most products through our wholesale distribution channels. We can work with your vendors or connect you directly with the best producers in our orbit for the products you need. If you already have a preferred producer or printer, we’re happy to partner with them and ensure our creative work is seamless with their production.
Absolutely! Event merch is a common part of what we do. We can design merch tailored to specific events, actions or promotions. Anytime you have a specific deadline, we strongly encourage you to share all timelines at the beginning of the project so we can all plan accordingly.
You’ll work with Drew, he’s our merch design specialist, supply chain manager & creative director with tons of experience. Together you’ll build your merch plan and our creative team will create custom merch design or illustrations that are on brand and on point.