What sponsors usually ask
- How many bands? The number of bands in the order is the number of wrists the logo sits on. Give the figure per day and in total.
- For how long? A weekend pass band stays on for the whole event, a day band for one day.
- Where is the logo seen? In the middle of the band, next to the event name, on the part that shows on top of the wrist.
- Does the logo look right? The right file, the right colours and nothing cropped.
- Who else is seen? The sponsor wants to know whether the band is shared with other sponsors.
Don't promise social media reach you can't back up. The number of bands and the number of days can be counted.
How the sponsor gets a place
Woven wristbands have three options in the configurator: ready-made design, your own design and solid colour. The sponsor can come on in two ways:
- The sponsor's logo as the band's logo. Choose a ready-made design or Solid colour, upload the sponsor's logo and type the event name. The logo sits next to the text on every woven wristband in the order, in colour or in the text colour.
- Your own design. Download the template and make the band with both your logo and the sponsor's, or one image per day with that day's sponsor. Upload one image per variant.
- Add a woven wristband and choose Ready-made design or Solid colour in the band's row.
- Upload the sponsor's logo. The background is removed and the logo cropped right in your browser.
- Choose the size and position of the logo, and whether it is printed in colour or in the text colour. The logo must be easy to see on every variant.
- Attach the sponsor's vector file (PDF, AI, EPS or SVG) as an original file with the order.
If you only want the sponsor's name, choose Solid colour and Repeat the text along the band: the name appears three times, so it shows however the band sits.
The right logo and the right colour
- Ask the sponsor for the vector file. A logo taken from a website is usually too small.
- Choose colours the logo shows up against. The same logo is on every day, so it has to be visible against each day's colour. If it isn't visible on all of them, print it in the text colour.
- Put the brand colour code in the comment box at checkout. Woven wristbands are printed in full colour, so the colour will be close, but an exact Pantone match can't be guaranteed. Tell the sponsor that beforehand.
- Check the ends. That is where the clasp sits. Nothing important should go there.
Let the sponsor approve it
Press Share draft and send the link to the sponsor. The link shows the design as it looked when you shared it. If you change anything afterwards, share again. Once the sponsor has said yes, approve the proof and order. Keep the email where the sponsor approves, and keep the order link. The order page shows the approved proof.
You are responsible for having the right to print the sponsor's logo, so get the sponsor's yes in writing.
Examples to start from
The Equestrian event quick start has a ready-made design for each competition day, and the Sports event quick start has the same sports design in two colours for players and coaches. Upload the sponsor's logo and change the name and date, and you have a draft to show the sponsor. More on format and template in the guide to designing festival wristbands.
Questions and answers
Where does the sponsor's logo go?+
Next to the event name in the middle of the band, in the ready-made design's text field or on the solid-colour band. You set the size and position under the logo, and the proof shows the result straight away.
Can the sponsor approve the band before we order?+
Yes. Press Share draft in the configurator and send the link. The sponsor sees exactly the design you have made.
Can we have one sponsor per day?+
Yes, with Your own design: make one image per day with that day's sponsor. With a ready-made design and solid-colour bands, the logo is the same on every woven wristband in the order. Each variant is at least 100 pcs.