Note 0103D Printing1 min read
Corporate gifts and awards in a small run
Printed gifts and awards made to a company's own design, one piece or many, and what to decide before ordering them.
A gift with a company's own design, or an award that could only have come from that company, says more than something picked from a catalogue. 3D printing makes it possible to design exactly that and make it in the numbers you need, from one to many, without the minimum orders that moulded products carry.
Made to your design
A logo turned into an object, a building in miniature, a shape that stands for what the award is for: the design starts from your idea and is drawn and agreed before anything is printed. For an award, it helps to think about the base, and any text or logo on it, at the same time as the figure.
The finish sets the tone
The same shape can read as playful or formal depending on its finish. A metallic finish like the high-gloss gold of the football trophy pictured, a single brand colour, or full colour: each is painted by hand in the finishing hall.
One piece or many
Because there is no mould, the first piece costs about the same as the tenth, and a small run is practical: an award for each winner, or a gift for each guest. For larger numbers, ask; the quote says what it takes and how long it runs.
What to decide before ordering
- How many pieces, and whether any differ from the others
- The size, and whether they will be carried, posted or displayed
- The finish: metallic, brand colours or full colour
- The date they are needed, especially for an event
Awards for an evening often sit alongside other printed pieces for the same event; our note on printing for events covers planning them together.
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The work in these notes, as it is made: pieces off the printers, systems going live.
