Custom printed mugs are one of the best promotional giveaways available. Nothing stays on your desk for months, facing you and making an impression like a custom printed coffee mug does! Plus, customers will associate your brand with their coffee break or a hot cup of cocoa on a cold day.
12 Tips for designing custom mugs people will love
12. Make your mug stand out
Think of your favourite mug. Is it colourful? Does it say something cute on the side? Does it have a handle that fits your hand just right? How many years have you held onto it?
When you’re designing custom mugs, choose one that’s unique in some way and it will make a bigger impression. Check out our selection of custom printed ceramic mugs here and choose a unique one. Then add your own unique design!
11. Choose dishwasher safe mugs
Some extra fancy mugs aren’t dishwasher safe. Sorry to say it, but people still put em in the dishwasher! Choose mugs that aren’t overly sensitive, delicate or hard to wash.
10. Designing a stunning custom print for your mug
Be sure to consider the size, shape and colour of your custom coffee mugs when you create your design. Contact an artist, a designer or crowdsource your design a www.99designs.com or www.designcrowd.com. You’ll get some stunning designs!
Remember, you don’t have to use your standard logo on your custom coffee mugs. Jimmy’s Coffee (who I’ve written about their custom mugs before) makes some beautiful variants of their custom coffee mug.
9. Make your custom mug a bit larger
Larger mugs are popular for a few reasons, they let you stir in milk and sugar without spilling, they fit comfortably in your hands and they carry more of your fave drink!
8. Limit colours to save money
Limiting colours can save you money and still look great, try unique fonts and lineart designs. We find that hand drawn designs look really nice in one colour 🙂
7. Add a box to make a promotional gift
Last winter, we gave customers a little gift box with an Artik barrel mug and a pair of custom printed touchscreen gloves. This cozy little box made a big impression with our clients and staff and we’re planning a sequel for next winter!
6. Give them out around the holidays
When Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Winter Solstice, Yule, Candlenights and Festivus roll around, you can give a lovely gift to your most loyal customers!
Throw in a packet of hot chocolate mix and you’ve got an excellent holiday giveaway or merchandise item.
5. Make your mug funny!
Don’t try to please everyone with your mug design, take a risk or just a silly joke!
The most dorky jokes just seem so much funnier on a snarky coffee mug.
4. Make your mug beautiful
Or take another direction and get an artist to make your mug super beautiful. Artsy designs can look great printed on customized mugs
3. Design your own travel mugs
We carry a variety of customizable travel mugs, including one which looks like a disposable coffee cup, but is made of porcelain.
Travel mugs are handy for the road or the office and they can often be taken into coffee shops for a discount and to reduce on trash.
2. Quality over quantity
Not all mugs are created equal. It may be cheaper to get a ton of mugs at the lowest price, and they’ll do the job, but a higher quality mug will be held onto and cherished by your longtime customers and potential clients.
1. Brand that mug!
Your company has a brand out in the world, get it on that mug! Get creative, bright and memorable with your mugs and they’ll help spread your brand.
Some people who wouldn’t wear your logo on their shirt will be happy to use your logoed coffee cup. Check out our selection of custom drinkware here!