How to design merch your customers will keep
June 26, 2025
Here’s how. 
–  Click on the Filters button and select Serif, Slab Serif or Sans Serif
– You’ll probably want to de-select Display, Handwriting, Monospace and Not text
–  Scroll through the font results
–  Pick one you like (make sure it has a few weights eg. Bold, Regular, Italic)
–  Follow the instructions to download itÂ
2. Install on your computer
Try it out on a few documents and presentations. Maybe even your website.
Looks good?
Use it on every single branded thing you produce.
Bingo.
You look original. Different. Not like everyone else. 
It’s that simple.
Pdf anything you send externally, otherwise it will change to the recipient’s default font.
For the 2024 President’s Dinner event at State Library Victoria, we created two visual concepts.Â
This is the concept that didn’t make the cut, and we share some of the additional printing and finishing details.
Sometimes it can be hard to think of Christmas Cards (especially when the holiday season is months away). So we present a few ideas to get your creative minds sparking…
We have 3 rules when designing merch / swag / promotional gifts: 1. Sustainable
2. Usable
3. Quality
Whatever the brief is, it’s exactly the same. Every project. Every time. Every design. It‘s just one word.
You never know where inspiration comes from : behind-the-scenes at a design project combining the vintage aesthetic of pre-1800 Japanese rare books, with a modern twist.
Whilst we can’t claim to be experts, we know a thing or two about branding events. Here are 3 simple ideas to help you make your budget $$$ go far.Â
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