Stickers: glossy, matte, or holographic sheets are laminated and then cut with a smart cutting machine.
Mugs: designs are printed with sublimation ink and pressed onto blank mugs.
Magnets: designs are printed with sublimation ink and pressed onto blank soft magnets.
Mousepads: designs are printed with sublimation ink and pressed onto blank soft mousepads.
“Rolling with the Homies” Design
Smart Cutting | Sublimation | Vector Design
These images show examples of two original designs printed on stickers, mugs, magnets, and mousepads. I drew the dice graphics and paired them with simple, casual bolded fonts.
I wanted to capture the joy of playing tabletop games or video games with friends. The sparkling green die shows a lucky roll (20), while the smelly red die shows a very unlucky roll (1). Ultimately, my goal was to create humorous, relatable graphics that appealed to geeky people like myself!
The stickers are printed onto matte sticker sheets and cold laminated with clear film. There are five laminate film options: glossy, matte, holographic broken glass, holographic rainbow, and holographic stars. After laminating the sheets, I use a Cricut Maker to precisely cut around the designs.
The mug, magnet, and mousepad graphics are printed onto sublimation paper instead. I use a heat press to transfer the designs onto blank products.
Sticker Devices: Cricut Maker smart cutting machine, Canon PIXMA TS6220 printer, Crenova Laminator
Sticker Materials: printable matte vinyl sticker paper, laminate film (glossy, matte, and holographic)
Sublimation Devices: Epson SureColor F170 sublimation printer, Cricut Autopress heat press
Sublimation Materials: sublimation paper, blank ceramic mugs, blank soft magnets, blank polyester mousepads
Photography: Nikon D3300 camera, Sigma zoom lens (18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM)
Resources:
“Rolling with the homies” text: Bakbak One font provided by Saumya Kishore and Sanchit Sawaria on Google Fonts
“poorly” text: Caveat Brush font provided by Impallari Type on Google Fonts