Custom Product Guides & Ideas

Antiqued bronze medallion showing layered relief in a mountain and pine tree design
What Custom Medals Are Made Of: Metal, Enamel and How Each Process Works
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Medals are struck or cast from metal, then plated and optionally filled with enamel — nothing is printed. How soft enamel, die struck and 3D die cast each form the... Read more
Antiqued silver and copper medallion with service-years text and a textured rope edge
Medal Finishes: Gold, Silver, Bronze and When to Go Antique
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Polished or antique changes more about how a medal looks than the colour does. What each of the six finishes does to your artwork, how to build a placement set... Read more
Circular silver medallion with blue and red enamel, a team emblem and a season date range
Custom Sports Medals for Teams, Leagues and Tournaments
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Participation or placement? How many, counting substitutes and coaches? And what artwork actually reads on a 2 inch face for each sport. A practical guide for club organisers, athletic directors... Read more
Antiqued gold event medal on a blue neck ribbon with a torch and laurel wreath design
Custom Race Medals: What to Plan for a 5K, 10K or Marathon
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Four decisions carry most of the weight when you order finisher medals: how many, what size for your distance, how wide the neck ribbon, and whether the design is tied... Read more
Round silver medallion with blue enamel, showing a corporate logo and a stylised portrait face
How to Put Your Logo on a Custom Medal
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Almost any logo works on a medal — what matters is the file you send, how fine the thinnest lines are, and how many colour areas the design has. What... Read more
Gold plated medal with sculpted wings, dancing figures and a castle, on a black neck ribbon
How to Design Custom Medals: Style, Size, Ribbon and Finish
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Five choices decide how a custom medal turns out: style, size, ribbon, finish and packaging. This guide takes each one in the order you meet it on the product page,... Read more
DIY Badges vs Custom Pins: Which Option Fits Your Project?
DIY Badges vs Custom Pins: Which Option Fits Your Project?
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Not every badge project needs the same production route. This guide compares DIY button badges with professionally made custom pins by quantity, shape, finish, color, attachment and batch consistency, then... Read more