In this guide we will introduce and elaborate on the key factors that you may want to consider when shopping for a custom esports jersey for your team or gaming brand. This guide will include the different types of jerseys, printing methods, fabrics ordering options, fulfillment, and distribution. There are a lot of moving parts with any custom product; but esports introduces additional challenges.
At Exclaim.gg, we continuously strive to offer the best experience for our customers, and we're thrilled to announce exciting new updates that will make managing your merchandise stores even easier. We understand how important it is to streamline every aspect of your business, from product listings to payments. That's why we've introduced two major updates specifically tailored for our Canadian audience.
When it comes to producing custom apparel, Exclaim.gg offers five versatile production methods to suit a wide range of needs: Screen Printing, Embroidery, Cut and Sew Sublimation (All Over Print), Sublimated Blanks, and Direct-to-Film (DTF). Each method has distinct pricing considerations based on factors such as the number of colors, print areas, and order volume. Here's a breakdown of how each production method works and how pricing scales with bulk:
Exclaim is transitioning from screen printing and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing to the more advanced Direct-to-Film (DTF) printing method. Screen printing, though reliable for bulk orders, has limitations in color matching, order minimums, and setup costs. DTG printing, while offering high detail and color, is restricted by fabric compatibility and ink absorption, which raises production costs. DTF offers a perfect balance, with vibrant prints on a wide variety of fabrics and no minimum order requirements, making it a cost-effective and flexible solution for both small and large custom apparel orders. This shift will enhance Exclaim's ability to deliver quality merchandise with improved production times and affordability.
At Exclaim.gg, we believe in empowering users with advanced tools that make custom apparel design as intuitive and creative as possible. Our "Advanced" online designer takes customization to the next level, offering features that go beyond basic designs, providing you with the ability to add logos, apply tiling effects, and crop precisely to your needs.
Exclaim.gg offers a comprehensive solution for managing custom merchandise and fundraising through a suite of innovative features. From automated stores and discounts to advanced user management and sponsorship programs, Exclaim.gg empowers teams and organizations to run their merch and fundraising operations seamlessly. Our platform enhances efficiency, maximizes sales opportunities, and offers complete control over the user experience.
At Exclaim.gg, we believe in empowering users to take control of their custom apparel designs. A major component of creating standout products is choosing the perfect color combinations that not only reflect your brand but also bring your design to life. That’s why we’ve developed an intuitive Color Swatches feature within our MerchCraft system. This tool allows users to experiment with various colorways in real-time, helping them create designs that truly pop.
At Exclaim.gg, we believe in rewarding our customers for their loyalty and growing engagement. That's why we've built the Account Discounts feature into our MerchCraft suite. This system automatically tracks purchases and sales, providing users with cumulative discounts based on their total account activity over a rolling 365-day period. Whether you're managing merchandise for a gaming team, community, business, or school, the more you purchase or sell, the bigger your discount. Additionally, scholastic, reach, and business program level boosts are integrated into our onboarding process to offer even greater rewards for high-volume users.
At Exclaim.gg, your team has complete control over your store but it will save you a lot of time if you handle all of your logos up front and have an understanding of proper onboarding workflows for future logos. In this quick guide we'll show you what's bad, how to make it good, why it's good, and your options to get from A to B.
For businesses, esports teams, or gaming communities that manage more than one merchandise store, juggling multiple storefronts can become a challenge. To streamline this process, Exclaim.gg offers the Multi-Store Management feature within our MerchCraft suite, allowing users to manage multiple stores simultaneously. Whether you’re handling separate storefronts for different teams, events, or brands, this feature ensures that each store is organized and easily accessible without the hassle of switching between accounts or platforms.
When it comes to creating unique, high-quality apparel through dye sublimation cut and sew, having the right tools makes all the difference. At Exclaim.gg, we offer a cutting-edge, responsive, and user-friendly Online Designer that allows teams, organizations, and individuals to create custom apparel using our vast library of templates. Whether you're designing uniforms, team jerseys, or branded merchandise, our designer enables you to customize products with ease, using your own logos and color schemes.
At Exclaim.gg, we aim to empower users to create standout, custom apparel with ease. Our Online Designer is a versatile tool that offers everything you need to design high-quality merchandise, whether for esports teams, gaming communities, businesses, or personal projects. With an extensive library of templates, intuitive features, and real-time previews, you can bring your ideas to life faster than ever before.
At Exclaim.gg, we go beyond outfitting your team with high-quality merchandise. We give you the tools to take control of your fundraising efforts by offering optional items for direct purchase by teammates, fans, or community members. Whether you're raising funds for your club, sports team, or organization, our customizable merchandise stores allow you to set your own prices and adjust them to fit your fundraising goals.
Effective team management requires a balance between providing necessary access and maintaining control over sensitive information. Exclaim.gg simplifies this with a robust user role management system featuring seven predefined roles: Owner, Manager, Administrator, Designer, Order Entry, Store Manager, and Treasurer. Each role is carefully designed to align with specific responsibilities, ensuring the right level of access for every team member. Additionally, Exclaim.gg’s advanced permissions feature allows for granular control, enabling users to fine-tune access by toggling permissions on or off as needed. This combination of flexibility and security makes Exclaim.gg’s user role management system the perfect solution for esports operations of any size.
At Exclaim.gg, we believe in supporting teams not only through custom merchandise but also through our comprehensive sponsorship programs. Our sponsorship model allows teams to earn through their fundraising or for-profit stores, and as they progress, they unlock even greater benefits to help them reach their goals.
Discover how Exclaim.gg empowers your purchases with two innovative automatic discount methods: real-time bulk discounts and merit-based account discounts. This blog explores how these strategies not only streamline costs but also rewards loyalty, offering insights into the significant savings achieved through Exclaim with your purchasing and sales decisions.
At Exclaim.gg, we’ve developed a dynamic system to manage the entire process of merchandise creation and distribution, which we refer to as Pipelines. From design to distribution, our pipelines ensure that every step in the workflow is seamlessly managed, involving key roles to keep the process efficient and transparent.
Exclaim.gg's autonomous online stores provide a unique e-commerce platform where clients can fully control their branded merchandise while still receiving support in customer service. This hybrid model allows clients to handle design, pricing, and promotions directly, along with access to comprehensive sales reports, enhancing their operational efficiency and market responsiveness. Additionally, the autonomous team store model focuses on outfitting over profit, enabling teams to manage their apparel needs efficiently and affordably, fostering team spirit and cohesion through customized gear.
At Exclaim.gg, we understand that managing team details for custom apparel orders can be complex, especially when dealing with multiple members, varying sizes, and personalized information. That's why we've integrated the Rosters function within our MerchCraft suite. This tool allows users to seamlessly save and manage critical details such as team sizes, names, numbers, aliases, and flags, ensuring that every order is perfectly customized and organized.
Managing custom merchandise orders for teams, businesses, and gaming communities can be complex, especially when multiple stakeholders are involved. That's why Exclaim.gg offers the Approvals feature within our MerchCraft suite, providing a streamlined way to ensure that every design and order meets the necessary standards before moving into production. With Approvals, you can confidently move forward with orders knowing they've been reviewed and approved by the right people.
Creating custom merchandise can be a daunting task, especially when you're unsure of how the final product will look. To eliminate the guesswork, Exclaim.gg offers the Live Product Previews feature within our MerchCraft suite. This tool allows users to see real-time updates of their designs as they customize apparel, ensuring every detail-from color schemes to logos-looks perfect before committing to the final order.
When schools, colleges, and educational institutions place large merchandise orders, ensuring financial accountability and proper documentation is key. That's why Exclaim.gg offers the Purchase Orders feature as part of our MerchCraft suite. This tool allows scholastic organizations to submit purchase orders (POs) directly into our system, streamlining the approval and production process while keeping everything aligned with school budgets and procurement policies.
At Exclaim.gg, we understand the importance of managing costs when ordering custom apparel, especially for large teams, organizations, or businesses. That's why we've integrated Bulk Discounts into our MerchCraft suite to ensure that the more you order, the more you save. Whether you're placing an order for a single event or outfitting an entire organization, our Bulk Discounts feature provides real-time savings as you add more items to your cart.
When creating custom apparel, ensuring that your brand colors are accurately represented is crucial. At Exclaim.gg, we’ve built a powerful tool called Logo Color Match within our MerchCraft system to make this process effortless. Whether you're designing merchandise for your team, business, or event, this feature automatically samples colors from your uploaded logo and applies them directly to your design. This ensures that your brand identity is always maintained with precision.
When handling multiple branded apparel projects simultaneously, managing separate orders and quotes can become a logistical headache. To streamline this process, Exclaim.gg offers the Multi-Cart Save feature within our MerchCraft suite. This tool allows users to manage multiple apparel projects with separate quotes at once, ensuring that different orders don't get mixed up. With Multi-Cart Save, you can handle multiple projects efficiently without the risk of enmeshment.
In the fast-paced world of esports and gaming, managing expenses for team merchandise and apparel can be challenging, especially when you have large teams or multiple events. That's why Exclaim.gg offers the Budgets feature as part of our MerchCraft suite. This tool helps esports teams, gaming communities, businesses, and brands set clear spending limits for players, members, or departments, ensuring everyone stays within budget while getting the custom gear they need. Whether your focus is on video games or board games, Budgets provides an efficient way to manage costs without sacrificing customization or performance.
At Exclaim.gg, we understand that managing custom apparel projects can be complex and time-consuming. Whether you're outfitting a sports team, organizing a fundraiser, or managing multiple storefronts, you need tools that make the process efficient and seamless. That’s why we developed MerchCraft, a suite of functions that empower teams and businesses to take full control of their merch operations from design to distribution.
Since our rebrand, around this time last year, we've been working on a huge update to help esports directors, owners, and admins manage their outfitting needs and propel their organization's branding through merchandise as seamlessly and easily as we could imagine.
A comprehensive comparison of three popular textile printing methods: Screen Printing, Direct to Film (DTF) Printing, and Direct to Garment (DTG) Printing. Each method is evaluated based on cost efficiency, durability, setup time, detail and color range, fabric compatibility, environmental impact, and the feel of the print. Screen Printing is highlighted for its cost-effectiveness in large batches and vibrant colors, though it has high setup costs and environmental concerns. DTF Printing offers versatility and high-detail prints without pre-treatment but involves a complex process and can leave a heavier feel. DTG Printing excels in producing detailed, vibrant prints with a soft feel, making it ideal for small orders, though it is less durable and more costly for large production runs. The comparison aims to help businesses and individuals choose the most suitable printing technique for their specific needs.
In the realm of digital design and printing, achieving true color accuracy is both an art and a science. This precision is largely dependent on the successful use and understanding of ICC (International Color Consortium) color profiles, as well as advanced visualization techniques. These tools play a critical role in ensuring what you see on your screen is as close as possible to the final printed product. This blog post aims to unravel the complexities of ICC color profiles and explore the innovative use of 3D color space visualization to enhance our understanding of printable colors. We use color profiles calibrated for the specific printers to ensure what you see on the screen is as perceptually close to what is actually printed as possible. Since the gamut of actual printed colors is not as absolute or as uniform as sRGB, not all RGB values can be converted to a printable color while simultaneously ensuring all printable colors can fit into the displayed RGB gamut, which is a priority.
Dive into our definitive checklist and detailed outline tailored for sponsored partners on the Exclaim platform. This blog post offers a step-by-step walkthrough of the onboarding process, from initial registration to advanced store management and promotional strategies, ensuring you leverage every feature for maximum impact in the esports apparel realm.
In a landmark event for competitive gaming, a player that goes by the name of BlueScuti, achieved the unprecedented feat of 'beating' Tetris by reaching a level so advanced it caused the game to crash. This milestone challenged the long-standing view of Tetris as an endless challenge and sparked excitement within the Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) community. Although Exclaim is not officially affiliated with CTWC or the player (yet?), the incident highlights Exclaim's growing influence in the gaming world. This event marks a significant moment in competitive gaming, inspiring players globally and reaffirming the endless possibilities within the realm of gaming.
This article discusses the benefits of simplified logos for esports brands, focusing on improved recognizability, merchandising advantages, and timeless design. It emphasizes the importance of memorable branding, clear messaging, digital adaptability, global appeal, and professionalism. The piece also highlights the ease of updating logos and their integration into broader brand strategies, advocating for the evolution of complex logos to meet the esports industry's evolving demands.
To create a good esports brand or team name, start by defining your brand identity and understanding your target audience. Brainstorm ideas with your team and evaluate the options based on their alignment with your brand, memorability, and uniqueness. Check for name availability online, including domain names and social media handles. Get feedback from trusted individuals, test the name with a wider audience, and then finalize the best option. Launch your team with consistent branding across all platforms, engage with fans, and cultivate strong relationships with your audience.
Esports gaming jerseys are vital for team identity, unity, and branding. They showcase sponsors, instill professionalism in players, and enhance fan engagement. Jerseys also offer merchandising opportunities and uphold a tradition in esports, adding to the sense of normalcy and continuity in both live and online events.
Sublimation printing is a technique that uses heat to transfer dye directly into a fabric. This process is used to create intricate, high-resolution, full-color designs on apparel. In this context, vector graphics are preferred for a few key reasons:
We have been in discussions with Garden State Esports for several months in order to develop and refine a league partnership program that not only works for the league but also for every single school or team within that league. We are pleased to say that the solution fit nicely within our tier pricing schema and provides discount advantage perks to participating schools within Garden State Esports that chooses to participate.
With the rebrand, we are introducing template categories. We want to provide greater creative opportunity to designers within the same template theme. Previously, for example, if your team logo featured a hexagon shape then you were likely to gravitate towards our hexagon themed jersey. Previously, there's only been a single hexagon themed jersey template. So by that perspective, your options were limited. Well, that's not the case anymore. With our new product filtering option within our online designer, you will now be able to browse templates within the same theme. Our concern with limiting templates previously was in regards to overwhelming clients. Since that concern is solved with template filtering, we will fully embrace exploring each template niche with much greater and ongoing options.
As part of our continuous push as the industry leader in offering the best online esports apparel designs, technology, production times and overall experience in the market; we are excited to announce that Playmakers Wanted is now Exclaim!
As Playmakers Wanted comes to an end we take a restrospective look at the journey to lead to this point and what it all means. The design, development and execution has been a long and challenging journey where we, the team members, have also grown in our expertise and understanding how it should all work. We have met a lot of people along the way that have been willing to share their knowledge and skills to help us continue the charge as the leading esports apparel platform on the planet. There's a lot of people to thank.