Product Designer

Adding and Styling Text

2 min readUpdated 2026-07-25

Adding and Styling Text

The Text tool adds custom wording to any design — slogans, names, event dates, or team taglines. Each text block is a live object you can restyle at any time, and the studio shows its real print size as you resize it.

Add a text block

  • Open the Text panel.
  • Start typing where it says "Start typing." Your words appear on the canvas as you type.
  • Drag the block to position it inside the print area.
  • Style your text

    The Text panel gives you full control over the look:

  • Font — pick a typeface from the font list.
  • Color — set the fill color of the letters.
  • Outline — add a stroke around the letters and choose its color and Width, or set it to None.
  • Print Size — see and adjust the physical size of the text so it fits the decoration.
  • Apply effects

    Under Effects you can shape the text:

    • Arc — curve the text along an arc, great for chest or sleeve lettering.
    • Rotate — tilt the text to any angle.
    • Spacing — open up or tighten the space between letters.

    Arrange the object

    The Object controls let you fine-tune placement:

  • Flip horizontal or Flip vertical to mirror the text.
  • Bring to front to layer it above other objects.
  • Delete selected to remove the block.
  • Tips

    • High-contrast colors (light text on dark garments) read best from a distance.
    • Add an outline when text sits over a busy image or a similar-colored garment.
    • Keep an eye on the print-size indicator — very small lettering can be hard to reproduce in some decoration methods.

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