Product Designer

Print Areas, Views, and Colors

2 min readUpdated 2026-07-25

Print Areas, Views, and Colors

Every garment in the Design Studio has defined views (front, back, left, right), selectable colors, and a print area — the boundary that shows where decoration can go. Understanding these three controls is the key to a design that prints correctly.

Switch views

  • Use the view selector to move between front, back, left, and right.
  • The canvas swaps to that side's product photo.
  • Design each view independently — your work on each side is saved automatically as you switch.
  • Change colors

  • Pick a garment color from the color options.
  • The canvas underlay updates to that color's product photo, so you can see how your artwork reads against it.
  • Each color remembers its own design, so you can vary artwork per color if you like.
  • Stay inside the print area

    The outlined print area marks the printable region for the selected view:

  • Keep every object — images, text, names and numbers — inside the boundary.
  • The print-size indicator on a selected object shows its real-world dimensions so you know it fits.
  • For applicable decoration methods, the studio shows the size boundary right on the canvas to guide placement.
  • Why it matters

    • Artwork that crosses the print-area edge can be cut off or rejected in production.
    • Designing per view and per color means one product can carry different art on the front, back, and each colorway.
    • Seeing artwork on the actual garment color helps you catch contrast problems (for example, dark art on a dark shirt) before ordering.

    Tips

    • Fill the print area comfortably, but leave a small margin from the edge.
    • Check every view and color you plan to sell — a great front doesn't help if the back is empty by mistake.
    • Use the resolution and print-size indicators together: fit the area and keep the image sharp.

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