Logo Design for Screen Printing
Screen printing requires vector artwork with separated colors. Convert any logo to a print-ready SVG and send directly to your screen printer.
About Logo design for screen printing
Screen printing requires artwork in a specific format: vector files with clean, separated color paths and no gradients or blends (unless using simulated process printing). The SVG format delivers exactly this — a file where each color region is a discrete, editable path.
Most screen print shops charge art preparation fees to reformat raster logos for print production. Submitting a clean SVG from the start eliminates this cost and speeds up the print timeline. The printer's prepress team works directly with your SVG, assigns Pantone colors, creates registration marks, and outputs films or screens.
Color count matters for screen printing pricing. Each color in your design adds a screen setup cost. Review your SVG after conversion — if the vectorizer produced more colors than intended, manually merge similar-colored paths in a vector editor to reduce the color count before submitting.
For black and white or single-color jobs: convert to a simple two-tone SVG. This is the most economical screen print option and produces the sharpest result on garments. For multi-color logos, vectorize as-is and clean up color separation in the vector editor.