How to Design A Custom Sublimated Polo without vector artwork
by Hannon Deutsch on September 17, 2026
How to Design a Corporate Polo (When You Aren't a Graphic Designer)
Most office managers or procurement officers do not know how to use Adobe Illustrator. At the time of this writing, AI cannot make vector art either. And that's quite alright. Spartan Apparel & Merch, a respectable custom cut and sew supplier that manufactures sublimated golf polos from scratch, has graphic artists on staff that can make vector art.
In short, we can take your designs and make them come to life so you can focus on your business at hand and not art.
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The Blueprint Approach (Start with the Basics)
- The first step is to email sales@spartanmerch.com a high-res company logo (pdf, .jpg or .png) and your brand color PMS codes (or hex), and a rough placement idea (e.g., logo on left chest, industry icons repeated all over, garment color, etc.).
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What to Do If Your Logo File is Low-Quality
- We can take your low quality art and turn it into a workable "vector file" (.AI, .EPS, .PDF). All that means is the art will print in high quality and not blurry, in basic terms.
- Spartan Merch handles the complete vector conversion work for free for simple logos. An art fee may apply for more complicated designs / logos.
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Leveraging the Digital Mockup Phase
- Spartan Apparel & Merch will help with the digital mock up phase plus revisions
- Upon approval, we will create a sample of your polo and email it for approval or ship it out before production.
- Spartan Merch provides full-service graphic design support at no added cost most of the time, removing the stress from corporate apparel buying.


