Send the Brief
Send the customer's idea, logo, reference image, rough sketch, or notes.
White-label apparel design for print shops
Your overflow art department.
You print it. We design it. Your brand stays front and center.
Original apparel design support for DTF and DTG shops—without adding another designer to payroll.
Send the customer brief. We handle concepts, revisions, mockups, and final print-ready artwork.
Design service onlyNo printingNo embroideryNo fulfillmentYour customer relationship stays yours
How it works
Brief in. Approved art out.
Northwoods fits behind your existing sales and production process. Your team stays in control while the artwork moves forward.
Get 5 Directions
For a five-direction brief, Northwoods develops five distinct concepts for the shop to review.
Choose + Refine
Select the strongest direction and request revisions.
Show Your Customer
Receive polished apparel mockups your shop can send directly to its customer.
Get the Files
Once approved, receive organized, print-ready artwork prepared for DTF/DTG production.
You stay customer-facing. Northwoods stays behind the scenes.
Built for print shops
Creative capacity, ready when you need it.
Use Northwoods for the art work that arrives between selling the job and sending it to production.
White-label design support
Original apparel graphics
Customer brief → finished artwork
Multiple concept directions
Revisions + apparel mockups
Transparent print-ready artwork
Organized final files
Overflow support in busy seasons
School + spiritwear design
Business + event merch
Local + community merchandise
DTF + DTG-focused handoff
Northwoods Art Co is a design service.Your shop handles printing, embroidery, apparel production, fulfillment, and the customer relationship.
When Northwoods helps
When your customer says, “Can you make something like this?”
Send the creative problem over before it slows down the rest of the shop.
Customer has an idea but no artwork
They send a screenshot, rough sketch, logo, or description. Northwoods turns it into an original apparel design.
Your production team is doing too much design work
Send overflow creative work to Northwoods instead of pulling someone away from printing and production.
You need more than another template
Northwoods develops original concepts around the customer's brand, school, business, location, or idea.
You're slammed
Use Northwoods as flexible design capacity without hiring another full-time designer.
From rough request to ready-to-show
See what gets removed from your plate.
A customer's messy starting point becomes clear options, approved art, and a polished mockup.
“Vintage Baraga shirt. Local wildlife, dark tee, Upper Peninsula feel. Something customers would actually wear.”
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Selected work
Different customers. Different directions.
A focused sample of school, business, outdoor, local, kids, and text-led apparel work.
White-label design support
Your customer. Your brand.
Northwoods works with your print shop—not directly with your customer.
We do not sell printing or compete for the customer relationship. Your shop remains the primary customer-facing business.
Northwoods provides design support behind the scenes, including original artwork, revisions, mockups, and organized final files.
We handle the artwork. You keep the customer relationship.
Customer
→Your Print Shop
→Northwoods Art Co
Northwoods Art Co
→Artwork to Your Shop
→Your Customer
Flexible overflow support
Add design capacity without adding payroll.
Use Northwoods when the artwork queue gets heavy, a customer needs a stronger concept, or your production team needs to stay focused on production.
There is no retainer and no full-time creative overhead. Send one real job, a seasonal rush, or a larger collection when the work is there.
01Use the service job by job.
02Keep your team focused on selling and producing.
03Offer original art without building an internal art department.
04Scale creative help up or down with your workload.
Current Northwoods packages
Start with one. Scale when needed.
These are the same packages offered on the main Northwoods site. The primary difference is how many concepts you receive and how many designs you choose to finish.
One design
One finished design
$125
- 3 curated concepts
- Choose 1 design to finish
- One brief reset with up to 2 new concepts if needed
- Up to 2 revision rounds
- 1 garment mockup
- High-resolution transparent print-ready artwork
- Basic color/text variants when needed
Best for: one customer job or trying Northwoods for the first time.
3-design drop
Three finished designs
$295
- 6 curated concepts
- Choose 3 designs to finish
- Up to 2 revision rounds per selected design
- Garment mockups
- High-resolution transparent print-ready artwork
- Basic color/text variants when needed
Best for: a small merch drop or coordinated customer collection.
5-design collection
Five finished designs
$475
- 9 curated concepts
- Choose 5 designs to finish
- Up to 2 revision rounds per selected design
- Garment mockups
- High-resolution transparent print-ready artwork
- Basic color/text variants when needed
Best for: spiritwear, destination merch, retail, or a larger branded collection.
Custom collection
Six or more designs
Custom quote
- 6+ finished designs
- Concept count and scope set for the collection
- Controlled revision plan
- Garment mockups
- High-resolution transparent print-ready artwork
- Organized collection handoff
Best for: larger ongoing programs or a specifically scoped five-direction print-shop brief.
Concepts are curated directions for selection. The package counts above determine what is included. Only selected designs are fully finished and delivered.
Additional finished design · $95Simple variation · $25Additional mockup · $15Additional revision round · $35Rush turnaround · +25%
Send a brief
Forward the creative problem.
Describe the job in your own words and attach what the customer gave you: logos, screenshots, inspiration, rough art, notes, or reference files.
No payment is collected here. You’ll receive a personal reply before work begins.
FAQ
Straight answers for print shops.
What you need to know before sending the first job.
Will you contact my customer?
No. Northwoods works with the print shop, not the shop's customer.
Do you print the apparel?
No. Northwoods provides design services only.
Can I put my own branding on the mockups?
Yes. The work is intended to function as white-label design support.
What can I send you?
Logos, screenshots, sketches, customer emails, inspiration images, reference designs, or a written description.
Do you just recreate designs from the internet?
No. References can establish direction, but Northwoods creates original artwork rather than copying another seller's design.
What happens if my customer doesn't like the first concept?
The service is structured around multiple concept directions so the shop has options before refining the selected design. The exact concept and brief-reset allowance follows the selected package.
What type of printing are the files prepared for?
Northwoods primarily prepares artwork for DTF and DTG workflows. Your shop remains responsible for final production settings and output.
Ready when you are
Have a customer waiting on artwork?
Send us what they gave you.
From rough idea to customer-ready mockup and organized artwork.