Are you thinking about making your own stickers?  

That is a great idea! Why? Because there are tons of benefits you can get by making your own stickers. But what kind of benefits can be obtained? 

First, you are the only one who has your own stickers with your personal design. Second, you will find it more affordable to create your own sticker instead of buying it. Third, that can be a great way to express yourself in your stickers design. And there are many more benefits by doing that. 

So, is that interesting? Does it make you more excited to start making your own stickers? 

But hold on! Before you jump into the process of creating your own stickers, there are a few tips you might need to know!  

Well, here are some of them! 

1. Understanding Your Purpose and Need 

Everyone has different purposes in making stickers. Maybe for some people, they want to make stickers for personal use. But for others, they may want to make stickers for business purposes. That is why in this first tip before you start making your own stickers, it is important to ask yourself several questions such as what will you make with your stickers? What is the purpose of making it? And what will be needed for it? 

2. Make a Concept 

Once you have an understanding of what you are going to do with your sticker, what is the purpose of it, and what will be needed for it, then you can start to make a concept for your stickers. You can begin to create an initial sketch and prepare every required information that will be put on the sticker. 

3. Design! 

Now, you are ready enough to start designing your stickers! Actually, you can design your stickers by yourself or you can ask a professional for doing it! But, if you decide to do it yourself, maybe you will need to take a look at some of the tips below! 

  • You don't want your sticker to look blurry, do you? That is why you need to make your stickers design in a high resolution to produce a great sticker. 
  • Don't forget to set the design in CYMK mode instead of RGB. Why? Because CYMK is the best colour mode for printing work and it will help you get accurate colour printing for your sticker results. 
  • If you want to put any information, only include essential information on your stickers as you have a limited area for it. Also, make sure you include only valid information on your sticker.  

4. Ensure Every Detail 

Once you think you've finished the design, check a few things before you feel like your design is finished. Here are a few things you need to make sure and check! 

  • Make sure that there are no typos in all the text on your sticker. 
  • If you put text on your stickers, make sure that the text is legible. 
  • Don't forget to set the bleed on your sticker design! 

5. Print 

The final step in making a sticker is to print your design onto the real stickers. But there are a few things that you need to pay attention to before you print your design using your own printer or go to a sticker printing Singapore. So, here are some of them! 

  • There are various types of sticker materials that have different characters. So, find out about each of them so you can choose the best material for you!  
  • If you want to print your sticker in a large number, it will better if you test to print in minimal quantity first. 

Once you make sure about the material and sample, then you are ready to print your sticker!