Method × Type: 79 articles on print methods and product types

How to read this matrix

A matrix page answers one buying question: given this product and this situation, what do we actually make, with which decoration, and at what minimum? Read it as a decision aid, not as a catalogue. The answer changes with the substrate — a ceramic mug takes a pad print or a laser mark that a cotton tote will not take — and these pages separate those cases so you do not have to hold several method specifications in your head at once.

This group fixes the decoration method and varies the product. Each of the 79 entries pairs one method with one product type and states what the technique can carry on that material, the minimum order quantity per item, the production lead time from artwork approval to goods in the warehouse, and the certifications available for that product. Start from the product you already have, or from the method you have already ruled on, and read the pages of that group.

The two other groups answer different questions and are listed below: Type × Industry pairs a product with the sector that buys it, Type × Occasion pairs a product with the moment that triggers the order. Together with this group they form the complete Matrix index.

• Type × Industry — 506 articles
• Type × Occasion — 197 articles