Custom hats are everywhere! Athletes wear them on the field at baseball games, fedoras are sold at gift shops, and beanies are on every hipster’s head at indie rock concerts. Overall, there are a ton of people who love to wear hats with logos on them!
Do you want to order your own personalized hats? Follow the design tips in this guide!
Order custom hats for…
Sports Teams
Any outdoor sport, from baseball to volleyball, can get a ton of use from custom hats. Whether you go with visors, snapbacks, or trucker hats, your athletes will appreciate keeping the sun out of their eyes.
Employee Uniforms
Do you manage a bar or restaurant? Your servers can wear hats as part of their uniforms. It can be baseball caps with black-and-white umpire shirts and face paint for a sports pub, or fedoras and suspenders for a bratwurst diner!
Clothing Stores
Trendy clothing stores, like Forever 21 and H&M, sell unique hats to their customers. These can be personalized with anything from tacos to kitties to the name of the stores!
Nonprofit Swag
If you’re hosting an outdoor fundraiser, your volunteers may start feeling sweaty as they work. Make sure everyone feels way breezier by handing out lightweight visors or safari hats.
Gift Shops
Tourist attractions often keep custom hats in their gift shops. Resorts, amusement parks, and zoos can get a ton of brand exposure every time one of their visitors wears one on the weekends.
Holiday Gifts
Bring a smile to everyone on your list! Personalized gifts for the holidays are always a win! Make the hats special by printing a photo, inside joke, or monogrammed initials on the front.
Winter Events
Whether you run a ski lodge or are hosting a snowman building competition, you can’t go wrong with custom beanies. These hats are easy items to sell for extra profit, or to give away for free when someone signs up for your event.
Custom Hats Design Tips
- Choose the style.
- Pick a good color.
- Use embroidery or ink printing for the design.
Tip 1. Choose the Right Style
Surprisingly, there are over 100 different types of hats that exist in the universe! That number can seem overwhelming, which is why it helps to narrow down your options.
You can print a custom design on any of these hats:
Now that you’ve picked a style, it’s time to figure out how you want your hats to look. Let’s say you’ve settled on beanie hats. Ask yourself:
- Do I want pom poms on the top?
- Do I want the bottom to be cuffed or uncuffed?
- Do I want structured or unstructured baseball hats?
- Do I want a pattern like stripes, plaid, or camo?
- Do I want a knit beanie or one made of cotton?
Brainstorm ahead of time so you come ready with a game plan. This will ultimately make your life easier when you’re shopping online for custom hats.
Tip 2. Pick a Good Color
Now that you know which style you want to go with, the next step is you to choose the color of your hats. There are a ton of great options!
Basic Color
Maroon, purple, green, orange, blue…hats come in every color in the rainbow! You can match your logo, or opt for a favorite color if you’re giving out the hats as gifts.
Multi-Color
It can be tough to settle on just one color, so why not include as many as you can? Put together an eye-pleasing combo like black and white, or an ombre effect with various shades of blue.
Neutral
The color of the hat shouldn’t clash with the colors in your custom design. If you have a super bright logo, choose a hat in a neutral color like white, black, brown, or beige.
Pastel
Pastel hats are pretty and delicate. With their soft tone, they’re particularly wonderful giveaways for spring events like farmer’s markets and Easter egg hunts.
Bright
Be bold and personalize hats that are extra bright. Neon caps are impossible to miss and are especially great for runners and kids at campgrounds or field trips.
Pattern
Whether you go with polka dots or tiger stripes, your personalized hats will look trendy if they’re decorated with a cool pattern. Your hats will be are enough to never end up in the Goodwill donation pile!
Picking the right color is part of the fun when it comes to customizing hats. Choose a color or pattern that catches your eye. It also doesn’t hurt to match your business or event colors!
Tip 3. Use Embroidery or Ink Printing
Screen printing is awesome if you’re on a budget, while embroidery is a great choice if you want a longer lasting design. Printed hats usually come with one free imprint color.
Embroidered hats, meanwhile, come with 7 to 8 thread colorsincluded for free!
Customize your hats with any of the following
Logo
A picture is worth a thousand words! Your logo represents your business, so you can print it alone on your hats.
Text
Use only between 5 and 10 characters when customizing hats with text. You don’t have room to write a novel, and you want the message to be clear at first glance.
Simple Graphic
Schools can print their mascots, while Italian restaurants can print free clipart of a pizza slice. The sky’s the limit!
Design + Text
As long as you have a small, simple logo and a short business name, you can squeeze both onto the printed hats. Stack one on top of the other, or print them side by side.
Monogram
Are you looking for wedding favors or gifts for a family reunion? You can get everyone’s initials on embroidered hats!
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Alyssa Mertes
Alyssa Mertes is an expert on branded swag. She's done it all, from uncovering the world's first custom tote bag to interviewing the designer who created AC/DC's logo. Her work has been featured on several podcasts and media websites.
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