By popular demand, we've added the ability to totally customize the look of your cards. Unlike our previous designs which have fixed layout and font choices, our new "Custom" design lets you upload your own design, position text elements wherever you want, and make use of a wide variety of fonts.
Upload Your Own Graphics
The Custom design supports team graphic overlays that appear on top of player photos. You can upload separate graphics for portrait cards (player and coach) and landscape cards (team). These graphics layer over your photos, so you can create borders, frames, team branding, or any visual treatment you want.
In the app, we provide downloadable template files that show the safe zones and dimensions for both orientations. These templates help you come up with a design that won't get cut off during printing and that leave room for the text elements you want to display. We also provide a selection of example designs to use as-is or for inspiration.
Team-specific designs
If you're working on a project with more than one team, you can upload portrait & landscape designs for each team. We also give you filter effects that you can apply - for example, you can upload a single design with a single accent color in it for each team, and the rotate the hue in the graphic to match the team's color.
Configurable Text Elements
Every text element on the front of a Custom card can be independently configured. You can show or hide elements like the player name, team name, jersey number, position, and year. This level of control means your cards can match your team's existing branding, or you can create something entirely new.
Same Back Options
The back of Custom cards works the same as our other designs. You can choose from stats, roster, custom text, or table layouts, and the card back includes a clean design with the player name and league branding.
Getting Started
When you create a new project or edit an existing one, select "Custom" from the design options in the Project tab. You'll find the graphic upload options in the Team tab, and the text element controls appear in a new Design tab when editing individual cards.
We've also included a few example graphics you can download and use as-is or as starting points for your own designs.
If you have questions about the Custom design or need help getting started, email us at support@pennant.cards.