Pulp & Fiber
25 Years, 25 Designs
A custom T-shirt maker, 25 celebration designs and live printing for Pulp & Fiber’s 25th birthday.
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Live printing for events in Toronto
Guests pick a design, and we heat-press it onto a T-shirt or tote they take home that day.
What live printing is
Live printing is a heat-press station at your event. Guests choose from a menu of designs, or arrange artwork themselves in a design tool, and our team presses it onto T-shirts, totes or other suitable items on-site. We plan sizes, design choices and pickup with you, and we can send each guest a text when their piece is ready.
Why guests love it
- Wearable on the dayGuests leave with a finished shirt or tote rather than a voucher or a mail-out.
- Room for creativityA design menu, a drag-and-drop shirt maker or a phone-based collage tool lets guests make it their own.
- Built for crowdsOrdering by kiosk or phone and pickup texts keep the line short while the team prints.
Where it works
- Company anniversaries
- Community and non-profit events
- Tech and brand events
- Fan conventions
- Film festival activations
- Touring brand events
Where we work
We are based in Toronto and run activations across the GTA, including Mississauga, Vaughan and Markham. We also travel across Canada and North America, with past events in Vancouver, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Montreal, Quebec City, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Arizona, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Real events we have run
CMHA York
Live T-shirt and tote printing for CMHA York
Guests chose a T-shirt or tote and their favourite design, then collected it after an automatic pickup text.
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Yahoo!
30th-anniversary T-shirt bar
Guests could choose shirt colours, sizes and artwork for the front pocket and back at Yahoo!’s 30th-anniversary T-shirt bar.
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Pinterest × TIFF
Collage Studio totes
Guests could create or choose a collage design and collect their custom-printed tote after the show.
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Live apparel customization
Event apparel customized on-site with heat-pressed graphics for Reddit.
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Marvel’s Daredevil
Daredevil at Toronto Comic-Con
Guests used a digital artwork tool to personalize white T-shirts at Marvel’s Daredevil activation at Toronto Comic-Con.
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The GIST
Love is a Team Sport
Merchandise customized on-site with exclusive designs for The GIST’s Love is a Team Sport tour stop in Los Angeles.
View case studyOrdering made easy
For busier events we can add Skip This Line, our queue management platform: ordering kiosks, QR ordering from guests’ phones and automatic pickup texts, so guests order, enjoy the event and come back when their item is ready.
How booking works
- 01
Tell us about your event
Share the date, the city or venue, the event hours, how many guests you expect and what you would like them to take home. Estimates are fine.
- 02
We plan the station
We confirm the products, the design menu, the equipment and the staffing, check space, power and access with your venue, and send you a detailed quote.
- 03
We personalize it live
Our team sets up, makes each piece on-site and hands it over at a clear pickup point, with pickup texts if your event uses them.
Questions
Is live printing the same as screen printing?
No. Our live apparel printing uses heat-press application. We confirm the method for your products and artwork, so mention it if your brief specifically requires screen printing.
Can guests upload their own artwork?
Guest uploads need to be agreed in advance, including file quality, print size, content review and production time. They need different preparation from a set design menu.
What do you need to know about apparel?
Send the event date, venue, hours and expected number of items. For apparel we need a size breakdown; totes and other single-size items have simpler stock requirements.
How many guests can take part?
That depends on the product, the design, the number of machines and the event hours. Your quote states the planned number of personalized items for the setup we agree on.
How do guests order and pick up?
For suitable events we can add ordering kiosks, QR ordering from guests’ phones and automatic texts that tell each guest when their item is ready, so nobody has to wait in line.
Do you work outside Toronto?
Yes. We are based in Toronto and work across the GTA, including Mississauga, Vaughan and Markham. We also travel to events across Canada and the United States, with past activations in cities such as Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Charlotte, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.
Does a quote request reserve our date?
No. We first check the date, the products and the venue requirements, then explain what is needed to confirm the booking.
Book live printing for your event
Tell us the date, the city and what you have in mind, and we will reply with ideas and a quote. A quote request does not reserve your date.