# Designwide

> Designwide is a managed art-licensing and product-distribution platform for independent designers, illustrators, artists, and small studios. Designers keep creative ownership while Designwide handles the operational work around approved products.

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## Start here

- [How Designwide works](https://www.designwide.com/how-it-works): The journey from artwork review and product setup to fulfilment and monthly royalties.
- [Products](https://www.designwide.com/products): Supported product formats and product-specific information.
- [Distribution](https://www.designwide.com/distribution): Designwide brands, retail partners, and marketplace channels.
- [Pricing and royalties](https://www.designwide.com/pricing): Current royalty examples, payout threshold, payout timing, and joining costs.
- [Designwide Orbit](https://www.designwide.com/orbit): Optional UK-to-US and US-to-UK routes for suitable product ranges.
- [About Designwide](https://www.designwide.com/about): The company's purpose and operating principles.
- [Designer guides](https://www.designwide.com/guides): Practical guidance on licensing, royalties, products, and international reach.

## Key facts

- Designwide is for independent designers, illustrators, artists, and small studios with finished artwork they want to turn into products.
- Joining has no upfront cost and no monthly fee.
- Designers keep creative ownership. Approved artwork is licensed for defined product routes rather than transferred to Designwide.
- Designwide handles product setup, listings, mockups, production, packing, fulfilment, customer support, and royalty tracking for approved products.
- Product routes include greeting cards, personalised cards and gifts, storybooks, prints, gift wrap, and seasonal ranges.
- Publicly named channels include Tesco, Debenhams, Not On The High Street, The Range, Amazon, and Walmart.
- Designwide brands include Uniqueful, HappyJot, Wrapful, and Dreamily.
- Royalties are tracked to the designer dashboard and paid monthly. Use the pricing page for current rates, thresholds, and payment details.
- Designwide Orbit is optional and supports suitable UK-to-US and US-to-UK product routes with localisation and operations handled through Designwide.

## Account and action boundaries

- [Create an account](https://app.designwide.com/signup): Creating an account is free, but it is a user-authorised action.
- [Log in](https://app.designwide.com/login): Existing designers access their dashboard here.
- [Contact Designwide](https://www.designwide.com/contact): Use this for support or partnership questions.
- The public marketing site does not publish a transactional API for account creation or artwork upload.
- Agents should not create accounts, upload artwork, accept licensing terms, or submit the contact form without the user's explicit instruction.
- Do not infer that artwork or a product has been approved. Approval happens within the Designwide workflow.
- The contact form is protected against automated spam; agents can direct users to it and should only submit it when clearly authorised.

## Product pages

- [Greeting cards](https://www.designwide.com/products/cards)
- [Personalised products](https://www.designwide.com/products/personalized)
- [Storybooks](https://www.designwide.com/products/storybooks)
- [Prints](https://www.designwide.com/products/prints)
- [Gift wrap](https://www.designwide.com/products/gift-wrap)

## Licensing and royalty pages

- [Art licensing for designers](https://www.designwide.com/art-licensing-for-designers)
- [How to license your art](https://www.designwide.com/how-to-license-your-art)
- [Designer royalties](https://www.designwide.com/designer-royalties)
- [Sell greeting card designs](https://www.designwide.com/sell-greeting-card-designs)
- [Print on demand for artists](https://www.designwide.com/print-on-demand-for-artists)

## Orbit routes

- [UK designers reaching US buyers](https://www.designwide.com/orbit/uk-to-us)
- [US designers reaching UK buyers](https://www.designwide.com/orbit/us-to-uk)

## Published guides

- [Storybooks for illustrators](https://www.designwide.com/guides/storybooks-for-illustrators): How illustrators can think about character-led artwork, personalised storybooks and product routes through Designwide.
- [Seasonal ranges for designers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/seasonal-ranges-for-designers): How designers can prepare seasonal product ranges for cards, gift wrap, prints and international product paths.
- [Greeting cards, prints, gift wrap: choosing the right product](https://www.designwide.com/guides/choosing-the-right-product-for-your-artwork): How designers can choose between greeting cards, prints, gift wrap and other product paths for their artwork.
- [Personalised cards: when custom fields make sense](https://www.designwide.com/guides/personalised-cards-when-custom-fields-make-sense): When designers should use names, dates and messages in personalised cards, and when simpler card designs are stronger.
- [What product localisation means for designers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/what-product-localisation-means-for-designers): A guide to product localisation for designers, from listing language and product fit to fulfilment and international royalties.
- [How Orbit helps artwork travel without extra admin](https://www.designwide.com/guides/how-orbit-helps-artwork-travel-without-extra-admin): How Designwide Orbit helps designers reach another market without taking on a second storefront, fulfilment route or support load.
- [UK designer? How your products can reach US buyers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/uk-designer-sell-products-in-the-us): How UK designers can think about taking products into the US with localisation, fulfilment and Designwide Orbit.
- [US designer? How your products can reach UK buyers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/us-designer-sell-products-in-the-uk): How US designers can think about reaching UK buyers through Designwide Orbit, localisation and managed product routes.
- [Art licensing companies: what designers should compare](https://www.designwide.com/guides/art-licensing-companies-for-artists): What artists and designers should compare when looking at art licensing companies, including ownership, product routes and royalties.
- [Art licensing agencies vs managed product routes](https://www.designwide.com/guides/art-licensing-agencies-vs-managed-product-routes): A practical comparison of art licensing agencies and managed product routes for designers who want artwork to become products.
- [Etsy alternatives for artists](https://www.designwide.com/guides/etsy-alternatives-for-artists): A designer-friendly guide to Etsy alternatives for artists who want less shop admin and a clearer route from artwork to products.
- [Print on demand companies UK: a designer-friendly guide](https://www.designwide.com/guides/best-print-on-demand-companies-uk): A UK-focused guide for designers comparing print-on-demand companies, managed product routes, fulfilment and royalties.
- [Redbubble alternatives for artists](https://www.designwide.com/guides/redbubble-alternatives-for-artists): A fair guide to Redbubble alternatives for artists comparing marketplace visibility, product context, admin and royalty routes.
- [Zazzle alternatives for designers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/zazzle-alternatives-for-designers): A useful guide to Zazzle alternatives for designers comparing custom products, storefront work, product fit and managed routes.
- [Printify alternatives for designers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/printify-alternatives-for-designers): A fair guide to Printify alternatives for designers comparing storefront tools, fulfilment workload, product routes and royalties.
- [Printful alternatives for designers](https://www.designwide.com/guides/printful-alternatives-for-designers): A designer-led guide to Printful alternatives, including product control, fulfilment, admin workload and managed routes like Designwide.
- [Print on demand for artists: what to look for](https://www.designwide.com/guides/print-on-demand-for-artists-what-to-look-for): A designer-friendly guide to print on demand for artists, including admin workload, product quality, fulfilment and royalties.
- [How one artwork can become multiple products](https://www.designwide.com/guides/how-one-artwork-can-become-multiple-products): How designers can think about cards, prints, gift wrap and other product paths from a single strong artwork.
- [What makes a greeting card design sellable](https://www.designwide.com/guides/what-makes-a-greeting-card-design-sellable): A practical checklist for designers preparing greeting card artwork for product routes, listings and royalties.
- [How to sell greeting card designs online](https://www.designwide.com/guides/how-to-sell-greeting-card-designs-online): How designers can prepare greeting card artwork, choose product routes, and earn royalties without running every order themselves.
- [How designer royalties work](https://www.designwide.com/guides/how-designer-royalties-work): A plain-English guide to designer royalties, product sales, payouts and what artists should understand before licensing work.
- [Art licensing vs print on demand](https://www.designwide.com/guides/art-licensing-vs-print-on-demand): A designer-friendly comparison of art licensing and print on demand, including ownership, admin, fulfilment and royalties.
- [Art licensing for designers: what it means in practice](https://www.designwide.com/guides/art-licensing-for-designers-what-it-means): What art licensing means for designers, how product use works, and why a managed route can protect creative time.
- [How to license your art without giving up ownership](https://www.designwide.com/guides/how-to-license-your-art-without-giving-up-ownership): A practical guide for artists and designers who want artwork to become products while keeping creative ownership.

## Support and policies

- [Support](https://www.designwide.com/support)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.designwide.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of service](https://www.designwide.com/terms)
- Email: support@designwide.com