Artwork proofing
Customer uploads a logo; the system places it on your product templates with safe areas and colour keys. Versioned, non-destructive, re-renderable.
For made-to-order merchandise suppliers
You don’t sell badges. You sell approvals, proofs and deadlines.
Badges, ties, lanyards, patches, apparel, trophies, signage — different products, identical spine: logo in, proof out, approval chased, quote sent, factory order placed, reorder forgotten. We built a platform that runs that spine, configured to your products.
proof-engine · badge module
Concept illustration — production workflow
The spine
The same eight steps run your industry. How many are manual for you?
- 01 Enquiry lands Buried in a shared inbox.
- 02 Logo arrives Wrong format, every time.
- 03 Proof produced 20 minutes in an editor, per revision.
- 04 Revisions & approval Email ping-pong, versions confused.
- 05 Quote & payment Rules in one person’s head.
- 06 Factory order Retyped into a spec sheet.
- 07 Status updates ‘Just chasing this’ × forever.
- 08 Reorder Remembered rarely, lost often.
Steps 2–8 are exactly what the platform automates — with a human approving the moments that matter.
What the platform does
One platform for the whole job — not five tools and a spreadsheet.
Approvals that stick
Approval binds to a specific artwork version. The ‘that’s not what I approved’ dispute dies here.
Quoting from your real rules
Size, quantity breaks, plating, colour counts, attachments, setup and carriage — deterministic pricing, odd jobs routed to a person.
One operational record
Customer, enquiry, artwork, quote, order and status in one place — not five tools and a spreadsheet.
Follow-ups & reorders
Unanswered quotes chased automatically; reorder prompts fire when they should. Revenue you already earned once, recovered.
Factory-ready output
Spec sheets generated from the approved artwork and order data — accurate, consistent, no retyping.
Why it fits you
Not another generic CRM with your logo on it.
Built inside the industry
Developed hand-in-hand with a working UK badge supplier on live orders — not imagined in a pitch deck.
Configured, not customised
Your products, templates, price breaks and rules are configuration — set up per client, not a six-month development project.
Your data, exportable, always
Customers, orders and artwork history are yours contractually. Leave whenever you like and take everything.
Engagement & pricing
Setup + subscription. Priced before anything starts.
01
Workflow mapping (free)
We map your spine — products, templates, price rules and the moments that need a human — and show you where the platform fits.
02
Configured pilot
The platform set up on your products, live on real orders. You judge it on your highest-volume line before going further.
03
Monthly platform plan
Hosting, support, monitoring and improvements — everything it takes to keep the platform running and getting better.
Setup depends on how many products and price rules we configure; the subscription covers everything it takes to keep the platform running and improving. Both in writing before you commit.
Questions
The things suppliers actually ask.
We’re not a badge company — does it apply?
If customers send you artwork and you send back proofs, quotes and orders — patches, apparel, trophies, signage, print — it’s the same spine. The product templates and pricing rules are the configurable part.
We already have a website or shop.
Keep it. The platform runs behind or beside your existing site — proofing links, quote forms and portals can bolt onto what you have.
What about our existing data?
We import what’s exportable (spreadsheets, CSVs, inboxes) and structure it. Nothing gets abandoned.
Is AI making the decisions?
AI reads, drafts and flags. Your rules price the work; your people approve it. Nothing customer-facing ships unreviewed.
How long until we see something?
A configured pilot on your highest-volume product typically lands in weeks. You judge it on real orders, then decide about the rest.