Custom patches examples

Compare physical patch styles and explore ideas built around belonging, shared identity and community celebrations.

THE MEANING BEHIND THE ARTWORK

Stories behind custom patches.

Explore concepts about memory, belonging and creative identity, then discover the design choices that could help make an idea your own.

Overlapping chenille letter patches in blue, yellow, red, green and white with dark outlines and pale borders

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A letter that says you belong

A shared letter could welcome a new teammate before anyone knows their name. This illustrative brief explores custom chenille letter patches with room for both a team identity and the person wearing it.

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Assorted patch illustrations showing a fox, mountain landscapes, a sunset, a veteran emblem and colorful lettering

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A gathering, remembered in a patch

A community celebration could leave people with a small reminder of being together. This illustrative printed-patch brief begins with the participants' own words, artwork and choices about how their shared identity should be represented.

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Design inspiration: these are illustrative briefs inspired by portfolio artwork and service examples, rather than documented customer commissions.

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