How to Design a Custom Glass Medal
A glass medal has a small, precise surface to work with, so getting the layout right before you submit artwork matters more than it would for a larger award format. Here's what to consider when designing yours.
Company logo
Keep your logo simple and clean rather than overly detailed; a medal's surface is small, so a logo with fine detail or many colours may not reproduce as crisply as it would on a larger format like a certificate or plaque.
Employee name
Include the recipient's full name (or however you'd like it displayed, first name only, or with a title) clearly positioned so it's the first thing read after the award title itself, since the personal name is what makes the medal feel earned rather than generic.
Award title
Be specific rather than generic: "Sales Champion, Q3 2026" reads as more meaningful than "Best Employee," since it ties the award to a specific, verifiable achievement rather than a vague honour.
Date
Including the date or period (a specific month, quarter, or year) anchors the award in time, which matters especially for a recurring recognition programme where multiple medals with similar wording might otherwise be hard to distinguish later.
Text size
Given the medal's small physical size, keep wording concise. A long award title or message risks being printed too small to read comfortably, or crowding the layout. Prioritise the name and the core achievement over a lengthy message.
Artwork format
Submit your logo as a clean, high-resolution file (a vector format like AI, EPS or PDF where possible, or otherwise the largest, highest-quality raster file you have) rather than a small image pulled from a document or website, since a low-quality source file won't reproduce clearly on a small medal surface.
Engraving vs printing
On the personalisation method, the product page offers a single combined option labelled "Printing or Engraving" rather than two separate choices, so the method is not something you pick at checkout. In practice that means PrintOnline works to the artwork you supply. Since engraving favours simpler single-tone marks while printing reproduces full colour, it is worth sending your artwork over and confirming how it will be applied before you finalise a design that depends on fine colour detail. WhatsApp +971 52 383 1019.
Proof approval
As with PrintOnline's other personalised products, production begins only after you approve a design proof, not from when the order is placed. Use this step to check the name spelling, date accuracy, and overall layout before the medal is produced, since this is the point to catch any error.
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