Apparel Guidelines & Request Form

Apparel Guidelines

We love seeing the creative ideas our staff come up with for apparel! Please use the following guidelines when working with Custom Ink and other vendors. If you are stuck please request help below.

We respectfully request that items for the your entire school, staff, or campus (or orders over 350) be submitted for sign-off from the brand team.

KIPP DC Apparel Support Form

We know that merchandise is a great tool to build excitement and shape culture. With a growing network of 7,000 students and 1,150 employees, it is more important than ever that we align schools with the larger KIPP DC brand. We want to ensure that apparel with “KIPP DC” on it is representative of who we are, what we stand for, and reflects our commitment to students, families, and the community.

At least 3 weeks notice is needed if you are requesting assistance in creating a t-shirt design, ordering, and delivery. For designs that only need sign-off, please allow 24 hours.

Apparel Request Form

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Name * Required
First Last
Role * Required

Principal, business manager, teacher, etc.
Email * Required
School / Team * Required
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Are you looking for sign-off or assistance from the brand team? * Required
Are you looking for us to review a design or assistance designing a t-shirt, jacket, etc.?

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Sign-Off on Your Design
Please share a link to your design on Custom Ink or upload a copy of the design.
Custom Ink Design Link

Custom Ink is KIPP DC’s preferred t-shirt vendor. After saving your work on their site, you will be provided a URL to the design.
If you are unable to provide a link or are using another vendor, please upload the design.
Max. file size: 50 MB.
Please allow 1-2 days for review from KIPP DC’s brand team.
What will this design be printed on?

T-shirt, jacket, hat, etc.
Who are you ordering these for? * Required

A KIPP DC team, a campus, students, a classroom, families, etc.
How many are you ordering? * Required
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Help Designing Apparel
Please fill out the form and someone will be in touch to start working on your design.
By what date do you need the apparel in hand? * Required
MM slash DD slash YYYY

It takes 3 weeks to design, screen print, and deliver t-shirts. If you need something sooner, significant rush charges will apply and impact your school budget.
Who are you ordering these for? * Required

A KIPP DC team, a campus, students, a classroom, families, etc.
Please provide a link to the item you want your design printed on. * Required

Custom Ink offers a wide variety of t-shirts, sweaters, etc. Please pick the product and color you’d like and provide a link.
What color will item be? * Required
Please share your vision for the design? * Required
Colors, text, graphics, location on apparel, etc.
Please upload any examples or design inspiration that would help us draft your design.
Max. file size: 50 MB.
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How many are you ordering? * Required

In order to get you a quote, we need the approximate number of items you’ll be ordering.
How much do you plan to spend on this? * Required

Please keep in mind the complexity of design, quantity, and type of shirt dictates the price.
Do you know what sizes you need to order this in? * Required
In order to place an order, we need an exact size count.
Who is the approver? * Required

Please indicate the person who will need to approve the order (principal, team leader). If you are the approver, please list your name.

Apparel Guidelines & Request Form