08 / Design ops · Production systems

Studio Pipeline

The system behind the studio. A client's brand goes in once, as a kit. Out come product renders, embroidery machine files, print-ready PDFs and a month of social posts, all on brand. I design the systems and direct AI as a production partner: I set the rules, review every output, and nothing ships without approval.

Role
System design, art direction, review
Input
One brand kit per client
Output
Renders, embroidery files, print PDFs, social posts
Method
Designed by me, produced with AI as a pairing partner

Five steps

Each step reads from the same kit, so a colour or logo change made once shows up everywhere downstream.

  1. 01Brand kitColours by role and every logo version, stored once.
  2. 023D studioProduct and scene renders from the kit.
  3. 03Production filesEmbroidery and print files a vendor can run.
  4. 04SocialPosts, Reels and Stories in the brand's style.
  5. 05ApprovalNothing is printed, sewn or posted without an OK.

01 · Brand kit

Colour roles (primary, dark, light, fabric, accent) and the logo in every version a piece might need: full colour, knockout, mark, outline.

MAG Carriers, LLC word
MAG Carriers, LLC word knockout
MAG Carriers, LLC mark
MAG Carriers, LLC logo embroidered on a polo
Brand kit

MAG Carriers · spec shield

primary#D7262E
primary dark#8E1218
primary light#E8545A
dark#151515
light#FFFFFF

Wordmark, knockout and mark versions, with colour roles for print, thread and screen.

02 · 3D studio

Scenes built in Blender at real scale with real materials: fleet vehicles, polos and caps, drinkware, booths and rooms. The same scene takes any brand's kit.

MAG Carriers semi truck render
Fleet
Church lobby render
Interior
Southern AG polo catalog
Apparel
MAG Carriers shield cap
Caps
Southern AG tumbler
Drinkware

03 · Production files

The mockup sells the job; these files are the job. Embroidery comes out as machine files with sew order and thread colours, and the same stitches drive a true-to-thread render. Print comes out as true-size PDFs with bleed, plus a proof for the client.

Southern AG logo embroidered on a black polo
Stitch render · left chest
Embroidery stitch preview on a dark garment
Stitch preview
SOUTHERN AG CARRIERS, INC. · LEFT CHEST EMBROIDERY
Size        3.50 x 0.96 in (88.9 x 24.4 mm)
Stitches    4,130    Colour stops 3    Trims 24
Files       .dst (Tajima)  .pes (Brother)  .exp (Melco)  .svg (editable)
Sew order   1 Bar + AG   green #157C3E
            2 Lettering  white or charcoal, by garment
Notes       Run one test sew-out on the real garment first.
Table banner proof with trim and bleed marks
Table banner proof · 96 x 30 in
Retractable banner proof
Retractable proof · 33 x 81 in

04 · Social

Posts, Reels and Stories in each brand's own type and colour, planned on a monthly calendar.

MAG Carriers recruiting Reel cover
Recruiting Reel · MAG Carriers
Church scripture Reel cover
Scripture Reel · church
Bishop Arts Design Reel cover
Studio Reel · Bishop Arts

05 · Approval

Every piece waits in a review queue. The client or I approve it, from a phone if needed, before it is printed, sewn or posted. Approved posts publish on schedule.

Primer Sorbo post approved and scheduled
Approved, scheduled for Friday
Review queue
  • PendingDrafted from the brand calendar
  • ApprovedChecked against the brand kit and the facts
  • ScheduledGoes out in the brand’s posting slot
  • PublishedStats feed the next month’s plan

Get in touch

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