How it works

An outside design desk for sign shops. Here is how it works.

We clear the design bottleneck without adding payroll. Our designers work as an extension of your shop, inside your workflow, on your schedule, so your production team stays busy and your sales team keeps selling.

Trade only Files within 48 business hours No contracts Billed in 5-minute blocks
The process

Four steps. No learning curve.

Every job runs through the same simple loop, whether it is a one-off vector redraw or a full monthly coverage plan.

1

Pick a plan

Choose the coverage that matches your volume. Month to month, no contracts, cancel at the end of any billing cycle.

  • Lite: 20 hours a month
  • Starter: 10 hours a week
  • Pro: 20 hours a week
  • Dedicated: 40 hours a week
  • Additional hours on any plan: $20 per hour
  • No plan? Quick Jobs at $20 per job
2

Submit a work ticket

Submit a ticket on our website with the job name, your job and PO numbers, artwork, logos and site photos. One form, two minutes. You get a TDG job number by email and we track the job in our systems from there.

  • Upload anything: JPEG, PDF, phone photos, napkin sketches
  • Reply to the job email to add files or change priority
  • Your account desk confirms scope before work starts
3

Review and revise

You get a customer-ready proof carrying your shop's branding. Send it straight to your customer or mark it up and send it back.

  • Email on every status change
  • Unlimited revisions within the brief
  • Designer time logged in 5-minute blocks
4

Download your files

Once approved, your pre-production files arrive in the same email thread with a permanent download link, ready for your RIP, plotter or fabricator.

  • AI, EPS, SVG and PDF vector files
  • PNG and JPG for sales decks
  • Spot color match, one-color and reversed versions
Ready to get started?

Two ways to put us to work

Quick Jobs

Counter-service work, done fast. The jobs a customer orders standing at your counter and expects by Friday: yard signs, banners, A-frame inserts, real estate signs, decals, vinyl lettering. Plus the logo they emailed as a JPEG. $20 per job under an hour of design time, then $10 per 30 minutes. No subscription, no account. Built for shops whose volume swings week to week.

  • Simple layouts · $20 per job: yard signs, banners, A-frames, real estate, decals
  • Vector redraw · $15 / $30 / $45 per logo
  • Upscale · $5 / $10 / $15
  • Own queue · within 48 business hours, usually sooner
  • Free redo · if it is not right, we fix it
Submit a job

Quotes always come before payment. Upgrades take effect immediately with the prorated difference invoiced; downgrades and cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing cycle.

FAQ

Questions shops ask before they sign up

What is your turnaround time?

Files are delivered within 48 business hours of payment or ticket approval. We work Monday through Friday, so a ticket submitted Friday afternoon is in your hands by Tuesday. Rush work is quoted per job.

How many tickets can I have open at once?

As many as you like. You set the priority order and we work them in that order against your plan hours. On the Dedicated plan your designer can run parallel jobs.

Can this replace my production person?

No, and we do not pretend it can. We deliver pre-production files. Your production specialist still adjusts for your materials, equipment and install conditions. What we remove is the layout, redraw and revision time that keeps them off the floor.

How do I submit a job?

Submit a ticket on the site: who you are, the job, the files, done. You get a TDG job number by email within minutes and every update comes to that thread. We track status, hours and files in our systems, so you never need an account. Prefer email? Send the job to info@tradedeskgraphics.com and we open the ticket for you.

Who do I talk to about my job?

Your account desk. It is your single point of contact for scope questions, revisions and status, and it manages the design team on your behalf so nothing gets lost between designer shifts.

What file formats do I receive?

Editable AI, EPS and SVG, plus a vector PDF for sharing. PNG and JPG previews are included for sales decks and customer emails. Tell us if your workflow needs something specific.

Can I upgrade or downgrade during the month?

Yes. Upgrades apply immediately and we invoice the prorated difference. Downgrades and cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing cycle, so you are never double charged.

Are customer-ready proofs included?

Yes. Proofs carry your shop's logo and contact information, not ours, and are ready to forward to your customer for approval.

Do you work from vehicle templates?

Yes. Send the template or specify the make, model and year and we design on the outline you need for the wrap.

Is this open to the public?

No. Trade Desk Graphics is trade only. We serve sign shops, wrap shops, print shops, screen printers, embroiderers and promo distributors, not end customers.

Get started

Stop losing jobs to design backlog.

From the first sales rendering to the final production file, we keep your design queue moving so your shop can quote faster and ship more.