How to Choose the Right Product Personalization Options?

overview not every product requires the same level of customization some products only need customers to update a few details, while others require complete creative freedom to support different personalization needs, onprintshop offers three design experiences quick design – fast and simple personalization block studio – structured personalization with fixed design designer studio – complete design freedom selecting the right option is important because it directly impacts the customer experience, ease of ordering, design consistency, and overall production accuracy purpose this guide helps administrators choose the most suitable personalization option for a product based on its customization requirements by selecting the right experience quick design , block studio , or designer studio, you can provide an optimal customer experience, maintain design consistency, and simplify the ordering process while ensuring products are configured with the appropriate level of customization personalization options available in onprintshop before selecting a personalization experience for your product, it is important to understand the capabilities and intended use cases of each available option onprintshop provides three personalization levels, each designed to support different customization requirements and customer experiences quick personalization quick design is designed for products that require simple and fast personalization it allows customers to make basic changes, such as updating text and images within a predefined design the overall structure of the design remains fixed, ensuring a streamlined and user friendly ordering experience depending on the template assigned to the product, quick design supports personalization for both customizable product templates docid l0fx9xz5bxrdszvevvqc and pdf block templates docid\ chgqxjjbpieaarketr1xb , allowing customers to update designated text and image elements keeping the design structure intact best suited for products with fixed templates or designs basic text and image updates fast and guided ordering experiences customers with minimal design requirements personalization with branding block studio provides a structured personalization experience by dividing the design into predefined editable sections or blocks customers can customize content within these designated areas while the overall template and branding remain controlled this approach offers a balance between flexibility and structure, making it easier to maintain design standards while still allowing personalization best suited for products with structured templates brand controlled customization requirements personalized content within fixed sections business and corporate products full personalization advanced studio (designer studio) provides complete design flexibility, allowing customers to create designs from scratch or fully customize existing templates customers have control over design elements such as text, images, colors, positioning, and layout this option is ideal for products that require detailed customization or for users who need advanced design capabilities best suited for complex or fully customizable products professional or creative users products requiring extensive design modifications large format and marketing materials how to choose the right personalization option follow the decision flow below to determine the most suitable designer studio for your product how to offer the selected personalization experience once you have identified the most suitable personalization experience for your product, the next step is to make it available to your customers in onprintshop, each personalization option is offered differently depending on the level of customization it provides this section explains how to offer quick design, block studio, or designer studio so customers receive the intended design experience when personalizing a product note quick design is enabled directly at the product level, whereas block studio and designer studio are offered through template types offering quick personalization quick design simplifies the customization experience for customers by providing a fast, guided interface using pre built templates before enabling quick design, ensure that the product has a template assigned depending on your requirements, you can assign customizable product templates docid l0fx9xz5bxrdszvevvqc and pdf block templates docid\ chgqxjjbpieaarketr1xb , to the product quick design uses the assigned template as the foundation and presents only the designated editable elements to customers, hiding the advanced design controls once the template is assigned, quick design docid\ tee3luss03os8k pxmkn6 can be enabled directly at the product level ( admin panel > products > print products > product action > settings > general tab ) unlike designer studio and block studio, which are determined by the assigned template type the product will now load the quick design interface on the product info page instead of the advanced studio note customers using quick design will have the option to switch to the full advanced studio if they need more advanced customization offering personaliztion with branding block studio is designed for pdf based fixed layout products, where customers fill in specific editable fields rather than designing freely it is powered by the pdflib plugin and is assigned by selecting the pdf block template type while creating a block template docid\ chgqxjjbpieaarketr1xb ( admin panel > templates > product templates > add) the product will now load block studio on the storefront when a customer selects the pdf block template for personalization offering full personalization the advanced studio provides customers with a full canvas design experience — allowing them to freely edit text, images, shapes, and design elements the first step to initiate this assignment with the product is by creating a product template docid l0fx9xz5bxrdszvevvqc with the customizable template type ( admin panel > templates > product templates > add) next, make sure to select " browse design " and " custom design " options as the customization options from the add/edit product page the product will now load the designer studio on the storefront when a customer selects the template for customization best practices start with the simplest personalization experience that meets the product requirements use quick design whenever full design functionality is unnecessary use block studio for products that require branding consistency and design control reserve designer studio for products that genuinely require advanced customization test the customer experience on the storefront before publishing products consider your target audience, simpler design tools generally result in faster order completion and fewer design errors