
Gray Canvas Portfolio with Smooth Fabric Front
Gray Canvas Portfolio with Smooth Fabric Front (item SBT030) is in our Portfolios range of Desk & Office, with a 5 in x 5 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $36.37 each all-in: $27.12 for the piece plus $9.25 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $33.90 | - |
| 12-23 | $31.19 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $29.15 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $27.12 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $25.09 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $23.05 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $21.02 | save 38% |
Sold loose or by the case of 4. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.
Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 5in x 5in.
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
- No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
- Free digital proof before anything is produced
- Free artwork check at the real imprint size
- Free ground freight on orders over $250
- Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
What is the Gray Canvas Portfolio with Smooth Fabric Front?
The Gray Canvas Portfolio with Smooth Fabric Front is a journal built around Heavyweight cotton canvas. It measures 9 1/2" x 12". This is the gray colorway.
In practice: canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new..
A journal is carried into meetings, which puts the logo in front of third parties rather than only the recipient. On this substrate specifically: screen printing and embroidery both hold well on canvas.
Above handout territory. The value here is in choosing recipients deliberately, because the object is good enough that the choosing is part of the message. Concretely: $33.90 each at 1-11, $21.02 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | SBT030 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Journal |
| Material | Canvas |
| Dimensions | 9 1/2" x 12" |
| Shipping weight | 1.6 lb |
| Color | Gray |
| Decoration methods | Screen Printing, Embroidery, Heat Transfer |
| Standard imprint area | 5 in x 5 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | High. |
| Care | Spot clean. Air dry. |
| Category | Desk & Office |
| Collection | Portfolios |
Decoration options
The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 5 in x 5 in.
Screen Printing
Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling.
Bags, apparel and high-volume runs.
Spot colors, typically up to 4.
Embroidery
The design is stitched directly into the fabric. A raised, textured, extremely durable mark.
Headwear, polos, bags and anything expected to be laundered.
Thread-matched to brand colors.
Heat Transfer
A printed transfer is applied under heat and pressure. Full-color decoration on fabrics and soft goods.
Small runs and complex multi-color artwork on textiles.
Full color.
Artwork requirements
- If brand color accuracy matters, give us the Pantone numbers rather than a screenshot to match.
- Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
- Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
- A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
- Send vector if you have it. A .ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg scales to any imprint without softening.
Production schedule
| Artwork proof | 1 business day from receipt of usable art |
|---|---|
| Standard production | 3 to 5 business days after proof approval |
| Rush production | quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Ground transit | 1 to 5 business days depending on destination |
Common uses
Where this works best
The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.
Trade Shows & Conferences
Booth traffic is not the metric: what leaves the hall and stays in use is. Weight and packability decide what actually leaves the hall. Anything bulky ends up in a hotel bin regardless of quality, so the constraint is what fits in a carry-on alongside everything else collected that day. Volume takes it to $21.02, which widens the list without cheapening it.
Financial Services, Insurance & Legal
Professional services sell trust, and the gift has to look like the invoice. The gift is often opened in front of colleagues, so it is judged as a signal about the relationship rather than as an object. Understatement is the safe default, and a name engraved properly does more than any material upgrade. Canvas is the workhorse bag material: it takes weight, it takes abuse, and it looks better worn than new.. The gesture is the product here. Spend the thought, not just the budget.
Corporate Gifting & Client Appreciation
Client gifting has one job: to be kept. A gift that lands on a client desk and stays there keeps working long after the meeting that prompted it. That argues for fewer, better pieces rather than a large volume of disposables, and for decoration that will still look intentional in two years. At $33.90 before breaks, name the recipients rather than filling a table.
Education, Schools & Universities
Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Departments buy separately even when the brand is shared, which is how a university ends up with nine versions of its own crest. A single approved item list with locked artwork solves more than any individual purchasing decision will. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. This reads as a gift. Give it to people you chose, not people who walked past.
Technology, SaaS & Startups
Distributed teams have no office to carry the culture, so the objects have to. Company swag competes with genuinely good consumer products for the same desk space, and it usually loses. The piece has to be something the recipient would plausibly have bought, or it becomes a donation to a charity shop. An imprint area of 5 in x 5 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. Worth personalising individually at this price; the response rate justifies it.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | None: setup is built into the price |
| Freight | Free ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses |
| Rush service | Rush available: tell us the date and we confirm it in writing before you pay |
| Proofing | One business day to proof, then production starts the moment you sign off |
| Re-orders | Re-orders run from the file you already approved |
| Shipping | Free ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses |
What do buyers ask about SBT030?
Can I see a proof before you produce the order?
Yes, and nothing runs until you have signed it off. Read it properly rather than skimming, because the approved proof is the specification we produce against. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.
How is this decorated?
Screen Printing is the primary method on SBT030. Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling. We can also run Embroidery and Heat Transfer on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on SBT030 is 5 in x 5 in.
Can I mix colors or sizes to reach a quantity break?
Yes, provided the artwork stays the same across the run. Different artwork is fine as well: it gets its own proof, and setup stays free. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The published ladder on SBT030 runs from $33.90 a piece at 1-11 down to $21.02 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.
What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?
The personalization area on SBT030 is 5 in x 5 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.
What artwork do you need from me?
Vector artwork is ideal (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) with all type converted to outlines. High-resolution raster at 300 dpi or better also works, and a logo saved from a website is worth sending anyway. We check it against the 5 in x 5 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. SBT030 sells from a single unit at $33.90, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.
What is the minimum order for SBT030?
SBT030 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on SBT030 runs from $33.90 a piece at 1-11 down to $21.02 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on SBT030 is 5 in x 5 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of SBT030 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What SBT030 costs at each quantity
The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.
| Quantity | Piece | Engraving | All-in each | Order total | Ground freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | $31.19 | $11.25 | $42.44 | $509.28 | Free |
| 24 | $29.15 | $10.00 | $39.15 | $939.60 | Free |
| 48 | $27.12 | $9.25 | $36.37 | $1,745.76 | Free |
| 96 | $25.09 | $8.75 | $33.84 | $3,248.64 | Free |
| 250 | $23.05 | $8.75 | $31.80 | $7,950.00 | Free |
| 500 | $21.02 | $8.50 | $29.52 | $14,760.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 5 in by 5 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
- At 50 pieces this costs less than 47% of the 541 other priced items in Desk & Office.
- The table starts at 12 because below that the engraving setup costs more than the goods, and we will not guess at a price there. Ask us and we will quote a smaller run from your artwork.
- Setup is free at every quantity, including 12.