From custom apparel and statement artwork to personalized products and large-scale graphics, discover the possibilities of printing beyond the expected.
Creativity takes many forms. Sometimes it’s a design that deserves a place on the wall. Other times, it’s a brand brought to life through custom merchandise, a graphic that transforms an ordinary surface, or a personalized piece that couldn’t be found anywhere else.
At South Forty Specialties, we’re expanding what’s possible through custom printing.
With advanced in-house printing technology, we’re opening up new creative possibilities across a wider range of materials, finishes, and formats. From one-of-a-kind pieces to large-scale commercial projects, we can bring greater detail, dimension, and versatility to designs that go beyond traditional printing.
The result is a broader approach to custom design, where the possibilities extend well beyond paper and ink.
Not every project calls for the same material, process, or finish. A piece of canvas artwork serves a different purpose than a branded promotional product, just as a custom apparel collection requires a different approach than large-scale signage.
Our expanded printing capabilities bring several specialized processes together under one roof, making it possible to produce a diverse range of products with greater creative flexibility.
Whether you’re designing for a business, refreshing a personal space, developing merchandise, or creating something entirely original, the right printing process can make all the difference.
Here is a closer look at what we can create.
Printing no longer has to be limited to flat, traditional surfaces.
Our direct-to-object UV printing technology allows detailed, full-color designs to be printed directly onto a variety of compatible materials, including wood, metal, plastic, and specialty objects.
With the ability to accommodate items up to nine inches deep, this process creates opportunities for personalized products that extend far beyond standard paper printing.
From custom cornhole boards and decorative panels to golf balls, guitars, branded merchandise, and one-of-a-kind gifts, UV printing gives everyday objects an entirely new visual identity.
What makes the process particularly interesting is its ability to introduce dimension.
Specialized UV printing techniques can produce raised textures, gloss effects, and tactile details, adding depth that can be both seen and felt.
For businesses, this opens up possibilities for distinctive promotional products and branded merchandise. For individuals, it offers a way to turn an idea, image, or meaningful design into something personal and unexpected.
Some designs are meant to make a larger impression.
With expanded wide-format printing and cutting capabilities, South Forty can produce high-quality graphics across a range of creative and commercial applications, from decorative wall art to custom signage and vinyl installations.
Our wide-format eco-solvent printing technology delivers detailed imagery and vibrant color, making it well suited for projects where scale and visual impact matter.
Applications include:
Custom canvas prints and oversized wall art
Vinyl banners and promotional signage
Window graphics and storefront displays
Custom decals and printed vinyl
Vehicle wraps and graphics
Decorative wallpaper and large-scale installations
For our Creative collection, this also means greater flexibility in developing artwork and decorative pieces designed for different environments.
A single image can become a statement canvas for a living room, a coordinated collection for a commercial interior, or an oversized graphic that establishes the personality of an entire space.
Wide-format printing bridges the gap between artwork, design, and functional visual communication.
Some printing techniques go beyond applying a design to a surface. Dye sublimation takes a different approach, infusing color directly into the material itself.
Using a combination of heat and pressure, specialized dyes are transformed into a gas and absorbed into polyester fibers or specially coated surfaces. The result is a vibrant, detailed print that becomes an integral part of the finished product rather than a separate layer of ink.
At South Forty, this process opens up two distinct creative applications.
ChromaLuxe Metal Prints
For photography, fine art, and statement wall pieces, ChromaLuxe offers an alternative to traditional canvas or paper prints. Images are infused into specially coated aluminum panels, producing exceptional clarity, rich color, and a sleek, contemporary finish.
With no need for traditional framing or glass, ChromaLuxe prints offer a distinctive way to display everything from personal photography to large-scale decorative artwork.
Sublimation Apparel
Dye sublimation is also particularly well suited for garments with a high polyester content. Unlike printing methods that apply a design to the fabric’s surface, sublimation allows color to penetrate the polyester fibers, maintaining the material’s original texture and flexibility.
Because the design is embedded into the fabric, it won’t crack or peel, making it an appealing choice for performance apparel, team merchandise, and custom clothing featuring detailed, full-color graphics.
From gallery-worthy metal prints to apparel designed to be worn and enjoyed, dye sublimation brings together lasting color, versatility, and a beautifully integrated finish.
Custom apparel is more than placing a design on fabric. It’s an opportunity to represent a brand, celebrate an event, support a team, or create merchandise people genuinely want to wear.
Our direct-to-film (DTF) printing capabilities offer a versatile solution for producing detailed, full-color graphics on a variety of compatible fabrics.
Through this process, designs are printed onto specialized film and transferred to garments using heat and pressure. The result is a flexible printing method that accommodates intricate artwork, vibrant color, and designs that may be difficult to reproduce using traditional methods.
This gives us the ability to create apparel for a variety of purposes, including:
Custom graphic t-shirts and hoodies
Business and employee apparel
School and sports team merchandise
Event and promotional clothing
Branded tote bags and accessories
Personalized gifts and small apparel collections
Whether it’s a limited run of custom shirts or merchandise for a larger organization, DTF printing provides flexibility across order quantities and design styles.
For brands, teams, and individuals, it offers another way to turn a creative concept into something tangible and wearable.
The value of expanded printing capabilities isn’t simply in producing more products. It’s in having more ways to approach a project from the beginning.
A business developing a coordinated collection of branded materials might need signage, promotional merchandise, employee apparel, and interior graphics.
An individual creating a personalized space might be looking for custom canvas art, a specialty print, or a decorative piece designed around a particular interest.
A school, organization, or event coordinator might need apparel and promotional materials that share a consistent visual identity.
By bringing multiple printing processes into our Creative division, South Forty can accommodate a wider range of these applications while maintaining greater involvement throughout production.
It also allows us to explore combinations of materials, formats, and finishes that might not otherwise be possible through a single printing method.
Every project begins with a different set of considerations. The intended use, material, dimensions, design complexity, and desired finish all influence which printing method makes the most sense.
Printing Method | Common Applications |
|---|---|
UV Printing | Personalized objects, wood, metal, specialty products, and dimensional finishes. |
Large-Format Printing | Canvas art, banners, signage, decals, vinyl graphics, and wraps. |
Dye Sublimation | ChromaLuxe metal prints, polyester apparel, and specialty coated products. |
DTF Printing | Custom t-shirts, hoodies, branded apparel, and fabric accessories. |
Understanding those differences gives us more flexibility when approaching a custom request and finding a practical way to bring it into production.
Behind every finished product is a combination of creative decisions, material considerations, and production details.
As we’ve expanded our printing capabilities, we’ve also spent time exploring how each process performs, testing different applications, experimenting with finishes, and discovering new ways to incorporate these technologies into our existing product collections.
That process continues to shape what we can offer.
For South Forty, custom printing is an extension of a much broader approach to design. It’s another way to develop personalized products, create distinctive artwork, support businesses, and bring more character into the spaces people use every day.
And sometimes, the most interesting projects are the ones that don’t fit neatly into an existing product category.
A meaningful custom piece often starts with a simple idea. A photograph worth displaying. A logo that belongs on more than a business card. A design you’ve imagined but haven’t found anywhere else.
With expanded custom printing services at South Forty Specialties, there are more ways than ever to explore what that idea could become.
From personalized apparel and specialty products to oversized artwork and commercial graphics, our Creative division brings design and production together to create something distinctly yours.
Have a project in mind? We’d love to hear about it.
South Forty Specialties was founded in 2025 and is based in Watertown, SD. With the mission of helping you create spaces that fuel your joy and shape your lifestyle, South Forty is looking to support your hobbies and passions, spark connection, and transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary experiences. At South Forty, we believe that life’s best moments happen when we make room for them, literally. So we help you create curated spaces, whether that’s your dream barndominium, man-cave, garage, playhouse for your kids, lake retreat, or anything in between, with handcrafted indoor and outdoor furniture, smart storage solutions, original art pieces, apparel, wellness equipment, and more, with one goal: to help your create your space, your way, turning what you love into how you live.
